Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
The world may need fixing, but it's worth preserving.
Rick Riordan
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Rick Riordan
Age: 60
Born: 1964
Born: June 5
Author
Novelist
Teacher
Writer
Military City
USA
Richard Russell Riordan
Jr.
Richard Russell Riordan Jr
World
Preserving
Fixing
Worth
May
Need
Needs
More quotes by Rick Riordan
Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon, Frank said. Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes.
Rick Riordan
I can’t believe how much this place has grown,” Hazel muttered. The taxi driver grinned in the rearview mirror. “Been a long time since you visited, miss?” “About seventy years,” Hazel said. The driver slid the glass partition closed and drove on in silence.
Rick Riordan
Whasthat! Um ... those are the toilets.
Rick Riordan
Annabeth frowned. That doesn't make sense. But why were you visiting -- Her eyes widened. Hermes said you bear the curse of Achilles. Hestia said the same thing. Did you . . . did you bathe in the River Styx? Don't change the subject. Percy! Did you or not? Um . . .maybe a little.
Rick Riordan
I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.
Rick Riordan
You seem to be clean, Terminus decided. Do you have anything to declare? Yes, Percy said. I declare this is stupid.
Rick Riordan
While Coach Hedge was having dinner on the foredeck, a wild pegasus appeared from nowhere,stampeded over the coach’s enchiladas, and flew off again, leaving cheesy hoof prints all across the deck. “What was that for?” the coach demanded.
Rick Riordan
The most important thing whenever we're connecting kids to books, is that we try to match the book to the kid and make sure that reading is a fun, rewarding experience outside the classroom.
Rick Riordan
Maybe if he did really well they'd give him some mouldy apples.
Rick Riordan
The truth is harsh. Anubis said. Spirits come to the Hall of Judgement all the time, and they cannot let go of their lies. They deny their faults, their true feelings, their mistakes.......right up until Ammit devours their souls for eternity. It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.
Rick Riordan
i love to read and you should read percy kackson & the olympians the last one the best
Rick Riordan
I'm the son of Jupiter, I'm a child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion. I slew the Trojan sea monster, I toppled the black throne of Kronos, and destroyed Titan Krios with my own hand. And now I'm going to destroy you Porphyrion, and feed you to your own wolves. Wow, dude, Leo muttered, You been eating red meat?
Rick Riordan
You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. Screaming “Hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “Shark!” But I’m telling you—as the Egyptian Queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and I saw that monster emerge from the deep, I nearly discovered the hieroglyphs for accident in my pants.
Rick Riordan
We tend to think of divorced or complicated families as a modern invention, and that is not at all true. You only have to read the Greek myths to see broken homes, widows, divorce, stepchildren, children trying to get along with new parents.
Rick Riordan
She’s pretty,” Zethes mumbled. “I mean, she’s right.
Rick Riordan
Percy: Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right? Annabeth: Come back alive, Seaweed Brain. Then we'll see.
Rick Riordan
I was wishing I'd bought some of that Camp Half Blood orange thermal underwear... ?!?!
Rick Riordan
He slung off his backpack. He'd managed to grab a lot of supplies at the Napa Bargain Mart: a portable GPS, duct tape, lighter, superglue, water bottle, camping roll, a Comfy Panda Pillow Pet (as seen on TV), and a Swiss army knife—pretty much every tool a modern demigod could want.
Rick Riordan
Team Leo!~ Leo valdez
Rick Riordan
Coach Hedge came pounding up the stairs with Hazel at his hooves. “Where are they?” he demanded. “Who do I kill?” “No killing!” Annabeth ordered. “Just defend the ship!” “But they interrupted a Chuck Norris movie!
Rick Riordan