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It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say you're okay, or we're alive. After all they'd been through over the last year, he knew that the most important thing was that they were together. She loved him for saying that.
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Rick Riordan (The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3))
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But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself --- avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily.
-Aphrodite
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Rick Riordan (The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1))
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Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are
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Rick Riordan (The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2))
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Great victory requires great risk.
-Hera
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Rick Riordan (The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1))
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Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.
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Rick Riordan (The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2))
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Percy let me go, she croaked. You can't pull me up.
Never
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Rick Riordan (The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3))
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Maybe people with special gifts show up when bad things are happening because that's when they're needed most.
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Rick Riordan (The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1))
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I'm gonna be percy Jackson when I grow up," she told Hazel solemnly.
Hazel Smiled and ruffled her hair. "That's a good thing to be, Julia."
"Although," Frank said. "Frank Zhang would be good too.
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Rick Riordan (The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2))
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Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes.
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Rick Riordan (The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4))
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I looked at the campers, all of them grim and determined. I tried not to feel like this was the last time I'd ever see them all together. 'You're the greatest heroes of this millennium,' I told them. 'It doesn't matter how many monsters come at you. Fight bravely, and we will win.' I raised Riptide and shouted, 'FOR OLYMPUS!' They shouted in response, and our forty voices echoed off the buildings of Midtown.
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Rick Riordan (The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5))
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Tell her I'm sorry I sold the diamond, eh?" Sammy said. "I broke my promise. When she disappeared in Alaska... ah, so long ago, I finally used that diamond, moved to Texas as I always dreamed. I started my machine shop. Started my family! It was a good life, but Haze; was right. The diamond came with a curse. I never saw her again."
"Oh, Sammy," Hazel said. "No, a curse didn't keep me away. I wanted to come back. I died!"
The old man didn't seem to hear. He smiled down at the baby, and kissed him on the head. "I give you my blessing, Leo. First male great-grandchild! I have a feeling you are special, like Hazel was. You are more than a regular baby, eh? You will carry on for me. You will see her someday. Tell her hello for me.
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Rick Riordan (The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3))
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Now, he realized, he simply had to take what he wanted. He had to control the winds, not the other way around (p. 434).
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Rick Riordan (The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4))
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I'm not choosing one of your paths. I'm making my own.
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Rick Riordan (The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4))
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Beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit. To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself - avoid trying to be something you're not.
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Rick Riordan (The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1))
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Fear can't be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They're like love. They're almost identical emotions. That's why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons - Fear and Panic - were spawned from both war and love.'
'But I don't...this doesn't make sense.'
'No,' Piper agreed. 'Stop thinking about it. Just feel.'
'I hate that.'
'I know. You can't plan for feelings. Like with Percy, and your future - you can't control every contingency. You have to accept that. Let it scare you. Trust that it'll be okay anyway.
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Rick Riordan (The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5))
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Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it
comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly
loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.”
“Great,” Percy said. “I always wanted to be glue.”
Juno laced her crooked fingers.
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Rick Riordan (The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2))
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I figure the universe is basically like a machine. I don't know who made it, if it was the Fates or the gods or capital-G God or whatever. But it chugs along the way it's supposed to most of the time. Sure, little pieces break and stuff goes haywire once in a while, but mostly... things happen for a reason. Like you and me meeting
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Rick Riordan (The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4))
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I'm not choosing one of your paths, I'm making my own.
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Rick Riordan (The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4))
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I will strip away the Mist, once and for all, and show you the world in all its true horror. Leo struggled to his feet, coughing like an asthmatic. ‘I’m loving this guy,’ he wheezed. ‘Seriously, we should keep him around for inspirational seminars.
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Rick Riordan (The House of Hades (Heroes of Olympus, #4))
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El problema principal de los fantasmas es que la mayoría han perdido sus voces. En los campos de Asfódelos, millones de fantasmas deambulan sin rumbo tratando de recordar quiénes eran. ¿Sabes por qué acaban así? Porque en vida nunca se posicionaron. Nunca dijeron lo que pensaban, así que nadie los oyó. Tu voz es tu identidad. Si no la usas -dijo encogiéndose de hombros-, ya estás a medio camino de los Campos de Asfódelos.
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Rick Riordan (The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5))
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Beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit. To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself - avoid being something your not.
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Rick Riordan (The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus, #1))
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Because I know you, Percy Jackson. In many ways, you are impulsive, but when it comes to your friends, you are as constant as a compass needle. You are unswervingly loyal, and you inspire loyalty. You are the glue that will unite the seven.”
“Great,” Percy said. “I always wanted to be glue.”
Juno laced her crooked fingers.
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Rick Riordan (The Son of Neptune: The Graphic Novel (The Heroes of Olympus: The Graphic Novels, #2))
Rick Riordan (The Son of Neptune (The Heroes of Olympus, #2))
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As the son of Medusa, I would inspire terror. As the son of Poseidon, I would rule the seas!
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Rick Riordan (The Mark of Athena (The Heroes of Olympus, #3))
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I’ll tell you something I haven’t shared before: Piper McLean, the half-Cherokee character in my Heroes of Olympus series, was inspired by conversations I had with Native kids during school visits, of which I did hundreds over the years.
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Rebecca Roanhorse (Race to the Sun)
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I need a true purpose. For a quest can never truly be sucessful without conviction to drive it.
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Ashli Edwards (Athena: Goddess of Heroes (Olympus Earthed #1))
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Tell the stars I said hello..
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Rick Riordan (The House of Hades (The Heroes of Olympus, #4))