She tugged at the little braids on each side of her head. Again, Jason thought how glad he was that she’d lost the Aphrodite blessing. With the makeup and the dress and the perfect hair, she’d looked about twenty-five, glamorous, and completely out of his league.

— Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan Quotes

With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.

— Rick Riordan
Funny Funny Work Funny About Life Funny Birthday

And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.

— Rick Riordan

Seriously, who has monogrammed pajamas?

— Rick Riordan

The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation.

— Rick Riordan

We were just looking at maps...

— Rick Riordan

I thought maybe he was seeing another tree. – Juniper.

— Rick Riordan

You must carry on my spirit. It can no longer be carried by a god. It must be taken up by all of you. – Pan.

— Rick Riordan

I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I’d seen her a billion times. Still, she seemed so much more mature. It was kind of intimidating. I mean, sure, she’d always been cute, but she was starting to be seriously beautiful.

— Rick Riordan

The last time I’d seen the Minotaur, he’d been wearing nothing but his tighty whities. I don’t know why. Maybe he’d been shaken out of bed to chase me.

— Rick Riordan

My name is Percy Jackson. I’m twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.

— Rick Riordan
About New York

It blew my mind that this stuff had survived for two thousand, three thousand years.

— Rick Riordan

I gave her my deluxe I’ll-Kill-You-Later stare.

— Rick Riordan

A truly great artist has many talents.

— Rick Riordan

Makes us appreciate blessing, not be greedy and mean and fat like Polyphemus.

— Rick Riordan

Selling one’s book to Hollywood is rather like selling someone your house. After it’s sold, it isn’t yours anymore. They can paint it a different color, tear it down and build something new, or do anything they want.

— Rick Riordan

I could always see myself being a teacher. I remember sitting in class as a kid, listening to the teacher and thinking, you know, I’m pretty sure I could explain that a little bit better.

— Rick Riordan

Teachers and librarians are some of my favorite people, especially since I was a teacher myself. I love talking to them because they have wonderful ideas about how to share books, and especially about how to share my books with kids.

— Rick Riordan

I try to craft books that are fun, that are sort of subversively educational so kids learn but they don’t really feel like they’re being lectured to, and I want kids to always finish one of my books and think, “That was great, where’s the next one?”

— Rick Riordan
Fun

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
Reading Fun

I think every writer struggles in some way with writers block. The trick is to plan out what you are going to say beforehand. I found out that if you make an outline you’re much less likely to get blocked when you get into the middle of the story.

— Rick Riordan
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