That would be a first. I’m the son of Hades, Jason. I might as well be covered in blood or sewage, the way people treat me. I don’t belong anywhere. I’m not even from this century. But even that’s not enough to set me apart. I’ve got to be – to be –.

— 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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