Humor Quote by Rick Riordan — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“One false step, and you’ll fall all the way to Tartarus—and believe me, unlike the Doors of Death, this would be a one-way trip, a very hard fall! I will”

“Then there were the shabti, magical figurines that were supposed to come to life when summoned. A few months ago, I’d fallen for a girl named Zia Rashid, who’d turned out to be a shabti. Falling in love for the first time had been hard enough. But when the girl you like turns out to be ceramic and cracks to pieces before your eyes—well, it gives “breaking your heart” a new meaning.”

“She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish.”

“Then Thalia Grace became their leader and started recruiting even more young women to their cause, which grated on Nico – as if Bianca’s death could be forgotten. As if she could be replaced.”

“This did not seem to reassure Nico.”

“Two farewell gifts," Sadie muttered, "from two gorgeous guys. I hate my life.”

“A big leather-bound volume makes an ideal razorstrap. A thing book is useful to stick under a table with a broken caster to steady it. A large, flat atlas can be used to cover a window with a broken pane. And a thick, old-fashioned heavy book with a clasp is the finest thing in the world to throw at a noisy cat.”

“What do you think dignity's all about?'”

“If money’s the god people worship, I’d rather go worship the devil instead.”

“Whoever said the pen is mightier than the sword obviously never encountered automatic weapons.”

“The lack of money is the root of all evil.”

“I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them.”