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

“Hermes smiled. "I knew a boy once ... oh, younger than you by far. A mere baby, really.”

“Leo lowered his screwdriver. He looked at the ceiling and shook his head like, What am I gonna do with this guy?”

“It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.”

“Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other.”

“Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language.”

“hermes has threatened me with slow mail. lousy Internet service and a horrible stock market if i publish this story. I hope he is just bluffing.”

“I know that David Tennant's Hamlet isn't till July. And lots of people are going to be doing Dr Who in Hamlet jokes, so this is just me getting it out of the way early, to avoid the rush...”

“Look, let me just say it: He was hot. A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy . . . well.”

“Conner Lassiter. Scheduled to be unwound the 21st of November-until you went AWOL. You caused an accident that killed a bus driver, left dozens of others injured, and shut down an interstate highway for hours. Then, on top of it, you took a hostage AND shot a Juvey-cop with his own tranq gun.”

“A week after Fred and George's departure, Harry witnessed Professor McGonagall walking right past Peeves, who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier, and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of the corner of her mouth, "It unscrews the other way.”

“Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind.”

“Closed. Plenty of time to see it later, remember?" He leads me into the courtyard, and I take the opportunity to admire his backside. Callipygian. There”