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

“Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?”

“Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.”

“If possible, try to avoid pushing each other over the edge, as that would cause me extra paperwork.”

“After his experience with Minos, Nico realized that most spectres held only as much power as you allowed them to have. They pried into your mind, using fear or anger or longing to influence you. Nico had learned to shield himself. Sometimes he could even turn the tables and bend ghosts to his 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.”

“Percy was getting tired of water.”

“This is a mournful discovery.”

“Unusual financial activity: none, unless you count the fact that someone in the family is way too into Civil War biographies. (Can this be a possible indication of Confederate insurgents still living and working in Virginia? Must research further.)”

“So much good, so much evil. Just add water.”

“I know the Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider can't fly because if it could, it would have a different name entirely. We would call it "sir" because it would be the dominant species on the planet. None of us would leave the house unless a Goliath Fucking Bird-Eating Spider said it was okay”

“the [coat] rack above his head like a javelin.”

“Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam?”