Rick Riordan Zitate

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„Laufen? Auch kein Erfolg. Die Waldnymphen, die mich unterrichten sollten, sausten mir sofort davon. Sie meinten, ich solle mir darüber nicht den Kopf zerbrechen. Sie hätten Jahrhunderte Übung darin, vor liebeskranken Göttern wegzurennen. Aber trotzdem fand ich es ein wenig demütigend, langsamer zu sein als ein Baum.“

„Man sollte meinen, in eine Million Stücke zerhackt und in den finstersten Teil der Unterwelt geworfen zu werden, wäre eine klare Andeutung, dass er anderswo nicht willkommen war.“

„Er sah aus wie ein fieses männliches Model, das vorführt, was der modebewusste Schurke im Collegealter dieses Semester auf dem Campus trug.“

„John Green.“

“Happy Birthday!' I yelled, 'Now, shut up!”

“The only thing they had in common was Calypso, and every time Leo thought about that he wanted to punch Percy in the face.”

“Grover started to sniffle and I figured if I didn't cheer him up he'd either start bawling or chewing up my mattress. He tends to eat household objects whenever he gets upset.”

“Doughboy, we need to talk.”
Doughboy opened his wax eyes. “Finally! You realize how stuffy it is in there? At last you’ve remembered that you need my brilliant guidance.”
“Actually we need to become a coat.”

“Your voice is your identity. If you don't use it, you're halfway to Asphodel already.”

“I frowned. “You mean Set’s got, like, other evil gods on speed dial?”

“Monsters,' her dad said, a tear tracing his cheek. 'I live in a world of monsters.”

“Hey girl," he said, wiggling his eyebrows. "You must be the riptide, 'cause you sweep me off my feet."
He'd be practicing that pickup line for years. He was glad he finally got yo use it.”

“At this point, most people would have thrown themselves down on the ground and given up hope. And by most people, I mean me.”

“I told my brain., said my brain. My brain refused to get out of my head. Inconsiderate brain.”

“The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details. That's how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark. What will you choose to do?”

“Why would Roman gods want to date Chinese Canadians?”

“Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood.”

“Oh, he's not like that," said Favonius.

Jason flinched. "You can read my mind?"

"I don't need to." Favonius tossed his bronze hoop in the air. "has the wrong impression of Cupid… until they meet him.”

“I guess we're even, Sadie. First, Walt and I rushed off to save you in London. Then, you and Walt rushed off to save me. The only one who got shafted on both deals was Walt. Poor guy gets hauled all over the world pulling us out of trouble”

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

“Maybe it's okay to still be a kid every once in a while.”

“My girlfriend: sophomore honors student, demigod, and—oh, yeah—head architect for redesigning the palace of the gods on Mount Olympus in her spare time.”

“Such is human memory… you forget the truth and believe what makes you feel better.”

“You'd think he'd ran out off rocks," I muttered”

“I'll let you and Zia have some quality time," she told me. "Just the two of you and your coat.”

“He pinched the name tag and ran his fingers under the letters. "Can you read this, mate? It says C-H-A-R-O-N. Say it with me: CARE-ON."
"Charon."
"Amazing! Now: Mr. Charon."
"Mr. Charon."
"Well done.”

“Hello!” The girl in the blood-red dress beamed at Leo. “Are you Dionysus?”

There was only one answer to that.
“Yes!” Leo yelped. “Absolutely. I am Dionysus.”

“Aphrodite: Pfft. That's not the point. Follow your heart.
Percy: But… I don't know where it's going. My heart, I mean.”

“If I were a flowerpot, I would've checked my hair.

~Carter Kane”

“No, no, I never mess around.”

“Travis: I didn’t know they made permanent makeup. I looked like a clown for a month.
Connor: Yeah. They put a curse on me so that no matter what I wore, my clothes were two sizes too small and I felt like a geek.
Travis: You are a geek.”

“Nico jumped into the crowd, kicking groins, smacking faces with the flat of his blade, bashing helmets with his pommel. In ten seconds, the Romans all lay groaning and dazed on the ground.”

“Yeah, my bad," Leo muttered. "I should've crashed on one of the other islands. Oh, wait-there aren't any!"
She [Calypso] snarled and kept walking along the edge of the water.”