Rick Riordan Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Rick Riordan quotes, Rick Riordan sayings, and Rick Riordan proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to children for much the same reason. These gods and heroes may have powers, but they get angry and they do the wrong thing. They are human too. Rick Riordan
She often had to remind herself that she couldn't do everything alone. She wasn't always the best person for the job. Sometimes she got tunnel vision and forgot about what other people needed. Rick Riordan
Patterns repeat themselves in history. Rick Riordan
Jumping out a window five hundred feet above ground is not usually my idea of fun. Especially when I'm wearing bronze wings and flapping my arms like a duck. Rick Riordan
Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate. Rick Riordan
Families are messy. Immortal families are eternally messy. Sometimes the best we can do is to remind each other that we’re related for better or for worse and try to keep the maiming and killing to a minimum. Rick Riordan
Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say. Rick Riordan
Over by the campfire, Tyson let loose with his paintball gun. A blue projectile splattered against one of the centaurs, hurling him backward into the lake. The centaur came up grinning, covered in swamp muck and blue paint, and gave Tyson two thumbs up. Rick Riordan
I looked over at the campfire, where three party ponies were teaching Tyson to operate a paintball gun. I hoped they knew what they were getting into. Rick Riordan
Cabin Fifteen does that to everyone," Annabeth warned. "If you ask me, this place is even more dangerous than the Ares cabin. At least with Ares, you can learn where the land mines are. Rick Riordan
My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn't realize they were learning. Rick Riordan
He pleaded with those sea-green eyes, like a cute baby seal that needed help. Rick Riordan
Zeus looked like a really buff, really angry hippie. Rick Riordan
But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword. Rick Riordan
Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong. Rick Riordan
With his chubby face and his grumpy expression, he looked like a Buddha who'd achieved enlightenment and wasn't thrilled about it. Rick Riordan
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth. Rick Riordan
What I did next was so impulsive and dangerous I should've been named ADHD poster child of the year. Rick Riordan
If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself. Rick Riordan
Hazel screamed at the top of her lungs, but it was a scream of delight. For the first time in her life-in, her two lives-she felt absolutely unstoppable. Rick Riordan
Getting something and having the wits to use it… are two different things. Rick Riordan
Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need. Rick Riordan