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“I gave her my deluxe I'll-Kill-You-Later stare.”

Quote by Rick Riordan

Book:The lightning thief

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The lightning thief

This novel follows a young protagonist's quest to retrieve Zeus's stolen lightning bolt, leading him on a perilous journey through ancient Greece and mythical realms. more

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Rick Riordan, born on June 5, 1964, is an American author known for his works that blend mythology and fantasy elements. His most famous series, 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians,' combines Greek mythology with the experiences of modern teenagers. more

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“All I could think of was that the teachers must've found the illegal stash of candy I'd been selling out of my dorms room. Or maybe they'd realized I got my Essay on Tom Sawyer from the Internet without ever reading the book and now they were going to take away my grade. Or worse, they were going to make me read the book.”

Source: Percy Jackson: The Complete Series

“Words had started swimming off the page, circling my head, the letters doing one-eighties as if they were riding skateboards.”

Ifs Pages Letters Swimming Riding Eighty

Book:Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

Source: Demigods and Monsters: Your Favorite Authors on Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series

“At the rear of the bus, the driver wrenched a big chunk of smoking metal out of the engine compartment. The bus shuddered, and the engine roared back to life. The passengers cheered. Darn right!" yelled the driver. He slapped the bus with his hat. "Everybody get back on board!”

Bigs Boards Smoking Hats Drivers Get Back Bus Engines Metals Passengers Chunks

Book:Percy Jackson: The Complete Series

Source: Percy Jackson: The Complete Series

“Gabe scratched his double chin. "Maybe if you hurry with the seven-layer dip...And maybe if the kid apologizes for interrupting my poker game." Maybe if I kick you in your soft spot, I thought. And make you sing Soprano for a week.”

Ifs Kids Games Week Seven Spots Kicks Layers Apologizing Negotiation Chins Dip Sopranos Interrupting

Author:Rick Riordan

“We walked on the beach, fed blue corn ships to the seagulls, and munched on blue jelly beans, blue saltwater taffy and all the other free samples my mom brought home from work. I guess I should explain the blue food. See, Gabe had once told my mom there was no such thing. They had this fight, which seemed like a really small thing at the time. But ever since, my mom went out of her way to eat blue. She baked blue birthday cakes. She mixed blueberry smoothies. She bought blue-corn tortilla chips and brought home blue candy from the shop.”

Way Should Home Fighting Mom Blue My Mom Ships Beach Shops Feds Cake Candy Chips Small Things Corn Beans Sample Jelly Seagull Birthday Cake Blueberries Tortillas Smoothies Taffy Jelly Bean

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“Safety from what? Who's after me?" Oh, nobody much," Grover said, obviously still miffed about the donkey comment. "Just the Lord of the Dead and a few of his blood-thirstiest minions.”

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Book:The lightning thief

Source: The lightning thief

“Hey!" I screamed, waving the jacket, running to one side of the monster. "Hey, stupid! Ground beef!”

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Book:The lightning thief

Source: The lightning thief

“I had weird dreams full of barnyard animals. Most of them wanted to kill me. The rest wanted food.”

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Book:The lightning thief

Source: The lightning thief

“'You're Dionysus,' I said. 'The god of wine.' Mr. D rolled his eyes. 'What do they say these days, Grover? Do the children say "Well duh!"?' 'Y-yes, Mr. D.' 'Then, "Well, duh!" Percy Jackson. Did you think I was Aphrodite, perhaps?' 'You're a god.' 'Yes, child.' 'A god. You.'”

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Author:Rick Riordan

“Satan always sends error into the world in pairs that are opposites. His great hope is that you will get so upset about one of his errors, that you'll react into the opposite one, and he's got you.”

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