Juli > Juli's Quotes

“You know how hard it is to feel like an extreme falcon-headed combat machine when somebody calls you "chicken man"?”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“She wondered if it was her stupid mother, the goddess of love, messing with her thoughts. If Piper started getting urges to read fashion magazines, she was going to have to find Aphrodite and smack her.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

“Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon."
"Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.
Percy stifled a laugh. "Actually he's more like a great-great-...Oh, never mind. Yeah, he's your brother."
"Thanks." Frank mumbled through a mouthful of flannel.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“The wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so cold that I felt like a Percysicle.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

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

“We'd spent maybe ten minutes together, during which time I'd accidentally swung a sword at her, she'd saved my life, and I'd run away chased by a band of supernatural killing machines. You know, your typical chance meeting.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Percy," Grover said, "the gods really don't appreciate people sitting in their thrones. I mean like turn-you-into-a-pile-of-ashes don't appreciate it.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“Doughboy," I said. "What is this scroll?"
"A spell lost in time!" he pronounced. "Ancient words of tremendous power!"
"Well?" I demanded. "Does it tell how to defeat Set?"
"Better! The title reads: The Book of Summoning Fruit Bats!”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

“He uncovered the boat, his hands working the knots like he'd been doing it his whole life. Under the tarp was an old steel rowboat with no oars. The boat had been painted dark blue at one point, but the hull was so crusted with tar and salt it looked like one massive nautical bruise.
On the bow, the name Pax was still readable, lettered in gold. Painted eyes drooped sadly at the water level, as if the boat were about to fall asleep. On board were two benches, some steel wool, an old cooler, and a mound of frayed rope with one end tied to the mooring. At the bottom of the boat, a plastic bag and two empty Coke cans floated in several inches of scummy water.
"Behold," Frank said. "The mighty Roman navy.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“And you, Percy, are my favorite son.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Tyson thought Annabeth was just about the coolest thing since peanut butter, and he SERIOUSLY loved peanut butter.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

“You both should feel honored.”
“Right, very honored,” I said. “Always wanted to be possessed!”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“No, no,” Leo said. “Rainbows. Very macho.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

“A tiny dark object came sailing out of the window and landed at the giant's feet. Polybotes yelled, "Grenade!"
He covered his face. His troops hit the ground.
When the thing did not explode, Polybotes bent down cautiously and picked it up.
He roared in outrage. "A Ding Dong? You dare insult me with a Ding Dong?" He threw the cake back at the shop, and it vaporized in the light.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..."
"Repair boy."
"Very funny, Piper.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“Great,” Percy said. “I always wanted to be glue.”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“I've been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain," she said. "Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you're going to save the world, I'm the best person to keep you from messing up.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“You have to rise above the squabbling and chaos, and keep believing. You have to always keep your goals in mind.” -Hera, goddess of marriage ”
― Rick Riordan

“Eternity with Artemis?" He heaved a big sigh.
Thalia rolled her eyes. "You satyrs. You're all in love with Artemis. Don't you get that she'll never love you back?"
"But she's so…into nature," Grover swooned.
"You're nuts," said Thalia.
"Nuts and berries," Grover said dreamily. "Yeah.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

“There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it.”
― Rick Riordan, The Titan’s Curse

“Is that me?,' Leo said. 'Like me--having this dream--looking at me having a dream?”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

“Percy scowled. "I-I know you."
Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you?”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune

“But Grover’s voice was already growing fainter. ‘Sweet dreams. Don’t let me die!”
― Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters

“I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter.
Nico hesitated. "I don’t play that game anymore. It’s for kids."
"It’s got four thousand attack power," I coaxed.
"Five thousand," Nico corrected. "But only if your opponent attacks first."
I smiled. "Maybe it’s okay to still be a kid once in a while.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Percy: The Heka-what?
Annabeth: The Hundred-Handed Ones. They called them that because... well, they had a hundred hands. They were the elder brothers of the Cyclopes.
Tyson: Very powerful. Wonderful! As tall as the sky. So strong they can break mountains!
Percy: Cool. Unless you're a mountain.”
― Rick Riordan, The Battle of the Labyrinth

“Right," Sadie said. "And Set will just stand there calmly while I read him to death.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Aphrodite strikes again, huh? You're gonna be the best-dressed warrior in town, beauty queen.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero

“Nothing lasts forever, not even the best machines. And everything can be reused.
- Hephaestus”
― Rick Riordan, The Lost Hero