Rick Riordan

Delaying death is one of my favorite hobbies

— Rick Riordan

But beauty is about finding the right fit, the most natural fit, To be perfect, you have to feel perfect about yourself --- avoid trying to be something you're not. For a goddess, that's especially hard. We can change so easily.

— Rick Riordan

It is a costly thing, looking on the true face of Love.

— Rick Riordan

I think children love reading, and they will make time for it if we put the right books into their hands. And I hope I get the chance to keep being one of the people that writes them.

— Rick Riordan

Um..." Hazel faltered. "You mean you won't... you're not going to-"

— Rick Riordan

Every child's taste is different. Don't worry if they're not reading 'War and Peace' at age 12. First, build a good foundation and a positive attitude about reading by letting them pick the stories they enjoy. Make friends with a bookseller or librarian. They are a wealth of information on finding books that kids enjoy.

— Rick Riordan

You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats the purpose. The meaning is only clear thorough the search.

— Rick Riordan

It's okay,” he said. “We're together.” He didn't say

— Rick Riordan

Remake the world, a little at a time, each in your own corner of the world.

— Rick Riordan

I don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's not like being a movie star.

— Rick Riordan

Great victory requires great risk.

— Rick Riordan

Does truth have a moral?

— Rick Riordan

Sometimes you lie to deceive people. Sometimes you lie because you need the lie to become the truth.

— Rick Riordan

Percy let me go, she croaked. You can't pull me up.

— Rick Riordan

I don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's not like being a movie star.

— Rick Riordan

Why did adults have to be so thick? They always say “tell the truth,” and when you do, they don’t believe you. What’s the point?

— Rick Riordan

Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die.

— Rick Riordan

I love Norse mythology - Thor and Odin and Loki - amazing characters.

— Rick Riordan

We’re fine.’

— Rick Riordan

But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword.

— Rick Riordan

It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better.

— Rick Riordan

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

— Rick Riordan

Then Thalia Grace became their leader and started recruiting even more young women to their cause, which grated on Nico – as if Bianca’s death could be forgotten. As if she could be replaced.

— Rick Riordan

Getting something and having the wits to use it...those are two different things.

— Rick Riordan

Fairness does not mean everyone gets the same. Fairness means everyone gets what they need.

— Rick Riordan

I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor, surprises, and mystery. A good book always keeps you asking questions, and makes you keep turning pages so you can find out the answers.

— Rick Riordan

Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne.

— Rick Riordan

I do like to wrap things up and leave some things to the readers' imagination.

— Rick Riordan

So,’ Nico said, ‘since we’re going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.’ Percy’s smile wavered. ‘What do you mean?

— Rick Riordan

I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate. Do you have to know them? No, but certainly it is nice to recognise how deeply these things are embedded in our literature, our art.

— Rick Riordan

Victory must be real. It must be earned. That means it must be rare and difficult, against steep odds, and defeat must be the other.

— Rick Riordan

When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children's book for the times.

— Rick Riordan

Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.

— Rick Riordan

Nico didn’t like to be touched, but somehow this brief contact with his father felt reassuring – the same way the Chapel of Bones was reassuring. Like death, his father’s presence was cold and often callous, but it was real – brutally honest, inescapably dependable.

— Rick Riordan

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

No,’ Nico said. ‘Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that’s the trick.’ As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could’ve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up.

— Rick Riordan

One false step, and you’ll fall all the way to Tartarus—and believe me, unlike the Doors of Death, this would be a one-way trip, a very hard fall! I will

— Rick Riordan