--- title: "13 Building Quotes By Rick Riordan" description: "13 Building quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Building sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/rick-riordan-27_building_i-remembered-what-she-d-told-me-in-new-y_2673224.jpg" --- > [I remembered what she'd told me in New York, about building something permanent, and I thought - just maybe - we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-remembered-what-she-d-told-me-in-new-york-about-building-something/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/rick-riordan-27_building_i-remembered-what-she-d-told-me-in-new-y_2673224.jpg) > [So you can't live in Manhattan?' she asked. Amos's brow furrowed as he looked across at the Empire State Building. 'Manhattan has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/so-you-can-t-live-in-manhattan-she-asked-amos-s-brow-furrowed-as-he/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/502/rick-riordan-27_brows_so-you-can-t-live-in-manhattan-she-asked_1549561.jpg) > [Grand buildings made her feel better--maybe because being in a place so permanent made her feel more permanent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/grand-buildings-made-her-feel-better-maybe-because-being-in-a-place/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7cf/rick-riordan-27_annabeth-chase_grand-buildings-made-her-feel-better-may_1497234.jpg) > [You know what would help this boy?" Demeter mused. "Farming." Persephone rolled her eyes. "Mother-" "Six months behind a plow. Excellent character…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-know-what-would-help-this-boy-demeter-mused-farming-persephone/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e08/rick-riordan-27_behinds_you-know-what-would-help-this-boy-demete_2831795.jpg) > [I should throw you off this building minus the flying horse and see how heroic you sound on the way down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-should-throw-you-off-this-building-minus-the-flying-horse-and-see/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/rick-riordan-27_building_i-should-throw-you-off-this-building-min_2280417.jpg) > [My name is Zia Rashid.” She tilted her head as if listening. Right on cue, the entire building rumbled. Dust sprinkled from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-name-is-zia-rashid-she-tilted-her-head-as-if-listening-right-on/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/rick-riordan-27_behinds_my-name-is-zia-rashid-she-tilted-her-hea_3208089.jpg) > [There," Zoë suggested."By the Embarcadero Building." "Good thinking," Chuck said. "Me and Hank can blend in with the pigeons." We all looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-zo-suggested-by-the-embarcadero-building-good-thinking-chuck/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b93/rick-riordan-27_building_there-zo-suggested-by-the-embarcadero-bu_2121440.jpg) > [I looked at the campers, all of them grim and determined. I tried not to feel like this was the last time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-looked-at-the-campers-all-of-them-grim-and-determined-i-tried-not/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/rick-riordan-27_building_i-looked-at-the-campers-all-of-them-grim_2989544.jpg) > [HAZEL: "THERE," she said.The official building on their left had a single word etched on the glass doors: AMAZON. "oh," Frank said."Uh,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-there-she-said-the-official-building-on-their-left-had-a-single/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/rick-riordan-27_amazon_hazel-there-she-said-the-official-buildi_679941.jpg) > [I have lightning and wind powers," Jason reminded him. "Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You're no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-have-lightning-and-wind-powers-jason-reminded-him-piper-can-turn/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/009/rick-riordan-27_beautiful_i-have-lightning-and-wind-powers-jason-r_3157747.jpg) > [Brother dear,” I said, “did your soul leave your body while Amos was talking, or did you actually hear him? Egyptian gods…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/brother-dear-i-said-did-your-soul-leave-your-body-while-amos-was/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5b/rick-riordan-27_blame_brother-dear-i-said-did-your-soul-leave_1617842.jpg) > [Annabeth, thank goodness, would be staying in New York. She'd gotten permission from her parents to attend a boarding school in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/annabeth-thank-goodness-would-be-staying-in-new-york-she-d-gotten/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7c2/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_annabeth-thank-goodness-would-be-staying_2855017.jpg) > [Percy glanced over. He saw the fallen giant and seemed to understand what was happening. He yelled something that was lost in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/percy-glanced-over-he-saw-the-fallen-giant-and-seemed-to-understand/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/rick-riordan-27_behinds_percy-glanced-over-he-saw-the-fallen-gia_3181122.jpg) ## Other authors on Building ## More by Rick Riordan > [“It made sense, and I felt kind of stupid. I’d been hanging around dryads”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-made-sense-and-i-felt-kind-of-stupid-i-d-been-hanging-around-dryads/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“That awkward moment when you jump out a window because your friend jumped out a window, then you remember that your other friend can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/that-awkward-moment-when-you-jump-out-a-window-because-your-friend/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [Oh, dear Hazel.” Aphrodite folded her fan. “Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming. Love and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/oh-dear-hazel-aphrodite-folded-her-fan-such-optimism-yet-you-have/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if you go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/kids-if-anything-are-harder-to-write-for-because-they-are-a-more/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“He started toward the entrance. Seriously, how could he not? He stopped when he noticed the girl. She was kneeling in her vegetable garden,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-started-toward-the-entrance-seriously-how-could-he-not-he-stopped/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy "Percy... Chiron's collection!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hercules-used-noise-brass-bells-he-scared-them-away-with-the-most/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“When you take someone’s hand and lead them to Valhalla, you get a glimpse into their soul.” “Did that happen when you took me?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-you-take-someone-s-hand-and-lead-them-to-valhalla-you-get-a/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“he didn’t look as good as Piper had last night after she’d suddenly been transformed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-didn-t-look-as-good-as-piper-had-last-night-after-she-d-suddenly/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [There’s my baby!” I cried, quite carried away. “There’s my Poochiekins!” Ammit ran at me and leaped into my arms, nuzzling me with his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-s-my-baby-i-cried-quite-carried-away-there-s-my-poochiekins/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“Leo plunked the cheese wheel in front of me. "Cut me a wedge of this, my good ma. Chop-chop!" I scowled at him. "Don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/leo-plunked-the-cheese-wheel-in-front-of-me-cut-me-a-wedge-of-this-my/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [It's all still about having a good story. You have to have a good story as your anchor, as your main focus. So for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-all-still-about-having-a-good-story-you-have-to-have-a-good/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [I disobeyed Ra's wishes, and so he ordered my onw father, Shu-" "Hang on," I said. "Shoe?" "S-h-u," she said. "The god of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-disobeyed-ra-s-wishes-and-so-he-ordered-my-onw-father-shu-hang-on-i/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [“Nico knelt and picked it up. He regarded Jason, as if waiting for an attack. "If the others found out-" "If the others found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/nico-knelt-and-picked-it-up-he-regarded-jason-as-if-waiting-for-an/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [Wouldn't that put a twist in your toga?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/wouldn-t-that-put-a-twist-in-your-toga/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) > [ \[Hazel\] hissed in frustration. 'I hate eidolons. I thought Piper made them promise to stay away.' 'Oh...' Frank said, like he'd just had his… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-hissed-in-frustration-i-hate-eidolons-i-thought-piper-made-them/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/building/rick-riordan/#itemlist", "name": "13 Building Quotes By Rick Riordan", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I remembered what she'd told me in New York, about building something permanent, and I thought - just maybe - we were off to a good start.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-remembered-what-she-d-told-me-in-new-york-about-building-something/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/rick-riordan-27_building_i-remembered-what-she-d-told-me-in-new-y_2673224.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/rick-riordan-27_building_i-remembered-what-she-d-told-me-in-new-y_2673224.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/rick-riordan-27_building_i-remembered-what-she-d-told-me-in-new-y_2673224.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I remembered what she'd told me in New York, about building something permanent, and I thought - just maybe…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So you can't live in Manhattan?' she asked. 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I tried not to feel like this was the last time I'd ever see them all together. 'You're the greatest heroes of this millennium,' I told them. 'It doesn't matter how many monsters come at you. Fight bravely, and we will win.' I raised Riptide and shouted, 'FOR OLYMPUS!' They shouted in response, and our forty voices echoed off the buildings of Midtown.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-looked-at-the-campers-all-of-them-grim-and-determined-i-tried-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/rick-riordan-27_building_i-looked-at-the-campers-all-of-them-grim_2989544.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/rick-riordan-27_building_i-looked-at-the-campers-all-of-them-grim_2989544.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/rick-riordan-27_building_i-looked-at-the-campers-all-of-them-grim_2989544.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I looked at the campers, all of them grim and determined. I tried not to feel like this was the last time…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "HAZEL: \"THERE,\" she said.The official building on their left had a single word etched on the glass doors: AMAZON. \"oh,\" Frank said.\"Uh, no, Hazel. That's a modern thing. They're a company, Right? they sell stuff on the internet. They're not actually Amazons.\" \"Unless...\" Percy walked through the doors.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-there-she-said-the-official-building-on-their-left-had-a-single/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/rick-riordan-27_amazon_hazel-there-she-said-the-official-buildi_679941.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/rick-riordan-27_amazon_hazel-there-she-said-the-official-buildi_679941.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a2b/rick-riordan-27_amazon_hazel-there-she-said-the-official-buildi_679941.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“HAZEL: \"THERE,\" she said.The official building on their left had a single word etched on the glass doors…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have lightning and wind powers,\" Jason reminded him. \"Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You're no more a freak than we are. And, hey, maybe you can fly, too. 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She'd gotten permission from her parents to attend a boarding school in the city so she could be close to Olympus and oversee the rebuilding efforts. \"And close to me?\" I asked. \"Well, someone's got a big sense of his own importance.\" But she laced her fingers through mine. 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