--- title: "1 Hated Dam Quotes By Rick Riordan" description: "1 Hated Dam quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Hated Dam sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/rick-riordan-27_annabeth-chase_hoover-dam-thalia-said-it-s-huge-we-stoo_1166944.jpg" --- > [“Hoover Dam," Thalia said. "It's huge." We stood at the river's edge, looking up at a curve of concrete that loomed between the cliffs. People were walking along the top of the dam. They were so tiny they looked like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hoover-dam-thalia-said-it-s-huge-we-stood-at-the-river-s-edge-looking/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/rick-riordan-27_annabeth-chase_hoover-dam-thalia-said-it-s-huge-we-stoo_1166944.jpg) ## More by Rick Riordan > [“It made sense, and I felt kind of stupid. 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"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. 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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/hated-dam/rick-riordan/#itemlist", "name": "1 Hated Dam Quotes By Rick Riordan", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Hoover Dam,\" Thalia said. \"It's huge.\" We stood at the river's edge, looking up at a curve of concrete that loomed between the cliffs. People were walking along the top of the dam. They were so tiny they looked like fleas. The naiads had left with a lot of grumbling—not in words I could understand, but it was obvious they hated this dam blocking up their nice river. Our canoes floated back downstream, swirling in the wake from the dam's discharge vents. \"Seven hundred feet tall,\" I said. \"Built in the 1930s.\" \"Five million cubic acres of water,\" Thalia said. Graver sighed. \"Largest construction project in the United States.\" Zoe stared at us. \"How do you know all that?\" \"Annabeth,\" I said. \"She liked architecture.\" \"She was nuts about monuments,\" Thalia said. \"Spouted facts all the time.\" Grover sniffled. \"So annoying.\" \"I wish she were here,\" I said.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hoover-dam-thalia-said-it-s-huge-we-stood-at-the-river-s-edge-looking/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/rick-riordan-27_annabeth-chase_hoover-dam-thalia-said-it-s-huge-we-stoo_1166944.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/rick-riordan-27_annabeth-chase_hoover-dam-thalia-said-it-s-huge-we-stoo_1166944.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/rick-riordan-27_annabeth-chase_hoover-dam-thalia-said-it-s-huge-we-stoo_1166944.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hoover Dam,\" Thalia said. \"It's huge.\" We stood at the river's edge, looking up at a curve of concrete that…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hated-dam/rick-riordan/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hated-dam/rick-riordan/", "name": "Hated Dam Quotes by Rick Riordan", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hated-dam/rick-riordan/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/rick-riordan-27_annabeth-chase_hoover-dam-thalia-said-it-s-huge-we-stoo_1166944.jpg" }, "description": "1 Hated Dam quotes by Rick Riordan. 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