--- title: "20 House Quotes By Rick Riordan" description: "20 House quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more House sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-riordan-27_chapters_the-house-is-in-the-house-chapter-38-138_1385346.jpg" --- > [The House is in the house" Chapter 38](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-house-is-in-the-house-chapter-38/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-riordan-27_chapters_the-house-is-in-the-house-chapter-38-138_1385346.jpg) > [Stuff has become the enemy. There always seems to be more of it than I have storage in my house!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/stuff-has-become-the-enemy-there-always-seems-to-be-more-of-it-than-i/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/433/rick-riordan-27_enemy_stuff-has-become-the-enemy-there-always_1803679.jpg) > [To all my librarian friends, champions of books, true magicians in the House of Life. Without you, this writer would be lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/to-all-my-librarian-friends-champions-of-books-true-magicians-in-the/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/rick-riordan-27_book_to-all-my-librarian-friends-champions-of_901708.jpg) > [You're a stalker with hooves." "I am not! I followed her to the Big House and hid in a bush and watched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-re-a-stalker-with-hooves-i-am-not-i-followed-her-to-the-big-house/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/333/rick-riordan-27_bigs_you-re-a-stalker-with-hooves-i-am-not-i_2522983.jpg) > [They're Lares. House gods." "House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but larger than apartment gods?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/they-re-lares-house-gods-house-gods-percy-said-like-smaller-than-real/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e55/rick-riordan-27_apartment_they-re-lares-house-gods-house-gods-perc_2884750.jpg) > [But not like this: not with the house just an afterimage, and my mom a spirit, and my dad...recycled." "Carter Kane, Chapter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/but-not-like-this-not-with-the-house-just-an-afterimage-and-my-mom-a/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08c/rick-riordan-27_carter_but-not-like-this-not-with-the-house-jus_2322142.jpg) > [Once I saw Desjardins’ house, I hated him even more. It was a huge mansion on the other side of the Tuileries,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/once-i-saw-desjardins-house-i-hated-him-even-more-it-was-a-huge/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e71/rick-riordan-27_evil_once-i-saw-desjardins-house-i-hated-him_2312796.jpg) > [When I was in college, my parents' house burned down, and took a lot of the possessions I'd grown up with. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-i-was-in-college-my-parents-house-burned-down-and-took-a-lot-of/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95f/rick-riordan-27_burned_when-i-was-in-college-my-parents-house-b_2433591.jpg) > [Selling one's book to Hollywood is rather like selling someone your house. After it's sold, it isn't yours anymore. They can paint…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/selling-one-s-book-to-hollywood-is-rather-like-selling-someone-your/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/713/rick-riordan-27_book_selling-one-s-book-to-hollywood-is-rathe_3114328.jpg) > [There will be guards,” Bast said. “And traps. And alarms. You can bet the house is heavily charmed to keep out gods.”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-will-be-guards-bast-said-and-traps-and-alarms-you-can-bet-the/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b00/rick-riordan-27_alarms_there-will-be-guards-bast-said-and-traps_2766946.jpg) > [The older I get, the less I obsess about material stuff. In fact, stuff has become the enemy. There always seems to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-older-i-get-the-less-i-obsess-about-material-stuff-in-fact-stuff/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e2/rick-riordan-27_about_the-older-i-get-the-less-i-obsess-about_2938246.jpg) > [Hazel squinted. "How far?" "Just over the river and through the woods." Percy raised an eyebrow. "Seriously? To Grandmother's house we go?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-squinted-how-far-just-over-the-river-and-through-the-woods-2/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80c/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_hazel-squinted-how-far-just-over-the-riv_2881046.jpg) > [Zia," I said, "that's a goddess. She defeated Bast. What chance do you have?" Zia held up her staff and the carved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/zia-i-said-that-s-a-goddess-she-defeated-bast-what-chance-do-you-have/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74b/rick-riordan-27_chance_zia-i-said-that-s-a-goddess-she-defeated_582982.jpg) > [Normally my sister, Sadie, or some of our other initiates from Brooklyn House would've come with me. But they were all at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/normally-my-sister-sadie-or-some-of-our-other-initiates-from-brooklyn/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2d/rick-riordan-27_believe_normally-my-sister-sadie-or-some-of-our_2056404.jpg) > [No doubt Carter would describe the underground city in excruciating detail, with exact measurements of each room, boring history on every statue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/no-doubt-carter-would-describe-the-underground-city-in-excruciating/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba7/rick-riordan-27_backgrounds_no-doubt-carter-would-describe-the-under_1050175.jpg) > [They would find this House of Hades. They'd take the Doors of Death. And by the gods, if Leo had to design…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/they-would-find-this-house-of-hades-they-d-take-the-doors-of-death/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/007/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_they-would-find-this-house-of-hades-they_1516390.jpg) > [Chiron, I don't think the attic is the proper place for our new Oracle, do you?" "No, indeed." Chiron looked a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/chiron-i-don-t-think-the-attic-is-the-proper-place-for-our-new-oracle/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/939/rick-riordan-27_apollo_chiron-i-don-t-think-the-attic-is-the-pr_2224707.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) > [She blinked. "Hmm? Oh, don't care. What did Anubis look like to you?" "What did... he looked like a guy. So?" "A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/she-blinked-hmm-oh-don-t-care-what-did-anubis-look-like-to-you-what/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/rick-riordan-27_anubis_she-blinked-hmm-oh-don-t-care-what-did-a_1206698.jpg) > [I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-looked-across-the-river-to-manhattan-it-was-a-great-view-when-sadie/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/rick-riordan-27_barriers_i-looked-across-the-river-to-manhattan-i_2569008.jpg) ## Other authors on House ## 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/house/rick-riordan/#itemlist", "name": "20 House Quotes By Rick Riordan", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The House is in the house\" Chapter 38", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-house-is-in-the-house-chapter-38/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-riordan-27_chapters_the-house-is-in-the-house-chapter-38-138_1385346.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-riordan-27_chapters_the-house-is-in-the-house-chapter-38-138_1385346.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/503/rick-riordan-27_chapters_the-house-is-in-the-house-chapter-38-138_1385346.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The House is in the house\" Chapter 38” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Stuff has become the enemy. 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What chance do you have?\" Zia held up her staff and the…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Normally my sister, Sadie, or some of our other initiates from Brooklyn House would've come with me. 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Oh, don't care. What did Anubis look like to you?\" \"What did... he looked like a guy. So?\" \"A good-looking guy, or a slobbering dog-headed guy?\" \"I guess... Not the dog-headed guy.\" \"I knew it!\" Sadie pointed at me as if she'd won an argument. \"Good-looking. I knew it!\" And with a ridiculous grin, she spun around and skipped into the house. 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What did Anubis look like to you?\" \"What did... he looked like a guy…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 20, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House, Amos had told us that magicians tried to stay out of Manhattan. He said Manhattan had other problems--whatever that meant. And sometimes when I looked across the water, I could swear I was seeing things. Sadie laughed about it, but once I thought I saw a flying horse. 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