Kids Quotes by Rick Riordan

This is the Wilderness School. 'Where the Kids are animals

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Hazel blinked. “Two gods had a horse for a kid?” “Long story.

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Maybe it's okay to still be a kid every once in a while.

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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.

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Am I a troubled kid? Yeah, you could say that.

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Stupid Sixteen year old kid falling from the sky! I'm late!

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Kids are the audience I know best.

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Getting eaten by a giant crocodile was bad enough. The kid with the glowing sword only made my day worse.

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I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.

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Life is only precious because it ends, kid. Take it from a god. You mortals don't know how lucky you are

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Are you the cursed kid Nemesis mentioned?" Leo asked. "But you're a girl." "You're a girl," said the girl. "Excuse me?

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“Hedge snorted. “Kids are baby goats. They’re cute, and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.”

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Kids are baby goats. They're cute and they have redeeming social value. You are definitely not kids.

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I love teaching. I love working with kids... maybe some day I'll go back to the classroom. I'm not ready to say…

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Either the kid was naturally hyper or he was hopped up on enough caffeine to give a heart attack to a water…

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What’s the best part of being in Hermes cabin? Connor: You are never lonely. I mean seriously, new kids are always coming…

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Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I…

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I get letters from college kids who have read Percy Jackson when they were younger who tell me, 'I just passed my…

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I think kids want the same thing from a book that adults want - a fast-paced story, characters worth caring about, humor,…

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I don't teach anymore, but I can still clearly see fifth period after lunch - that's a real tough time to teach.…

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Teachers and librarians are some of my favorite people, especially since I was a teacher myself. I love talking to them because…

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Who's the other kid in the photo?' he asked. 'The sandy-haired guy.' Annabeth's expression tightened. Touchy subject. 'That's Luke,' she said. 'He's…

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My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy,…

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I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. Nico hesitated.…

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I loved the idea of making history interesting for kids! When Scholastic approached me about 'The 39 Clues', I immediately started going…

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I like to remind teachers that even though they're all overwhelmed and overloaded, and it's easy to get burned out, it really…

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With my sister perched on my arm, I walked to the elevator. A business man with a rolling suitcase was waiting by…

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Kids, if anything, are harder to write for because they are a more discerning audience. They will not stay with you if…

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In the center stood a marble alter, where a kid in a toga was doing some sort of ritual in front of…

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Percy: I’ll walk down to the cabins and Connor and Travis are stealing stuff from the camp store, and Silena is arguing…

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I have lightning and wind powers," Jason reminded him. "Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You're no…

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Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Jeez, Nico," I said. "I've…

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The giant raised his fist, and a voice cut through the dream. "Leo!" Jason was shaking his shoulder. "Hey, man, why are…

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I guess it wasn't everyday they see a yellow lifeboat with no engine going a hundred knots an hour, manned by three…

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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.

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Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named…

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Everybody was patting Nico on the back, complimenting him on his fighting. Even the Ares kids thought he was pretty cool. Hey,…

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When I write, I'm still imagining a kid reading it on paper. I read e-books when I travel, but in general I…

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I could always see myself being a teacher. I remember sitting in class as a kid, listening to the teacher and thinking,…

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Number eight, the silver one, belongs to Artemis. She vowed to be a maiden forever. So of course, no kids. The cabin…

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