--- title: "9 Last time Quotes By Rick Riordan" description: "9 Last time quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Last time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/rick-riordan-27_bed_the-last-time-i-d-seen-the-minotaur-he-d_1666301.jpg" --- > [The last time I'd seen the Minotaur, he'd been wearing nothing but his tighty whities. I don't know why. Maybe he'd been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-last-time-i-d-seen-the-minotaur-he-d-been-wearing-nothing-but-his/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d7/rick-riordan-27_bed_the-last-time-i-d-seen-the-minotaur-he-d_1666301.jpg) > [I remembered the last time Annabeth and I had parted ways, when she'd given me a kiss for luck in Mount St.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-remembered-the-last-time-annabeth-and-i-had-parted-ways-when-she-d/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d46/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_i-remembered-the-last-time-annabeth-and_1272937.jpg) > [I don't care what your nose says! The last time you smelled half-blood, it turned out to be a meatloaf sandwich!" "Meatloaf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-don-t-care-what-your-nose-says-the-last-time-you-smelled-half-blood/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/895/rick-riordan-27_blood_i-don-t-care-what-your-nose-says-the-las_2258149.jpg) > [I am Persephone" she said, her voice thin and papery. "Welcome, demigods. Nico squashed a pomegranate under his boot. "Welcome? After last…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-am-persephone-she-said-her-voice-thin-and-papery-welcome-demigods/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/31d/rick-riordan-27_boots_i-am-persephone-she-said-her-voice-thin_1720608.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) > [You sure about this?" I asked Thalia. She turned to me. "Amaltheia leads me to good things. The last time she appeared,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-sure-about-this-i-asked-thalia-she-turned-to-me-amaltheia-leads/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c11/rick-riordan-27_blue_you-sure-about-this-i-asked-thalia-she-t_2306598.jpg) > [“Annabeth hesitated. "Then we'll all go." "No," I said. "It's too dangerous. If they got hold of Nico, or Rachel for that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/annabeth-hesitated-then-we-ll-all-go-no-i-said-it-s-too-dangerous-if/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/rick-riordan-27_gaze_annabeth-hesitated-then-we-ll-all-go-no_2786803.jpg) > [“From the hood of his car, he hefted a large green insulated pack - the kind Fadlan's Falafel used for deliveries. "This…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/from-the-hood-of-his-car-he-hefted-a-large-green-insulated-pack-the/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/rick-riordan-27_god_from-the-hood-of-his-car-he-hefted-a-lar_728807.jpg) > [“HAZEL WASN’T PROUD OF CRYING. After the tunnel collapsed, she wept and screamed like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum. She couldn’t move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hazel-wasn-t-proud-of-crying-after-the-tunnel-collapsed-she-wept-and/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/rick-riordan-27_computers_hazel-wasn-t-proud-of-crying-after-the-t_1521929.jpg) ## Other authors on Last time ## 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/last-time/rick-riordan/#itemlist", "name": "9 Last time Quotes By Rick Riordan", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The last time I'd seen the Minotaur, he'd been wearing nothing but his tighty whities. I don't know why. 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This time, all I got was the hat.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/annabeth-hesitated-then-we-ll-all-go-no-i-said-it-s-too-dangerous-if/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/rick-riordan-27_gaze_annabeth-hesitated-then-we-ll-all-go-no_2786803.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/rick-riordan-27_gaze_annabeth-hesitated-then-we-ll-all-go-no_2786803.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/071/rick-riordan-27_gaze_annabeth-hesitated-then-we-ll-all-go-no_2786803.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Annabeth hesitated. \"Then we'll all go.\" \"No,\" I said. \"It's too dangerous. If they got hold of Nico, or…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 8, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“From the hood of his car, he hefted a large green insulated pack - the kind Fadlan's Falafel used for deliveries. \"This is for you, Magnus. I hope you enjoy.\" The scent of fresh falafel wafted out. True, I'd eaten falafel just a few hours ago, but my stomach growled because ... well, more falafel. \"Man, you're the best. I can't believe - Wait. You're in the middle of a fast and you brought me food? That seems wrong.\" \"Just because I'm fasting doesn't mean you can't enjoy.\" He clapped me on my shoulder. \"You'll be in my prayers. All of you.\" I knew he was sincere. Me, I was an atheist. I only prayed sarcastically to my own father for a better colour of boat. Learning about the existence of Norse deities and the Nine Worlds had just made me more convinced that there was no grand divine plan. What kind of God would allow Zeus and Odin to run around the same cosmos, both claiming to be the king of creation, smiting mortals with lightning bolts and giving motivational seminars? Bur Amir was a man of faith. He and Samirah believed in something bigger, a cosmic force that actually cared about humans. I suppose it was kind of comforting to know Amir had my back in the prayer department, even if I doubted there was anybody at the end of that line. \"Thanks, man.\" I shook his hand one last time.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/from-the-hood-of-his-car-he-hefted-a-large-green-insulated-pack-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/rick-riordan-27_god_from-the-hood-of-his-car-he-hefted-a-lar_728807.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/rick-riordan-27_god_from-the-hood-of-his-car-he-hefted-a-lar_728807.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/rick-riordan-27_god_from-the-hood-of-his-car-he-hefted-a-lar_728807.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“From the hood of his car, he hefted a large green insulated pack - the kind Fadlan's Falafel used for…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“HAZEL WASN’T PROUD OF CRYING. After the tunnel collapsed, she wept and screamed like a two-year-old throwing a tantrum. She couldn’t move the debris that separated her and Leo from the others. If the earth shifted any more, the entire complex might collapse on their heads. Still, she pounded her fists against the stones and yelled curses that would’ve earned her a mouth-washing with lye soap back at St. Agnes Academy. Leo stared at her, wide-eyed and speechless. She wasn’t being fair to him. The last time the two of them had been together, she’d zapped him into her past and shown him Sammy, his great-grandfather—Hazel’s first boyfriend. She’d burdened him with emotional baggage he didn’t need, and left him so dazed they had almost gotten killed by a giant shrimp monster. Now here they were, alone again, while their friends might be dying at the hands of a monster army, and she was throwing a fit. “Sorry.” She wiped her face. “Hey, you know…” Leo shrugged. “I’ve attacked a few rocks in my day.” She swallowed with difficulty. “Frank is…he’s—” “Listen,” Leo said. “Frank Zhang has moves. He’s probably gonna turn into a kangaroo and do some marsupial jujitsu on their ugly faces.” He helped her to her feet. Despite the panic simmering inside her, she knew Leo was right. Frank and the others weren’t helpless. They would find a way to survive. The best thing she and Leo could do was carry on. She studied Leo. His hair had grown out longer and shaggier, and his face was leaner, so he looked less like an imp and more like one of those willowy elves in the fairy tales. The biggest difference was his eyes. They constantly drifted, as if Leo was trying to spot something over the horizon. “Leo, I’m sorry,” she said. He raised an eyebrow. “Okay. For what?” “For…” She gestured around her helplessly. “Everything. For thinking you were Sammy, for leading you on. I mean, I didn’t mean to, but if I did—” “Hey.” He squeezed her hand, though Hazel sensed nothing romantic in the gesture. “Machines are designed to work.” “Uh, what?” “I figure the universe is basically like a machine. I don’t know who made it, if it was the Fates, or the gods, or capital-G God, or whatever. But it chugs along the way it’s supposed to most of the time. Sure, little pieces break and stuff goes haywire once in a while, but mostly…things happen for a reason. Like you and me meeting.” “Leo Valdez,” Hazel marveled, “you’re a philosopher.” “Nah,” he said. “I’m just a mechanic. But I figure my bisabuelo Sammy knew what was what. He let you go, Hazel. My job is to tell you that it’s okay. You and Frank—you’re good together. We’re all going to get through this. I hope you guys get a chance to be happy. Besides, Zhang couldn’t tie his shoes without your help.” “That’s mean,” Hazel chided, but she felt like something was untangling inside her—a knot of tension she’d been carrying for weeks. Leo really had changed. Hazel was starting to think she’d found a good friend. “What happened to you when you were on your own?” she asked. “Who did you meet?” Leo’s eye twitched. “Long story. I’ll tell you sometime, but I’m still waiting to see how it shakes out.” “The universe is a machine,” Hazel said, “so it’ll be fine.” “Hopefully.” “As long as it’s not one of your machines,” Hazel added. “Because your machines never do what they’re supposed to.” “Yeah, ha-ha.” Leo summoned fire into his hand. “Now, which way, Miss Underground?” Hazel scanned the path in front of them. About thirty feet down, the tunnel split into four smaller arteries, each one identical, but the one on the left radiated cold. “That way,” she decided. “It feels the most dangerous.” “I’m sold,” said Leo. 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