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Life Quotes by Rick Riordan

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Rick Riordan reminds us that we only get one life, so we can decide what story it tells. He jokes that the best part of life is that it ends, and he talks about love that stays on his mind. He also mixes magic, like figurines that come alive when summoned.

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It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.

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If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

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Some risks are worth taking, even if it means losing a life.

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“How could music cause so many lives to veer off course?”

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“Everything living deserves a chance to grow.”

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The great thing about life is that it ends.

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The real world is where the monsters are.

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Hope does not leave without being given permission.

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She sacrificed her life to make things right," Mitchell grumbled. "She[Silena Beuregard] was a hero

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“You don't hear heroes say that a lot. Quick, Boy Wonder! To the pottery studio! But Alex's tone left no doubt it…

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“You live your entire life trapped in a sack of meat, unable to enjoy simple pleasures”

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“We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it’s going to be.”

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For the rest of my life I would always be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if. -Perseus…

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Running with a drowsy child of Hades was more like doing a 3 -legged race with a life size rag doll.

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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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As for me, I did the stupidest thing in my life, which is saying a lot. I attacked the Titan Lord Atlas.

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“shall sail the iron ship with warriors of bone, You shall find what you seek and make it your own, But despair…

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“Percy hated tests. Since he'd lost his memory, his whole life was one big fill-in-the-blank. He was _____, from _____. He felt…

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“Yeah, okay. But, Nico, you do choose how to live your life. You want to trust somebody? Maybe take a risk that…

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“He extended his fingers and felt them tingle, like they were waking up—pins and needles. Then flames flickered to life, curls of…

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She decided she'd rather die in some less memorable way- maybe falling down the stairs, or going peacefully in her sleep at…

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“Think of yourself as dead. You have lived your life. Now, take what’s left and live it properly. What doesn’t transmit light…

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Is it fair your life burns so short and bright? Death had asked. "No such thing as fair," Frank told himself. "If…

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She (Annabeth) put her hand on my spine, and my skin tingled. I (Percy) moved her fingers to the one spot that…

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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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“Hazel twirled her hair pensively. “I don’t like the idea of you risking your life alone, but you’re right. We saw what…

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When Luke had descended into the River Styx, he would've had to focus on something important that would hold him to his…

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Then there were the shabti, magical figurines that were supposed to come to life when summoned. A few months ago, I’d fallen…

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If a person cast no shadow at all, he couldn't be alive. His existence became meaningless.Execrating Apophis by destroying his shadow would…

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“He uncovered the boat, his hands working the knots like he'd been doing it his whole life. Under the tarp was an…

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“Zeus rolled his eyes. "A dimwitted god, apparently. But yes. With the consensus of the entire Council, I can make you immortal.…

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“Look, I didnt want to be a half-blood. If you're reading this because you think you might be one, my advice is:…

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“Um..." Hazel faltered. "You mean you won't... you're not going to-" "Claim your life?" Thantos asked. "Well, let's see..." He pulled a…

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Life is only precious because it ends, kid.

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So I saved your life, and you repaid me by raising Kronos. That's fair.

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Only the fire of life can melt the chains of death.

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“Lester (Apollo) Still human; thanks for asking Gods, I hate my life WHEN”

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I want some time without you organic life forms.

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Life is only precious because it ends.

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“The good news: the rest of my life didn’t look like it was going to be very long.”

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