--- title: "9 Minutes Quotes By Rick Riordan" description: "9 Minutes quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Minutes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b00/rick-riordan-27_giving_twelve-minutes-i-can-give-you-that-28932_2893203.jpg" --- > [Twelve minutes. I can give you that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/twelve-minutes-i-can-give-you-that/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b00/rick-riordan-27_giving_twelve-minutes-i-can-give-you-that-28932_2893203.jpg) > [“We cannot defeat him. We can only buy you time... Twelve minutes... I can give you that”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/we-cannot-defeat-him-we-can-only-buy-you-time-twelve-minutes-i-can/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/rick-riordan-27_defeat_we-cannot-defeat-him-we-can-only-buy-you_221979.jpg) > [We'd spent maybe ten minutes together, during which time I'd accidentally swung a sword at her, she'd saved my life, and I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/we-d-spent-maybe-ten-minutes-together-during-which-time-i-d/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87c/rick-riordan-27_band_we-d-spent-maybe-ten-minutes-together-du_1292478.jpg) > [There are days when I'll write for 15 minutes and have to give up and move around, and I'll write another paragraph…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-are-days-when-i-ll-write-for-15-minutes-and-have-to-give-up-and/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/058/rick-riordan-27_15-minutes_there-are-days-when-i-ll-write-for-15-mi_1741201.jpg) > [Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/wait-just-a-minute-ares-growled-he-pointed-at-thalia-and-me-these-two/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f55/rick-riordan-27_ares_wait-just-a-minute-ares-growled-he-point_3218252.jpg) > [Percy Jackson," Hermes said, "because you have taken on the curse of Achilles, I must spare you. You are in the hands…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/percy-jackson-hermes-said-because-you-have-taken-on-the-curse-of/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ca/rick-riordan-27_achilles_percy-jackson-hermes-said-because-you-ha_1973053.jpg) > [Imagine your body replaced by dust and vapor, and having a tingly feeling in your stomach without even having a stomach. Imagine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/imagine-your-body-replaced-by-dust-and-vapor-and-having-a-tingly/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/afb/rick-riordan-27_angry_imagine-your-body-replaced-by-dust-and-v_515568.jpg) > [We got an expression ride back to the palace of Hades. Nico sent word ahead, thanks to some ghost he summoned out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/we-got-an-expression-ride-back-to-the-palace-of-hades-nico-sent-word/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f0/rick-riordan-27_behinds_we-got-an-expression-ride-back-to-the-pa_905697.jpg) > [We only came close to dying six or seven times, which I thought was pretty good. Once, I lost my grip and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/we-only-came-close-to-dying-six-or-seven-times-which-i-thought-was-3/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ece/rick-riordan-27_annabeth_we-only-came-close-to-dying-six-or-seven_623273.jpg) ## Other authors on Minutes ## 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/minutes/rick-riordan/#itemlist", "name": "9 Minutes Quotes By Rick Riordan", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Twelve minutes. 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Nico sent word ahead, thanks to some ghost he summoned out of the ground, and within a few minutes the Three Furies themselves arrived to ferry us back. 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