--- title: "15 Strange Quotes By Rick Riordan" description: "15 Strange quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Strange sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/rick-riordan-27_cheat_strange-things-conspire-when-one-tries-t_551119.jpg" --- > [Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/strange-things-conspire-when-one-tries-to-cheat-fate/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/rick-riordan-27_cheat_strange-things-conspire-when-one-tries-t_551119.jpg) > [“You’re a strange person.” “I prefer the term fabulously weird.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-re-a-strange-person-i-prefer-the-term-fabulously-weird/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/153/rick-riordan-27_quote_you-re-a-strange-person-i-prefer-the-ter_1935995.jpg) > [Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/almost-everything-strange-washes-up-near-miami/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/rick-riordan-27_miami_almost-everything-strange-washes-up-near_2440798.jpg) > [Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/sometimes-wisdom-came-from-strange-places-even-from-giant-teenaged/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/rick-riordan-27_giants_sometimes-wisdom-came-from-strange-place_495499.jpg) > [Is Tyson okay?' I asked. The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. 'He's fine. Doing much better than I expected.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/is-tyson-okay-i-asked-the-question-seemed-to-take-my-dad-by-surprise/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfd/rick-riordan-27_battle_is-tyson-okay-i-asked-the-question-seeme_2745079.jpg) > [We were alone in a strange mansion with a baboon, a crocodile, and a weird cat. And apparently, the entire world was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/we-were-alone-in-a-strange-mansion-with-a-baboon-a-crocodile-and-a/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f8/rick-riordan-27_baboon_we-were-alone-in-a-strange-mansion-with_690977.jpg) > [Freak is easily spooked. Flesh-eating monsters tend to scare him away. So do fireworks, clowns, and the smell of Sadie's weird British…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/freak-is-easily-spooked-flesh-eating-monsters-tend-to-scare-him-away/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/661/rick-riordan-27_blame_freak-is-easily-spooked-flesh-eating-mon_1760720.jpg) > [His left eyebrow crept higher and higher as I told him the strange bits like the glowing letters and serpent staff. "Well,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/his-left-eyebrow-crept-higher-and-higher-as-i-told-him-the-strange/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_his-left-eyebrow-crept-higher-and-higher_777739.jpg) > [I don't recommend shadow travel if you're scared of: a) The dark b) Cold shivers up your spine c) Strange noises d)…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-don-t-recommend-shadow-travel-if-you-re-scared-of-a-the-dark-b-cold/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/rick-riordan-27_cold_i-don-t-recommend-shadow-travel-if-you-r_2754363.jpg) > [But how did you know where we were?" Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annabeth-asked-advanced-planning/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/rick-riordan-27_alive_but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annab_1588941.jpg) > [I got the feeling Poseidon really didn't know what to think of me. He didn't know whether he was happy to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-got-the-feeling-poseidon-really-didn-t-know-what-to-think-of-me-he/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/183/rick-riordan-27_apologizing_i-got-the-feeling-poseidon-really-didn-t_577547.jpg) > [“Alex hopped onto the four-poster bed. He bounced up and down, grinning as the springs squeaked. "What are you doing?" I asked.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/alex-hopped-onto-the-four-poster-bed-he-bounced-up-and-down-grinning/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/rick-riordan-27_magnus-chase_alex-hopped-onto-the-four-poster-bed-he_1780313.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) > [With my sister perched on my arm, I walked to the elevator. A business man with a rolling suitcase was waiting by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/with-my-sister-perched-on-my-arm-i-walked-to-the-elevator-a-business/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c74/rick-riordan-27_arms_with-my-sister-perched-on-my-arm-i-walke_960648.jpg) > [“Tyson okay?” I asked. The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. He’s fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/tyson-okay-i-asked-the-question-seemed-to-take-my-dad-by-surprise-he/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90a/rick-riordan-27_asking_tyson-okay-i-asked-the-question-seemed-t_1959187.jpg) ## Other authors on Strange ## 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/strange/rick-riordan/#itemlist", "name": "15 Strange Quotes By Rick Riordan", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/strange-things-conspire-when-one-tries-to-cheat-fate/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/rick-riordan-27_cheat_strange-things-conspire-when-one-tries-t_551119.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/rick-riordan-27_cheat_strange-things-conspire-when-one-tries-t_551119.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b95/rick-riordan-27_cheat_strange-things-conspire-when-one-tries-t_551119.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Strange things conspire when one tries to cheat fate” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You’re a strange person.” “I prefer the term fabulously weird.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-re-a-strange-person-i-prefer-the-term-fabulously-weird/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/153/rick-riordan-27_quote_you-re-a-strange-person-i-prefer-the-ter_1935995.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/153/rick-riordan-27_quote_you-re-a-strange-person-i-prefer-the-ter_1935995.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/153/rick-riordan-27_quote_you-re-a-strange-person-i-prefer-the-ter_1935995.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You’re a strange person.” “I prefer the term fabulously weird.” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/almost-everything-strange-washes-up-near-miami/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/rick-riordan-27_miami_almost-everything-strange-washes-up-near_2440798.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/rick-riordan-27_miami_almost-everything-strange-washes-up-near_2440798.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/092/rick-riordan-27_miami_almost-everything-strange-washes-up-near_2440798.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/sometimes-wisdom-came-from-strange-places-even-from-giant-teenaged/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/rick-riordan-27_giants_sometimes-wisdom-came-from-strange-place_495499.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/rick-riordan-27_giants_sometimes-wisdom-came-from-strange-place_495499.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e9/rick-riordan-27_giants_sometimes-wisdom-came-from-strange-place_495499.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sometimes wisdom came from strange places, even from giant teenaged goldfish.” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Is Tyson okay?' 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And I think your eyebrow is trying to escape.\" He tried to look at his own eyebrows, then scowled.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/his-left-eyebrow-crept-higher-and-higher-as-i-told-him-the-strange/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_his-left-eyebrow-crept-higher-and-higher_777739.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_his-left-eyebrow-crept-higher-and-higher_777739.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4f/rick-riordan-27_eyebrows_his-left-eyebrow-crept-higher-and-higher_777739.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“His left eyebrow crept higher and higher as I told him the strange bits like the glowing letters and serpent…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't recommend shadow travel if you're scared of: a) The dark b) Cold shivers up your spine c) Strange noises d) Going so fast you feel like your face is peeling off In other words, I thought it was awesome.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-don-t-recommend-shadow-travel-if-you-re-scared-of-a-the-dark-b-cold/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/rick-riordan-27_cold_i-don-t-recommend-shadow-travel-if-you-r_2754363.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/rick-riordan-27_cold_i-don-t-recommend-shadow-travel-if-you-r_2754363.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/rick-riordan-27_cold_i-don-t-recommend-shadow-travel-if-you-r_2754363.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't recommend shadow travel if you're scared of: a) The dark b) Cold shivers up your spine c) Strange…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But how did you know where we were?\" Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up near Miami if you made it out of the Sea of Monsters alive. Almost everything strange washes up near Miami.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annabeth-asked-advanced-planning/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/rick-riordan-27_alive_but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annab_1588941.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/rick-riordan-27_alive_but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annab_1588941.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/rick-riordan-27_alive_but-how-did-you-know-where-we-were-annab_1588941.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“But how did you know where we were?\" Annabeth asked. Advanced planning, my dear. I figured you would wash up…” — Rick Riordan", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I got the feeling Poseidon really didn't know what to think of me. He didn't know whether he was happy to have me as a son or not. In a strange way, I was glad that Poseidon was so distant. If he'd tried to apologize, or told me he love me, or even smiled. it would've felt fake. Like human dad, making some lame excuse for not being around. I could live with that. 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Magnus, all this bounty belongs to you!\" \"You're a strange person.\" \"I prefer the term fabulously weird .”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Rick Riordan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/alex-hopped-onto-the-four-poster-bed-he-bounced-up-and-down-grinning/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/rick-riordan-27_magnus-chase_alex-hopped-onto-the-four-poster-bed-he_1780313.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/rick-riordan-27_magnus-chase_alex-hopped-onto-the-four-poster-bed-he_1780313.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d32/rick-riordan-27_magnus-chase_alex-hopped-onto-the-four-poster-bed-he_1780313.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Alex hopped onto the four-poster bed. 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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": 14, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "With my sister perched on my arm, I walked to the elevator. A business man with a rolling suitcase was waiting by the doors. His eyes widened as he saw me. 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