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Teacher Quotes by Rick Riordan

18 Teacher quotes by Rick Riordan

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When you need a quick dose of wit and heart from the creator of modern mythic adventures, these eighteen snippets deliver. They capture Riordan’s playful tone and his respect for mentors, making the page a handy reference for anyone who’s ever learned a lesson the a good story.

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I accidentally vaporize my pre-algebra teacher

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I'm a teacher still, but with a much larger classroom.

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You know how teachers tell you the magic word is 'please'? That's not true. The magic word is 'puke'. It will get…

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“I thought about being a teacher for three thousand years. It wouldn’t have made my Top Ten Things to Wish For list.”

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As a teacher, I've never seen anything like 'Harry Potter.' That's why I smart when people talk about the 'next' 'Harry Potter.'…

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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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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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I tend to think of a myth and then explore how it would play out if it were happening in the modern-day…

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“Mrs Dodds was this little maths teacher from Georgia who always wore a black leather jacket, even though she was fifty years…

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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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All I could think of was that the teachers must've found the illegal stash of candy I'd been selling out of my…

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I've been reading Greek mythology since I was a kid. I also taught it when I was a sixth grade teacher, so…

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My modus operandi hasn't really changed that much from when I was an English teacher. I wanted my students to leave my…

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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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I enjoy writing for both kids and adults, though I think I'm better at children's stories because I was a teacher for…

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My eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Pabst, had done her master's thesis on Tolkien. She showed me how the trilogy was patterned after…

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Once I got over the fact that my Latin teacher was a horse, we had a nice tour, though I was careful…

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“Even when I was a regular mortal student, I hated going first. The teacher always promised to go easier on the first…

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“It made sense, and I felt kind of stupid. I’d been hanging around dryads”

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“That awkward moment when you jump out a window because your friend jumped out a window, then you remember that your other friend can…

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Oh, dear Hazel.” Aphrodite folded her fan. “Such optimism, yet you have heartrending days ahead of you. Of course war is coming. Love and…

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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 you go…

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“He started toward the entrance. Seriously, how could he not? He stopped when he noticed the girl. She was kneeling in her vegetable garden,…

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Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy "Percy... Chiron's collection!

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“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?”…

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“he didn’t look as good as Piper had last night after she’d suddenly been transformed.”

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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…

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“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…

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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…

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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…

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