--- title: "4 Things happen for a reason Quotes By Rick Riordan" description: "4 Things happen for a reason quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Things happen for a reason sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb7/rick-riordan-27_computers_hazel-wasn-t-proud-of-crying-after-the-t_1521929.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) > [ “Hey.” \[Leo\] squeezed her hand, though Hazel sensed nothing romantic in the gesture. “Machines are designed to work.” “Uh, what?” “I figure… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hey-leo-squeezed-her-hand-though-hazel-sensed-nothing-romantic-in-the/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/30e/rick-riordan-27_hazel-levesque_hey-leo-squeezed-her-hand-though-hazel-s_1905371.jpg) > [I figure the world is basically a machine. I don't know who made it, if it was the Fates, or the gods,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-figure-the-world-is-basically-a-machine-i-don-t-know-who-made-it-if/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13c/rick-riordan-27_break_i-figure-the-world-is-basically-a-machin_1924359.jpg) > [“I figure the universe is basically like a machine. I don't know who made it, if it was the Fates, or the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-figure-the-universe-is-basically-like-a-machine-i-don-t-know-who/) [Rick Riordan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-riordan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d5/rick-riordan-27_computers_i-figure-the-universe-is-basically-like_2332676.jpg) ## Other authors on Things happen for a reason - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 38 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-happen-for-a-reason/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-happen-for-a-reason/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-happen-for-a-reason/henry-david-thoreau/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-happen-for-a-reason/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-robert-frost-79752.jpg) Robert Frost 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-happen-for-a-reason/robert-frost/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-happen-for-a-reason/ritu-ghatourey/) - [Abhishek Tiwari 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-happen-for-a-reason/abhishek-tiwari/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anne-sexton-13844.jpg) Anne Sexton 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/things-happen-for-a-reason/anne-sexton/) ## More by Rick Riordan > [“It made sense, and I felt kind of stupid. 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"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. 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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/things-happen-for-a-reason/rick-riordan/#itemlist", "name": "4 Things happen for a reason Quotes By Rick Riordan", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "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. 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