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title: "103 Thinking Quotes By Rick Riordan"
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> [I try not to think. It interferes with being nuts" - Leo Valdez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-try-not-to-think-it-interferes-with-being-nuts-leo-valdez/)

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> [“I’ve found that thinking often interferes with doing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-ve-found-that-thinking-often-interferes-with-doing/)

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> [Think positive girl, or the world ends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/think-positive-girl-or-the-world-ends/)

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> [All I could think to say was, "The Lakers are my home team!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/all-i-could-think-to-say-was-the-lakers-are-my-home-team/)

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> [I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-think-kids-will-read-more-good-books-than-we-can-possibly-produce/)

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> [You'd think he'd ran out off rocks," I muttered](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-d-think-he-d-ran-out-off-rocks-i-muttered/)

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> [I don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-don-t-think-about-being-famous-really-being-an-author-i-don-t/)

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> [Thanks for not freaking out," I said. "Oh, I'm freaking out," Paul promised, his eyes wide. "I just think it's awesome!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/thanks-for-not-freaking-out-i-said-oh-i-m-freaking-out-paul-promised/)

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> [Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done well as the god of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/your-uncle-poseidon-sighed-has-always-had-a-flair-for-dramatic-exits/)

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> [I guessed his name was Face of Horror. I wondered how long it had taken his mom to think of that. Bob?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-guessed-his-name-was-face-of-horror-i-wondered-how-long-it-had/)

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> [Right,” I said. “So the baboon, the crocodile…any other pets I should know about?” Amos thought for a moment. “Visible ones? No,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/right-i-said-so-the-baboon-the-crocodile-any-other-pets-i-should-know/)

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> [Many of the best traps are simple. You just have to think about it, and hope your victim doesn't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/many-of-the-best-traps-are-simple-you-just-have-to-think-about-it-and/)

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> [Right," she said, "We're going to the Land of the Dead and I shouldn't think negative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/right-she-said-we-re-going-to-the-land-of-the-dead-and-i-shouldn-t/)

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> [I hate to tell you this,” Jason said, “but I think your leopard just ate a goddess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-hate-to-tell-you-this-jason-said-but-i-think-your-leopard-just-ate/)

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> [ \[My mom's\] funny that way, celebrating special occasions with blue food. I think it's her way of saying anything is possible. Percy… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-mom-s-funny-that-way-celebrating-special-occasions-with-blue-food/)

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> [He was slumped over, blood trickling from the side of his mouth. I shook his furry hip, thinking, No! Even if you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-was-slumped-over-blood-trickling-from-the-side-of-his-mouth-i-2/)

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> [I think I write for reluctant readers. Of course I want everyone to enjoy my books, but if the kids in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-think-i-write-for-reluctant-readers-of-course-i-want-everyone-to/)

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> [I imagined having that bronzed dragon in our fight against the Titan lord Kronos. His monsters would think twice about attacking camp…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-imagined-having-that-bronzed-dragon-in-our-fight-against-the-titan/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-modus-operandi-hasn-t-really-changed-that-much-from-when-i-was-an/)

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> [Annabeth looked at me. " We have to get out of here." " You think I want to be in the girls'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/annabeth-looked-at-me-we-have-to-get-out-of-here-you-think-i-want-to/)

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> [You'd think getting chopped into a million pieces and cast into the darkest part of the Underworld would give him a subtle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-d-think-getting-chopped-into-a-million-pieces-and-cast-into-the/)

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> [Akhlys lunged at Percy, and for a split second he thought: Well, hey, I’m just smoke. She can’t touch me, right? He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/akhlys-lunged-at-percy-and-for-a-split-second-he-thought-well-hey-i-m/)

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> [And, whoa!" He turned to Mr.D. "Your the wine dude? No way!" Mr.D turned hi eyes away from me and gave Nico…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/and-whoa-he-turned-to-mr-d-your-the-wine-dude-no-way-mr-d-turned-hi/)

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> [That's because we keep weapons int the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time monsters have attacked our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/that-s-because-we-keep-weapons-int-the-attic-silly-boy-do-you-think/)

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> [If I had my way," Dionysus said, "I would cause your molecules to erupt in flames. We'd sweep up the ashes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/if-i-had-my-way-dionysus-said-i-would-cause-your-molecules-to-erupt/)

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> [As an author, I don't really think too much about being a celebrity. It's not like being a movie star or a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/as-an-author-i-don-t-really-think-too-much-about-being-a-celebrity-it/)

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> [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/)

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> [In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/in-a-way-it-s-nice-to-know-that-there-are-greek-gods-out-there/)

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> [Everyone thinks you've been kidnapped," he said. "We've been scouring the ship. When Coach Hedge finds out- oh, gods, you've been here…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/everyone-thinks-you-ve-been-kidnapped-he-said-we-ve-been-scouring-the/)

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> [They sped by a pack of sea lions lounging on the docks, and she swore she saw an old homeless guy sitting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/they-sped-by-a-pack-of-sea-lions-lounging-on-the-docks-and-she-swore/)

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> [You think it's okay that we're eating Rudolph?" "Dude," Percy said, "I could eat Prancer and Blitzen, too. I'm HUNGRY.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-think-it-s-okay-that-we-re-eating-rudolph-dude-percy-said-i-could/)

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> [I may be biased, but I think jackals are cute and cuddly, even if they were known for digging up graves in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-may-be-biased-but-i-think-jackals-are-cute-and-cuddly-even-if-they/)

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> [I tried to think of something to say. Excuse me? Hello? Marry me? Anything would have done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-tried-to-think-of-something-to-say-excuse-me-hello-marry-me/)

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> [As a magician, you must think about chaos and order. Those are the two forces that control the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/as-a-magician-you-must-think-about-chaos-and-order-those-are-the-two/)

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> [Caesar broke the law when he crossed the Rubicon," Frank said. "Great leaders have to think out side the box sometimes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/caesar-broke-the-law-when-he-crossed-the-rubicon-frank-said-great/)

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> [Contrary to what you might think, I don't spend every waking hour thinking about boys." "Just most waking hours?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/contrary-to-what-you-might-think-i-don-t-spend-every-waking-hour/)

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> [Holy mother!" "Hmph. More like holy father. I'd think you'd know the difference." -Hephaetus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/holy-mother-hmph-more-like-holy-father-i-d-think-you-d-know-the/)

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> [Besides, you're a cat. It's your nature to think you're the center of the universe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/besides-you-re-a-cat-it-s-your-nature-to-think-you-re-the-center-of/)

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> [What are you thinking? Nothing. I mean...a lot of things. Kind of all at once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/what-are-you-thinking-nothing-i-mean-a-lot-of-things-kind-of-all-at/)

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> [Hubris means deadly pride. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hubris-means-deadly-pride-thinking-you-can-do-things-better-than/)

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> [“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/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/that-awkward-moment-when-you-jump-out-a-window-because-your-friend/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/oh-dear-hazel-aphrodite-folded-her-fan-such-optimism-yet-you-have/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/kids-if-anything-are-harder-to-write-for-because-they-are-a-more/)

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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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-started-toward-the-entrance-seriously-how-could-he-not-he-stopped/)

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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!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hercules-used-noise-brass-bells-he-scared-them-away-with-the-most/)

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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?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-you-take-someone-s-hand-and-lead-them-to-valhalla-you-get-a/)

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> [“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/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-s-my-baby-i-cried-quite-carried-away-there-s-my-poochiekins/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/leo-plunked-the-cheese-wheel-in-front-of-me-cut-me-a-wedge-of-this-my/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-all-still-about-having-a-good-story-you-have-to-have-a-good/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-disobeyed-ra-s-wishes-and-so-he-ordered-my-onw-father-shu-hang-on-i/)

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> [“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/)

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> [Wouldn't that put a twist in your toga?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/wouldn-t-that-put-a-twist-in-your-toga/)

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> [ \[Hazel\] 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/)

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                        "text": "That's because we keep weapons int the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time monsters have attacked our family?\" \"Weapons,\" Frank grumbled. \"Right. I've never handled weapons before.\" Grandmother's nostrils flared. \"Was that sarcasm, Fai Zhang?\" \"Yes, Grandmother.\" \"Good. There may be hope for you yet.",
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                        "text": "If I had my way,\" Dionysus said, \"I would cause your molecules to erupt in flames. We'd sweep up the ashes and be done with a lot of trouble. But Chiron seems to feel this would be against my mission at this cursed camp: to keep you little brats safe from harm.\" \"Spontaneous combustion is a form of harm, Mr. D,\" Chiron put in. \"Nonsense,\" Dionysus said. \"Boy wouldn't feel a thing. Nevertheless, I've agreed to restrain myself. I'm thinking of turning you into a dolphin instead, sending you back to your father.",
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                        "text": "Everyone thinks you've been kidnapped,\" he said. \"We've been scouring the ship. When Coach Hedge finds out- oh, gods, you've been here all night?\" \"Frank!\" Annabeth's ears were as red as strawberries. \"We just came down here to talk. We fell asleep. Accidentally. That's it.\" \"Kissed a couple of times,\" Percy said. Annabeth glared at him. \"Not helping!",
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