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title: "Best Thinking Quotes by Rick Riordan"
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> [For the rest of my life I would always be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if. -Perseus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/for-the-rest-of-my-life-i-would-always-be-thinking-about-her-she/)

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> [Shut up, me" Leo said out loud. "What?" Piper asked. "Nothing," he said. "Long night. I think I'm hallucinating. It's cool.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/shut-up-me-leo-said-out-loud-what-piper-asked-nothing-he-said-long/)

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> [Be careful of love. It'll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/be-careful-of-love-it-ll-twist-your-brain-around-and-leave-you/)

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> [Grover: It’s a very sweet love story. I get misty-eyed every time I play it. So does Percy, but I think that’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/grover-it-s-a-very-sweet-love-story-i-get-misty-eyed-every-time-i/)

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> [“What in the world are you thinking? I try not to think. It interferes with being nuts.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/what-in-the-world-are-you-thinking-i-try-not-to-think-it-interferes/)

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> [I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-think-that-kids-have-a-greater-capacity-for-processing-things-than/)

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> [Hey, guys!" Grover yelled somewhere above us. "I think she's unconscious!" "Roooaaarrr!" "Maybe not," Grover corrected.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hey-guys-grover-yelled-somewhere-above-us-i-think-she-s-unconscious/)

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> [“For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest WHAT IF.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/for-the-rest-of-my-life-i-would-be-thinking-about-her-she-would/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-enjoy-writing-for-both-kids-and-adults-though-i-think-i-m-better-at/)

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> [George unhinged his jaw and coughed up a little plastic bottle filled with chewable vitamins. "You're kidding," I said. "Are those Minotaur-shaped?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/george-unhinged-his-jaw-and-coughed-up-a-little-plastic-bottle-filled/)

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> [I missed him so much I would sometimes turn to tell him something before I forgot he was gone. In spite of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-missed-him-so-much-i-would-sometimes-turn-to-tell-him-something/)

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> [You're Dionysus," I said. "The god of wine." Mr. D rolled his eyes. "What do they say these days, Grover? Do the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-re-dionysus-i-said-the-god-of-wine-mr-d-rolled-his-eyes-what-do/)

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> [Oh, my dear! I’m afraid you’ve mistaken me for someone else! My name is Rhea Silvia. I was the mother to Romulus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/oh-my-dear-i-m-afraid-you-ve-mistaken-me-for-someone-else-my-name-is/)

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> [I stepped forward. Call me old-fashioned, but I wanted to keep his focus on me and not Annabeth. I think it’s polite…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-stepped-forward-call-me-old-fashioned-but-i-wanted-to-keep-his/)

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> [There," Zoë suggested."By the Embarcadero Building." "Good thinking," Chuck said. "Me and Hank can blend in with the pigeons." We all looked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/there-zo-suggested-by-the-embarcadero-building-good-thinking-chuck/)

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> [I looked down at my clothes. They were slashed to pieces and full of bullet holes, but I was fine. Not a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-looked-down-at-my-clothes-they-were-slashed-to-pieces-and-full-of/)

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> [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/)

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> [Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That's what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the brown stuff they spread on veggie…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/annabeth-my-fatal-flaw-that-s-what-the-sirens-showed-me-my-fatal-flaw/)

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> [ Piper leaned toward \[Jason\], her caramel braid falling over her shoulder. Her multicolored eyes made it hard for him to think straight.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/piper-leaned-toward-jason-her-caramel-braid-falling-over-her-shoulder/)

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> [I believe in pink.I believe laughing is the best calorie burner.I believe in kissing,kissing alot!I believe in being strong when everything seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-believe-in-pink-i-believe-laughing-is-the-best-calorie-burner-i/)

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> [He gave me the brochure. It was about the Hunters of Artemis. The front read, A WISE CHOICE FOR YOUR FUTURE! Inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-gave-me-the-brochure-it-was-about-the-hunters-of-artemis-the-front/)

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> [Chiron, I don't think the attic is the proper place for our new Oracle, do you?" "No, indeed." Chiron looked a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/chiron-i-don-t-think-the-attic-is-the-proper-place-for-our-new-oracle/)

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> [Hermes's shoulders sagged. "They'll try, Percy. Oh, we'll all try to keep our promise. And maybe for a while things will get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hermes-s-shoulders-sagged-they-ll-try-percy-oh-we-ll-all-try-to-keep/)

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> [Shut up, me,” Leo said aloud. “What?” Piper asked. “Nothing,” he said. “Long night. I think I’m hallucinating. It’s cool.” Sitting in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/shut-up-me-leo-said-aloud-what-piper-asked-nothing-he-said-long-night/)

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> [I can't promise that every child with learning differences will become a novelist, but I do think all children can become lifelong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-can-t-promise-that-every-child-with-learning-differences-will/)

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> [Oh, lord. I was beginning to think like Neith. Soon I'd be huddled in an underground bunker eating army rations and cackling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/oh-lord-i-was-beginning-to-think-like-neith-soon-i-d-be-huddled-in-an/)

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> [I seriously needed an extra-strength magic pillow, because my ba refused to stay put. \[And no, Sadie, I don't think wrapping my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-seriously-needed-an-extra-strength-magic-pillow-because-my-ba/)

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> [No!" Leo yelled. "Uhhh," Nico groaned from the floor. "Piper!" Jason cried. "Monkey!" Frank yelled. "Not monkeys," Hazel grumbled. "I think those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/no-leo-yelled-uhhh-nico-groaned-from-the-floor-piper-jason-cried/)

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> [I couldn't help thinking about my dream, with Annabeth crumpled and lifeless in Luke's arms. Here I was rescuing baby monsters, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-couldn-t-help-thinking-about-my-dream-with-annabeth-crumpled-and/)

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> [Amos stopped before the entrance, which was the size of a garage door—a dark heavy square of timber with no visible handle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/amos-stopped-before-the-entrance-which-was-the-size-of-a-garage-door/)

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> [Do you think me cruel?” Neith asked. “Oh, yes, I collect the pockets of my enemies.” “Horrifying,” I said. “I didn’t know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/do-you-think-me-cruel-neith-asked-oh-yes-i-collect-the-pockets-of-my/)

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> [Think long and hard about how you proceed, Nico di Angelo. You cannot lie to Cupid. If you let your anger rule…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/think-long-and-hard-about-how-you-proceed-nico-di-angelo-you-cannot/)

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> [something inside me clicked, like an engine shifting into higher gear. My thinking suddenly became faster and clearer. The anger and fear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/something-inside-me-clicked-like-an-engine-shifting-into-higher-gear/)

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> [I wanted my students to leave my classroom loving reading and wanting to read more, and if they left my classroom thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-wanted-my-students-to-leave-my-classroom-loving-reading-and-wanting/)

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> [Percy?" Annabeth gripped his arm. "Oh, bad," he muttered. "Bad. Bad." He looked across the table at Frank and Hazel. "You guys…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/percy-annabeth-gripped-his-arm-oh-bad-he-muttered-bad-bad-he-looked/)

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> [At least he had Annabeth. They would find a way out of Tartarus. They had to. He didn't think much of fates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/at-least-he-had-annabeth-they-would-find-a-way-out-of-tartarus-they/)

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> [I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-think-the-more-you-understand-myths-the-more-you-understand-the/)

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> [Otrera stayed dead the second time," Kinzie said, batting her eyes. "We have to thank you for that. If you ever need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/otrera-stayed-dead-the-second-time-kinzie-said-batting-her-eyes-we/)

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> [So you've got no name?" I asked. "They couldn't think of one ugly enough?" The creature snarled, stepping over the unconscious policeman.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/so-you-ve-got-no-name-i-asked-they-couldn-t-think-of-one-ugly-enough/)

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> [Leo scratched his head. “Well I dunno about Enchiladas-“ “Enceladus,” Piper corrected. “Whatever. But Old Potty Face mentioned another name. Porpoise Fear,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/leo-scratched-his-head-well-i-dunno-about-enchiladas-enceladus-piper/)

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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": "Chiron, I don't think the attic is the proper place for our new Oracle, do you?\" \"No, indeed.\" Chiron looked a lot better now that Apollo had worked some medical magic on him. \"Rachel may use a guest room in the Big House for now, until we give the matter more thought.\" \"I'm thinking a cave in the hills,\" Apollo mused. \"With torches and a big purple curtain over the entrance . . . really mysterious. But inside, a totally decked-out pad with a game room and one of those home theater systems.",
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                        "text": "Hermes's shoulders sagged. \"They'll try, Percy. Oh, we'll all try to keep our promise. And maybe for a while things will get better. But we gods have never been good at keeping oaths. You were born because of a broken promise, eh? Eventually we'll become forgetful. We always do.\" \"You can change.\" Hermes laughed. \"After three thousand years, you think the gods can change their nature?\" \"Yeah,\" I said. \"I do.",
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                        "text": "Shut up, me,” Leo said aloud. “What?” Piper asked. “Nothing,” he said. “Long night. I think I’m hallucinating. It’s cool.” Sitting in front, Leo couldn’t see their faces, but he assumed from their silence that his friends were not pleased to have a sleepless, hallucinating dragon driver. “Just joking.” Leo decided it might be good to change the subject.",
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