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title: "Best Thinking Sayings by Rick Riordan"
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> [She pulled away. “I missed you, Percy.” Percy wanted to tell her the same thing, but it seemed too small a comment.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/she-pulled-away-i-missed-you-percy-percy-wanted-to-tell-her-the-same/)

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> [What in the world are you thinking?” She sounded pretty flustered. “I try not to think,” Leo admitted. “It interferes with being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/what-in-the-world-are-you-thinking-she-sounded-pretty-flustered-i-try/)

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> [I think every writer struggles in some way with writers block. The trick is to plan out what you are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-think-every-writer-struggles-in-some-way-with-writers-block-the/)

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> [In the old legends, Arachne had gotten into trouble because of pride. She’d bragged about her tapestries being better than Athena’s, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/in-the-old-legends-arachne-had-gotten-into-trouble-because-of-pride/)

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> [It's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-not-bad-enough-i-am-exiled-it-s-not-bad-enough-you-take-away-the/)

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> [I hate it when people let me down, when things are temporary. I think that's why I want to be an architect."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-hate-it-when-people-let-me-down-when-things-are-temporary-i-think/)

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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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-could-always-see-myself-being-a-teacher-i-remember-sitting-in-class/)

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> [I named my camel Katrina. She was a natural disaster. She slobbered everywhere and seemed to think the purple streak in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-named-my-camel-katrina-she-was-a-natural-disaster-she-slobbered/)

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> [Think about Isis,” Jaz repeated. “And Sadie…there is a purpose. You taught us that. We choose to believe in Ma'at. We create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/think-about-isis-jaz-repeated-and-sadie-there-is-a-purpose-you-taught/)

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> [Piper went a little crazy. She cried out with relief and dove straight into the water. What was she thinking? She didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/piper-went-a-little-crazy-she-cried-out-with-relief-and-dove-straight/)

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> [Whoa," Connor Stoll said. "Back up. Zoom in right there." "What?" Annabeth said nervously. "You see invaders?" "No, right there—Dylan's Candy Bar."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/whoa-connor-stoll-said-back-up-zoom-in-right-there-what-annabeth-said/)

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> [You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. Screaming “Hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “Shark!” But I’m telling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-might-not-think-a-hippo-could-inspire-terror-screaming-hippo/)

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> [They send a person who can never stay," she whispered. "Who can never accept my offer of companionship for more than a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/they-send-a-person-who-can-never-stay-she-whispered-who-can-never/)

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> [ Whenever Percy stopped by to see \[Annabeth\], she was so lost in thought that the conversation went something like this: Percy: 'Hey,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/whenever-percy-stopped-by-to-see-annabeth-she-was-so-lost-in-thought/)

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> [I tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you MUST write. When you find it, you will know, because the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-tell-aspiring-writers-that-you-have-to-find-what-you-must-write/)

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> [If anyone asks you if you’re taken,” I said, “the answer is yes.” “I think I can live with that,” he promised.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/if-anyone-asks-you-if-you-re-taken-i-said-the-answer-is-yes-i-think-i/)

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> [I think anytime you're writing to the middle grades, you're writing to young readers who are trapped in a number of ways…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-think-anytime-you-re-writing-to-the-middle-grades-you-re-writing-to/)

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> [The whole campfire idea freaked Piper out. It made her think of that huge purple bonfire in the dreams, and her father…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-whole-campfire-idea-freaked-piper-out-it-made-her-think-of-that/)

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> [She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a girl who didn't mind getting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/she-held-up-her-calloused-grimy-fingers-leo-couldn-t-help-thinking/)

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> [“He pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank could think was: Please…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/he-pulled-a-pure-black-ipad-from-thin-air-death-tapped-the-screen-a/)

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> [I try to craft books that are fun, that are sort of subversively educational so kids learn but they don't really feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-try-to-craft-books-that-are-fun-that-are-sort-of-subversively/)

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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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/all-i-could-think-of-was-that-the-teachers-must-ve-found-the-illegal/)

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> [You’re probably thinking: Wait, you just charged in without a plan? But Annabeth and I had been fighting together for years. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-re-probably-thinking-wait-you-just-charged-in-without-a-plan-but/)

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## 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/)

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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": "It's not bad enough I am exiled? It's not bad enough you take away the few good heroes I'm allowed to meet? You think it's funny to send me this this ― this charbroiled runt of a boy to ruin my tranquility? This is NOT FUNNY! Take him back!",
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                        "text": "Think about Isis,” Jaz repeated. “And Sadie…there is a purpose. You taught us that. We choose to believe in Ma'at. We create order out of chaos, beauty and meaning out of ugly randomness. That's what Egypt is all about. That's why its name, its ren, has endured for millennia. Don't despair. Otherwise Chaos wins.",
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                        "text": "Piper went a little crazy. She cried out with relief and dove straight into the water. What was she thinking? She didn't take a rope or a life vest or anything. But at the moment, she was just so happy that she paddled over to Leo and kissed him on the cheek, which kind of surprised him. \"Miss me?\" Leo laughed. Piper was suddenly furious. \"Where were you? How are you guys alive?\" \"Long story,\" he said. A picnic basket bobbed to the surface next to him. \"Want a brownie?",
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                        "text": "Whoa,\" Connor Stoll said. \"Back up. Zoom in right there.\" \"What?\" Annabeth said nervously. \"You see invaders?\" \"No, right there—Dylan's Candy Bar.\" Connor grinned at his brother. \"Dude, it's open. And everyone is asleep. Are you thinking what I'm thinking?\" \"Connor!\" Katie Gardner scolded. She sounded like her mother, Demeter. \"This is serious. You are not going to loot a candy store in the middle of a war!\" \"Sorry,\" Connor muttered, but he didn't sound very ashamed.",
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                        "text": "You might not think a hippo could inspire terror. Screaming “Hippo!” doesn’t have the same impact as screaming “Shark!” But I’m telling you—as the Egyptian Queen careened to one side, its paddle wheel lifting completely out of the water, and I saw that monster emerge from the deep, I nearly discovered the hieroglyphs for accident in my pants.",
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                        "text": "They send a person who can never stay,\" she whispered. \"Who can never accept my offer of companionship for more than a little while. They send me a hero I can't help ... just the sort of person I can't help falling in love with.\" ... As I sailed into the lake I realized the Fates really were cruel. They sent Calypso someone she couldn't help but love. But it worked both ways. For the rest of my life I would be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if.",
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                        "text": "Whenever Percy stopped by to see [Annabeth], she was so lost in thought that the conversation went something like this: Percy: 'Hey, how's it going?' Annabeth: 'Uh, no thanks.' Percy: 'Okay...have you eaten anything today?' Annabeth: 'I think Leo is on duty. Ask him.' Percy: 'So, my hair is on fire.' Annabeth: 'Okay, in a while.",
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                        "text": "If anyone asks you if you’re taken,” I said, “the answer is yes.” “I think I can live with that,” he promised. “Good,” I said. “Because you don’t want to see me be cross.” “Too late.” “Shut up and dance, Walt.” “Shut up and dance, Walt.” We did—with the music of a psychotic griffin screaming behind us, and the sirens and horns of Brooklyn wailing below. It was quite romantic.",
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