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title: "Best Time Sayings by Rick Riordan"
description: "123 Time quotes by Rick Riordan. Plus more from Rick Riordan and more Time sayings from other authors."
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> [Did you bring me a rat?" "He has no time for rats, George." "No time for rats? That's just sad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/did-you-bring-me-a-rat-he-has-no-time-for-rats-george-no-time-for/)

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> [“Aphrodite is about love and beauty. Being loving. Spreading beauty. Good friends. Good times. Good deeds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/aphrodite-is-about-love-and-beauty-being-loving-spreading-beauty-good/)

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> [And of course I'm in the press all the time. So many books have been written about me; Into thin air, up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/and-of-course-i-m-in-the-press-all-the-time-so-many-books-have-been/)

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> [When I was alive, I mean the first time, Mussolini was in charge. We were at war.” “Mussolini?” Leo frowned. “Wasn’t he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-i-was-alive-i-mean-the-first-time-mussolini-was-in-charge-we/)

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> [“Being productive. Ugh. It's such a human concept. It implies you have limited time (LOL) and have to work hard to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/being-productive-ugh-it-s-such-a-human-concept-it-implies-you-have-2/)

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> [We are servants of Ma’at—order and justice. We don’t kill our enemies for things they might do in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/we-are-servants-of-ma-at-order-and-justice-we-don-t-kill-our-enemies/)

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> [My experience with Khonsu had taught me not be greedy about time. It was best to appreciate what you had and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/my-experience-with-khonsu-had-taught-me-not-be-greedy-about-time-it/)

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> [“Another time, in a Stockholm tavern, I met this god who was smoking hot, except his talking sword just would not shut…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/another-time-in-a-stockholm-tavern-i-met-this-god-who-was-smoking-hot/)

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> [You can tell the future?' 'More like the future mugs me from time to time.' Rachel said 'I speak prophecies. The oracle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-can-tell-the-future-more-like-the-future-mugs-me-from-time-to/)

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> [I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervous about?" "Look," I said. "I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-m-calm-rachel-insisted-every-time-i-m-around-you-some-monsters/)

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> [The horse seemed to bend time and space as he ran, blurring the landscape and making Frank feel like he'd just drunk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-horse-seemed-to-bend-time-and-space-as-he-ran-blurring-the/)

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> [“We only came close to dying six or seven times which I thought was pretty good. A minute later Annabeth hit a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/we-only-came-close-to-dying-six-or-seven-times-which-i-thought-was/)

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> [“We still should have enough time to reach Rome.” Hazel scowled. “When you say should have enough …” Leo shrugged. “How do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/we-still-should-have-enough-time-to-reach-rome-hazel-scowled-when-you/)

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> [Leo had recently discovered how to change the display, like the Times Square JumboTron,so now the banner read: Merry Christmas! All your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/leo-had-recently-discovered-how-to-change-the-display-like-the-times/)

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> [ \[Percy\] kept hoping things would get better for Annabeth and him, but their lives just got more dangerous, as if the Three… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/percy-kept-hoping-things-would-get-better-for-annabeth-and-him-but/)

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> [I've been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain," she said. "Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but if you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-ve-been-waiting-a-long-time-for-a-quest-seaweed-brain-she-said/)

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> [I remembered the last time Annabeth and I had parted ways, when she'd given me a kiss for luck in Mount St.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-remembered-the-last-time-annabeth-and-i-had-parted-ways-when-she-d/)

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> [“So…we’ll start by boasting, will we? Just like old times! Very well, demigod.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/so-we-ll-start-by-boasting-will-we-just-like-old-times-very-well/)

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> [“Being a half-blood is dangerous. It’s scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/being-a-half-blood-is-dangerous-it-s-scary-most-of-the-time-it-gets/)

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> [I'd like to say I took the news well. The truth was, I wanted to strangle the Hunters of Artemis one eternal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-d-like-to-say-i-took-the-news-well-the-truth-was-i-wanted-to/)

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> [“When he told it, I remembered. He handed me my past like… like a spear. But I do not know if I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/when-he-told-it-i-remembered-he-handed-me-my-past-like-like-a-spear/)

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> [“Once upon a time, I liked turtles,” Piper muttered, accepting a hand up. “Not anymore!” Hazel”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/once-upon-a-time-i-liked-turtles-piper-muttered-accepting-a-hand-up/)

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> [Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/back-when-i-taught-middle-school-and-wrote-adult-mysteries-my/)

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> [I sometimes look at my bookshelves today and wonder which volumes my sons will treasure in twenty or thirty years. Which should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-sometimes-look-at-my-bookshelves-today-and-wonder-which-volumes-my/)

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> [ It's hard to know what \[literature\] will end up being timeless and what will be something that doesn't translate into the future,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/it-s-hard-to-know-what-literature-will-end-up-being-timeless-and-what/)

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> [I don't teach anymore, but I can still clearly see fifth period after lunch - that's a real tough time to teach.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-don-t-teach-anymore-but-i-can-still-clearly-see-fifth-period-after/)

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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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> [Here's a tip, Alyconeus. Next time you choose the biggest state for your home, don't set up base in the part that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/here-s-a-tip-alyconeus-next-time-you-choose-the-biggest-state-for/)

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> [“No. This makes me sad." He pointed at all the garbage on the ground. "And the sky. You can't even see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/no-this-makes-me-sad-he-pointed-at-all-the-garbage-on-the-ground-and/)

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> [Sanchez looked at me and we locked eyes a second too long. There was nothing I could do about it. The signal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/sanchez-looked-at-me-and-we-locked-eyes-a-second-too-long-there-was/)

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> [“Percy (talking about Annabeth):"I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I'd seen her a billion times. Still, she seemed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/percy-talking-about-annabeth-i-found-myself-staring-at-her-which-was/)

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> [“Hello, Thor,” said the sword. “Long time no see.” “Ha!” The god clapped his hands in delight. “I thought I recognized you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/hello-thor-said-the-sword-long-time-no-see-ha-the-god-clapped-his/)

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> [I don't care what your nose says! The last time you smelled half-blood, it turned out to be a meatloaf sandwich!" "Meatloaf…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-don-t-care-what-your-nose-says-the-last-time-you-smelled-half-blood/)

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> [Stop!" Narcissus got to his feet. "This is not right! This person is obviously not awesome, so he must be..." He struggled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/stop-narcissus-got-to-his-feet-this-is-not-right-this-person-is/)

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> [I think children love reading, and they will make time for it if we put the right books into their hands. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-think-children-love-reading-and-they-will-make-time-for-it-if-we/)

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> [“You may choose to believe or not, but the fact is that immortal means immortal. Can you imagine that for a moment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/you-may-choose-to-believe-or-not-but-the-fact-is-that-immortal-means/)

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> [“Apparently, Clytius hadn’t expected her to be quite so suicidal. He was slow raising his sword. By the time he slashed, Hazel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/apparently-clytius-hadn-t-expected-her-to-be-quite-so-suicidal-he-was/)

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> [I found myself staring at her, which was stupid since I'd seen her a billion times. Still, she seemed so much more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-found-myself-staring-at-her-which-was-stupid-since-i-d-seen-her-a/)

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> [ The first time Calypso came to check on \[Leo\], it was to complain about the noise. “Smoke and fire,” she said. “Clanging… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/the-first-time-calypso-came-to-check-on-leo-it-was-to-complain-about/)

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> [I have moments like that alot, when my brain falls asleep or something, and the next thing I know I've missed something,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-riordan/i-have-moments-like-that-alot-when-my-brain-falls-asleep-or-something/)

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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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