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Before Quotes by Rick Riordan
- I wrote for 10 years before I even started the 'Percy Jackson' series.
- After the satyrs filed in to dinner, the Hermes cabin brought up the rear. They were always the biggest cabin. Last summer it had been…
- Before I could figure out how to apologize for being such an idiot, she tackled me with a hug, then pulled away just as quickly.…
- The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human bodies from the waist up, except their…
- Looking up in the sky, I saw the stars were brighter now. They made a pattern I had never noticed before- a gleaming constellation that…
- Nico strode forward. The enemy army fell back before him like he radiated death, which of course he did. Through the face guard of his…
- The Friday before winter break, my mom packed me an overnight bag and a few deadly weapons and took me to a new boarding school.
- At first I was protecting you two because I promised. Now even if I hadn't promised, I would. You two are like kittens to me.…
- The wand ricocheted through the swarm, thumping six, seven, eight of the little monsters before returning to Carter’s hand. “Not bad,” I said. “Keep it…
- Amos stopped before the entrance, which was the size of a garage door—a dark heavy square of timber with no visible handle or lock. “Carter…
- I’d been to the British museum before. In fact I’ve been in more museums than I like to admit—it makes me sound like a total…
- I missed him so much I would sometimes turn to tell him something before I forgot he was gone. In spite of all that, and…
- Just sit tight. Reinforcements should be here soon. Hopefully nothing happens before-" Lightning crackled overhead. The wind picked up with a vengeance. Worksheets flew into…
- Then there were the shabti, magical figurines that were supposed to come to life when summoned. A few months ago, I’d fallen for a girl…
- Let's boogie,' he (Leo) said. 'Before I come to my senses
- Right before the game, she strolled up to me. "Hey, Seaweed Brain." "Will you stop calling me that?" She knows I hate that name, mostly…
- But Annabeth just smiled and put us in jail. As she was heading back to the front line, she turned and winked. "See you at…
- Poseidon held out his arms and gave me a hug. I realized, a little embarrassed, that I'd never actually hugged my dad before. He was…
- Zoe readied her arrows. Grover lifted his pipes. Thalia raised her shield and I noticed a tear running down her cheek. Suddenly it occurred to…
- I tried to imagine how things could get much worse. The gods were in the Midwest fighting a huge monster that had almost defeated them…
- They sped by a pack of sea lions lounging on the docks, and she swore she saw an old homeless guy sitting among them. From…
- It was like Percy had faced death before, like he knew about grief. What mattered was listening. You didn’t need to say you were sorry.…
- I'm just a kid, Chiron," I said miserably. "What good is one lousy hero against something like Kronos?" Chiron managed a smile. '"What good is…
- We heard the army before we saw it. The noise was like a cannon barrage combined with a football stadium crowd- like every Patriots fan…
- Before I could do anything rash, a familiar voice behind me said, "Hello, Sadie." The other girls let out a collective gasp. My pulse quickened…
More Before Quotes
- Your lost friends are not dead, but gone before, advanced a stage or two upon that road which you must travel in… — Aristophanes
- It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those… — Aristotle
- I guess I wanted to leave America for awhile. It wasn't that I wanted to become an expatriate, or just never come… — Paul Auster
- Don't turn away from possible futures before you're certain you don't have anything to learn from them. — Richard Bach
- The first person to promulgate the Golden Rule, which was the bedrock of this empathic spirituality, was Confucius 500 years before Christ. — Karen Armstrong
- Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that… — Karen Armstrong
- I'm sure most of us remember being a kid and you have all of this endless time where two weeks before Christmas… — Andrea Arnold
- I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was… — Bella Abzug
- If you're paid before you walk on the court, what's the point in playing as if your life depended on it? — Arthur Ashe
- Funny things tend not to happen to me. I am not a natural comic. I need to think about things a lot… — Rowan Atkinson
- Before the BBC, I joined the Navy in order to travel. — David Attenborough
- Before the Civil War, Canada was at the top of the underground railroad. If you made it into Canada, you were safe… — Margaret Atwood