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Firsts Quotes by Rick Riordan
- The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest otherwise.
- It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and…
- My eighth grade teacher, Mrs. Pabst, had done her master's thesis on Tolkien. She showed me how the trilogy was patterned after Norse mythology. She…
- To a degree, the Greek and Roman mythological heroes are just the first superheroes. They appeal to children for much the same reason. These gods…
- Monkey bar," Annabeth said. "I'm great at these." She leaped onto to the first rung and start swinging her way across. She was scared of…
- I held out a lead figurine of Hades—the little Mythomagic statue Nico had abandoned when he fled camp last winter. Nico hesitated. "I don’t play…
- 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 Ancient Egyptians were not fools, Carter. They built the pyramids. They created the first great nation state. Their civilization lasted thousands of years.†“Yeah, 
- Egypt is the First Nome. New York is the twenty-first. What’s the last one, the Three-hundred-and-sixtieth?†“That would be Antarctica,†Zia said. “A punishment assignment.…
- The first thing we pulled out was a lump of white gunk. “Wax,†Carter pronounced. “Fascinating.
- I got ready for bed and crawled in. The covers were comfortable and warm, but the pillow was just too weird. It gave me neck…
- A long white ribbon shot out of the crack in the wall. The ribbon just kept coming, weaving itself into some kind of shape next…
- They both (Thalia and Hera) glared at her, and for three long seconds, Piper wasn’t sure which one of them was going to kill her…
- It's first owner...well, things didn't turn out too well for her. Her name was Helena.' Piper let that sink in. "Wait, you mean the Helena?…
- I'm the son of Jupiter, I'm a child of Rome, consul to demigods, praetor of the First Legion. I slew the Trojan sea monster, I…
- 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…
- What about a compromise? I’ll kill them first, and if it turns out they were friendly, I’ll apologize.
- I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House, Amos had told…
- Sadie, I can't intervene." He turned up his palms in frustration. "I told you when we first met, this isn't an actual physical body." "Shame,"…
- Survive first. Figure out crayon drawing of destiny later.
More Firsts Quotes
- No punishment has ever possessed enough power of deterrence to prevent the commission of crimes. On the contrary, whatever the punishment, once… — Hannah Arendt
- The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- The first time Haiti had free and fair democratic elections was 1990, when I was elected. — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I am lucky, I'm the first to admit that. — J. J. Abrams
- Courage is the first of human qualities because it is the quality which guarantees the others. — Aristotle
- For though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first. — Aristotle
- He who is to be a good ruler must have first been ruled. — Aristotle
- In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement… — Aristotle