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- I saw 'The 39 Clues' as a potential vehicle for doing some education in a fun way - to take some of these amazing stories…
- I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.
- Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I never had a…
- 'Harry Potter' opened so many doors for young adult literature. It really did convince the publishing industry that writing for children was a viable enterprise.…
- I like both Greek and Egyptian. More Greek stories have survived, so we know more about them. They've always been my favorite. On the other…
- I think the more you understand myths, the more you understand the roots of our culture and the more things will resonate. Do you have…
- It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
- Grover was sniffing the wind, looking nervous. He fished out his acorns and threw them into the sand, then played his pipes. They rearranged themselves…
- Love conquers all," Aphrodite promised. "Look at Helen and Paris. Did they let anything come between them?" "Didn't they start the Trojan War and get…
- Hercules used noise! Brass bells! He scared them away with the most horrible sound he could-" said Percy "Percy... Chiron's collection!
- The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as…
- I had weird dreams full of barnyard animals. Most of them wanted to kill me. The rest wanted food.
- She led the way. Eyeless sockets of the dead seemed to stare at them as they passed. "These are cool," Dan decided. "Maybe I could-"…
- Five syllables," Apollo said, counting them on his fingers. "That would be real bad.
- Kronos would be 10 times more powerful. His very presence would incinerate you. And once he achieves this he will empower the other Titans. They…
- Brother,” Artemis chided. “You do not help my Hunters. You do not look at, talk to, or flirt with my Hunters. And you do not…
- Percy, lesser beings do many horrible things in the name of the gods. That does not mean we gods approve. The way our sons and…
- Purple light passed over the paper, but nothing happened. "Next!" Amy said. She was sure the man in black was going to burst in on…
- I'll show them 'love is worthless,'" Silena Beauregard grumbled as she strapped on her armor. "I'll pulverize them!
- Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be much safer, while we've got them here—"…
- Percy: The Heka-what? Annabeth: The Hundred-Handed Ones. They called them that because... well, they had a hundred hands. They were the elder brothers of the…
- Fish gathered to look at us - a school of baracudas, some curious marines. SCRAM! I told them. They swam off, but I could tell…
- After our mom died, her parents (our grandparents) had this big court battle with dad. After six lawyers, two fistfights, and a near fatal attack…
- He looked like those paintings of baby angels - what do you call them, hubbubs? No cherubs. That's it. He looked like a cherub who'd…
- We ran, plowing through another pile of peppers. [No, I didn't pick a peck of them, Sadie - just shut up.]
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- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
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- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
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