"Fiction does not spring into the world fully……" — John Gardner

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• The first lesson every child of Athena learned: Mom was the best at everything, and you should never, ever suggest… — Rick Riordan
• I grew up like Athena—covered with playing cards instead of armor—and, at the age of seven, materialized on a TV… — Ricky Jay
• When I was a kid, I took 'The Brady Bunch' and 'The Partridge Family' very seriously. It was a world… — George Saunders
• The compelling thing about making art—or making anything, I suppose—is the moment when the vaporous, insubstantial idea becomes a solid… — Audrey Niffenegger
• What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?" "I don't know. But… — Rick Riordan
• Experts in ancient Greek culture say that people back then didn't see their thoughts as belonging to them. When ancient… — Chuck Palahniuk
• Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. "Jeez, Nico," I… — Rick Riordan
• They went to university because someone, at a time when universities seemed important, said that in order to rise in… — Paulo Coelho
• I've been waiting a long time for a quest, seaweed brain," she said. "Athena is no fan of Poseidon, but… — Rick Riordan
• There is always a way out for those clever enough to find it. — Rick Riordan
• The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation," she said. "Evil is easy to fight. Lack of… — Rick Riordan
• I tried to picture a young, insecure Edward and couldn't, but it was nice to know that once he'd been… — Laurell K. Hamilton

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