It's very obvious that we're not quite as good without Lawrence Roberts. But we knew coming into this game that we didn't have him, so we can't make any excuse.

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We knew coming into the game that they were a very good team, that they were very good defensively.
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FELIX MAGATH

Now we have one chance in some case, as in this body but in other body we will have + one because we...
DEYTH BANGER We were really excited coming into this meet because we knew they were ranked ahead of us, but we kn...
ASHLEY REED We knew it was going to be a tough game just for the fact that we were coming off an emotional high ...
DAN STAUBER We have a right to life, not on it.
DANIEL MELGAçO

People see what they want to see
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DAVE COTTLE The island is ours. Here, in some way, we are young forever.
E.LOCKHART اگر میخواهید جایی زندگی کنید که مردمش از موش ها نمیترسن...
EMILY LOCKHART You hate cake doughnuts."
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E.LOCKHART There are parallel universes in which different events have happened to the same people. An alternat...
E. LOCKHEART There is not even a scrabble word for how bad I feel.
E. LOCKHEART

He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee.
E. LOCKHART Johnny, he is bounce, effort, and snark.
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E.LOCKHART

Everything doesn't seem like anything when you love someone. Especially when you're young.
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We decide to go out walking the wh...
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FRED SIMON It was something we were focusing on coming into this game. We wanted to put together the best game ...
MATHIAS KIWANUKA We knew coming in that Westfield was a very physical team, and we had to match that. Every game in t...
GINA MITCHELL We knew he was going to make adjustments. We knew he would have a good game sooner or later because ...
CLIFF ROBINSON

We may claim to believe in God, but we don't want to believe so much that it makes us different.
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BILL IPSEN

The words you can’t find, you borrow.
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MATT BOWMAN There were questions about whether we would postpone the game, but she would not have wanted that. S...
STEPHANIE FERLITA We prepared for this game just like we would any other game, ... We knew we had to have another good...
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DON CAHOON I really have never bought into that San Francisco game, and maybe players might have a different vi...
ERNIE ACCORSI We were pretty much upset with the fact that they called us a reform team. We are not a reform team....
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ANDREW TAYLOR Our hearts were racing as we stood there watching Jimmy at the line, but we knew he could do it beca...
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TOD KOWALCZYK We were saying after the game on the bench that it was huge because we wanted to build some momentum...
GREG SCHRIMPF Stop this attitude that older people ain't any good anymore! We're as good as we ever were -...
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PAUL HEWITT That was important for us to get going, conference-wise. (Burks) did a good job of keeping us off-ba...
DAVID LOYD Never eat anything bigger than your ass.
E. LOCKHART We are Sinclairs. Beautiful. Privileged. Damaged. Liar. We live, least in the summertime, on a priva...
E. LOCKHART We've got exactly what we need to fulfill our destiny!
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MARK RITTER Wow, I didn't know we were up that much. I knew we were up a lot. It's frustrating to lose this game...
MICHAEL REDD We all have the potential to do terrible things. But we also have the potential to overcome our mist...
VERONICA ROSSI We showed signs in the beginning of the game, but then we panicked at times. We didnt execute things...
ALEX HERNANDEZ I never saw this coming. We were coming off a good year and you knew that next year was going to get...
JAMEL GUYTON It's the imperfections that make things beautiful
JENNY HAN We knew coming in that UGF was going to make our guards beat them, and we were ready.
BRIAN ORR Who cares what are you eating??
Who cares where are you?
Who cares what are you posting??<...
DEYTH BANGER When the other team's best player is not playing, you have a tendency to relax and we tried to addre...
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BEN ROY When we did make it public that we were not letting anyone watch any longer, the Filipino fans stopp...
FREDDIE ROACH Those two runs we made were huge when you look at the final score. We knew how big they were inside ...
CRAIG HAASE There were three games this year that we were down and came back to win. They knew coming into this ...
ANDY BOROWSKY We so wanted to step out to something different that we made it clear to each other there were no bo...
DUSTIN KENSRUE Were in such a state now, with our infrastructure so vulnerable, that we cant take a hit of any orde...
WALTER MAESTRI We knew coming into this game how good he was. He's so fast and so strong I don't know what happe...
BRIAN CUSHING I think we came into this game with a lot of momentum. Guys were up even in batting practice. We had...
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DAREN GANGA Without rebellion, how creative would we be?
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BARBARA TURNER We were very nervous but it were right exciting. We weren't hooligans but we knew people that were.
ALEX TURNER Everyone knew coming into the state tournament that those three teams were the teams that everyone w...
DAVE VANDEVEEGAETE You have to make adjustments. The game plan was to take the ball at him, but you have to dish off. W...
ED GRIFFIN William Shatner has one style. We have completely contrasting personalities. We're very good fri...
PATRICK STEWART Destiny consist in the moments that we experienced, and not in the choices we have to do.
DANIEL MELGAçO Teddy really wasn't Teddy but that's no excuse. We didn't make some plays behind him that we needed ...
CORY MILLER Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif...
REBECCA GOLDSTEIN He's always been a good shooter. Nobody knew about him and I'm sure these guys didn't. I knew they w...
RICH BRENNAN The show was very emotional. We all have so much experience that we were trying to trick ourselves i...
CHRIS CORNELL We knew coming in that in order for us to win this game, we would have to get rebounds, and to hold ...
ALFRED ARTIS Justin's a heck of an athlete, but obviously we were very concerned coming into this one.
BILL BYRNES We will not have any penalties. We knew that we would have three programs that were close and that w...
CARY GROTH This was definitely supposed to be a test, and I think we did pretty good on it. We knew they were a...
ILIAN EVTIMOV Our backs were against the wall. We didn't talk about it or say we have to win this game or we have ...
PHIL MISSERE The first 10 minutes we were pretty good, and then it was just like we didn't have any jump anymore....
YANIC PERREAULT We were a little concerned about that. We were very direct with the girls that we can't allow a letd...
DAVID PAGAN We knew going into this meeting that we were not going to walk away with a check from the federal go...
ZOE LOFGREN By far, that was his best game of the year. He looked fantastic. But, while Kyle had a good game, hi...
GABE MCDONALD We wanted to take this whole tournament one game at a time. We knew, going into this game, that we c...
GILLIAN APPS We served aggressively enough that sometimes, it was hard for them to get her the ball. We knew that...
GARY STANGLEWICZ What we want to do is work as fast as we can and as efficiently and effectively as we can so that we...
DON CLARK We played as hard as we could. I think overall it was a good game. It was exciting, but we didn't qu...
MIKE D'ANTONI Immediately. To be quite honest, it's nice to know that we did it, however I believe that this team ...
ANDY FISHMAN The answer isn't more time but a greater awareness of the time we have.
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Percy: "Detention?
RICK RIORDAN They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a littl...
RICK RIORDAN Percy tried to remember. He really did. For some reason, Annabeth and he had visited a spa and decid...
RICK RIORDAN That's because we keep weapons in the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time m...
RICK RIORDAN Tyson, Frank is a descendant of Poseidon."
"Brother!" Tyson crushed Frank in a hug.
Percy ...
RICK RIORDAN Elections only happen in two ways," Reyna said. "Either the legion raises someone on a shield after ...
RICK RIORDAN You speak horse?" Hazel asked.
"Speaking to horses is a Poseidon thing," Percy said. "Uh, I mea...
RICK RIORDAN Frank stared at him. "Unfair? You can breathe underwater and blow up glaciers and summon freaking hu...
RICK RIORDAN They're Lares. House gods."
"House gods," Percy said. "Like...smaller than real gods, but large...
RICK RIORDAN I'm fine!" Percy yelled out as he ran by, followed by a giant screaming bloody murder.
RICK RIORDAN This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..."
"Repair boy." RICK RIORDAN Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?"
"Yeah," Percy said. "He sla...
RICK RIORDAN Percy scowled. "I-I know you."
Nico raised his eyebrows. "Do you?
RICK RIORDAN Annabeth's face, her blond hair and gray eyes, the way she laughed, threw her arms around him, and g...
RICK RIORDAN Two hundred Romans, and no one’s got a pen? Never mind!"

He slung his M16 onto his bac...
RICK RIORDAN There!" Mars finished writing and threw the scroll at Octavian. "A prophecy. You can add it to your ...
RICK RIORDAN Jeez, Hazel," Percy said, "tell your horse to watch his language."
Hazel tried not to laugh. "W...
RICK RIORDAN Hey!" said the guy in the video. "Greetings from your friends at Camp Half-Blood, et cetera. This is...
RICK RIORDAN Life is only precious because it ends, kid.
RICK RIORDAN Now, come over here so I can pat you down."
"But you don't have-" Percy stopped. "Uh, sure." RICK RIORDAN Can you surf really well, then?"
I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh.
"Je...
RICK RIORDAN Hera, do not dare take credit! You have caused at least as many problems as you fixed!
RICK RIORDAN He wondered if...his dad, Zeus, would write him a note: “Please excuse Jason from eternal damnatio...
RICK RIORDAN Usually I give demigods something simple like a shopping trip, singing a funny song, that sort of th...
RICK RIORDAN Nico danced around like he needed to use the restroom. "Does Zeus really have lightning
bolts t...
RICK RIORDAN If you look at it from any other side, it looks like a pile of enormous deer droppings, but Chiron w...
RICK RIORDAN Thalia blushed. "Hi, Lord Apollo."

Zeus's girl, yes? Makes you my half sister. Used to be...
RICK RIORDAN The god of wine looked around at the assembled crowd. “Miss me?”

The satyrs fell over...
RICK RIORDAN My faithful companion, Zoe Nightshade, has passed into the stars. I must have a new lieutenant. And ...
RICK RIORDAN Wait just a minute," Ares growled. He pointed at Thalia and me. "These two are dangerous. It'd be mu...
RICK RIORDAN But I've never even been to Olympus! Zeus is crazy!"

Chiron and Grover glanced nervously ...
RICK RIORDAN Kronos couldn't have risen if it hadn't been for a lot of demigods who felt abandoned by their paren...
RICK RIORDAN Your uncle," Poseidon sighed, "has always had a flair for dramatic exits. I think he would've done w...
RICK RIORDAN I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights."

Now that we were safely down the mountain...
RICK RIORDAN Doesn't miss many meals, does he?" Zeus muttered. "Tyson, for your bravery in the war, and for leadi...
RICK RIORDAN The Council agrees," Zeus said. "Percy Jackson, you will have one gift from the gods."
I hesita...
RICK RIORDAN As for my brothers," Zeus said, "we are thankful"-he cleared his throat like the words were hard to ...
RICK RIORDAN It's just Annabeth mom jeez!
RICK RIORDAN Хей! - извика Гроувър. - Тя май припадна!
- Гррр! - обади...
RICK RIORDAN

It's very obvious that we're not quite as good without Lawrence Roberts. But we knew coming into this game that we didn't have him, so we can't make any excuse.

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It's very obvious that we're not quite as good without Lawrence Roberts. But we knew coming into this game that we didn't have him, so we can't make any excuse.

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