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There will always be rock stars, but I don't know how much depth and longevity they'll have.


Rick Springfield

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RICK RIORDAN You’re not the only one,” he says through gritted teeth. “My twelve-year-old sister died in my...
RICK YANCEY A hero can go anywhere, challenge anyone, as long as he has the nerve.
RICK RIORDAN Very slowly using two fingers, Annabeth drew her dagger. Instead of dropping it, she tossed it as fa...
RICK RIORDAN I said hello to the poodle.
RICK RIORDAN Nico, you can do this," Jason said. "It might be embarrassing, but it's for the scepter."

RICK RIORDAN Love is on every side, Cupid said. And no one's side. Don't ask what Love can do for you.<...
RICK RIORDAN Is this guy Love or Death?" Jason growled.

Ask your friends, Cupid said. Frank,...
RICK RIORDAN Images flashed through his mind. He saw Nico and his sister on a snowy cliff in Maine, Percy Jackson...
RICK RIORDAN You might as well ask an artist to explain his art, or ask a poet to explain his poem. It defeats th...
RICK RIORDAN Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.
RICK RIORDAN The real world is where the monsters are.
RICK RIORDAN It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.
RICK RIORDAN I felt like one of Apollo's sacred cows- slow, dumb, and bright red.
RICK RIORDAN We're staying together," he promised. "You're not getting away from me. Never again.
RICK RIORDAN Hades raised an eyebrow. When he sat forward in his throne, shadowy faces appeared in the folds of h...
RICK RIORDAN The main courtyard was filled with warriors - mermen with fish tails from the waist down and human b...
RICK RIORDAN She whirled when the monster was almost on top of her. I thought the thing in her hands was an umbre...
RICK RIORDAN Leo,” Hazel gasped, “I can’t—my arms—”
“Hazel,” he said. “Do you trust me?”...
RICK RIORDAN Yours in demigodishness, and all that. Peace out!
RICK RIORDAN She held up her calloused, grimy fingers. Leo couldn't help thinking there was nothing hotter than a...
RICK RIORDAN Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.
RICK RIORDAN Everyone thinks you've been kidnapped," he said. "We've been scouring the ship. When Coach Hedge fin...
RICK RIORDAN Huh," Leo said. "Well, if you ever get off this island and want a job, let me know. You're not a tot...
RICK RIORDAN Um...is that thing tame?" Frank said.
The horse whinnied angrily.
"I don't think so...
RICK RIORDAN Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Tyson pounding the Earthborn into the ground like a game of wha...
RICK RIORDAN Frank imitated the voice of Vitellius: 'They're wimps! Back in my day, we died all the time, and we ...
RICK RIORDAN He [Death] pulled a pure-black iPad from thin air. Death tapped the screen a few times and all Frank...
RICK RIORDAN Just his luck he was related to this grubby old dude. He hoped all sons of Neptune didn't share the ...
RICK RIORDAN Look," Percy continued, "I know I'm new here. I know you guys don't like to mention the massacre in ...
RICK RIORDAN Part of their problem was Percy. He fought like a demon, whirling through the defender's ranks in a ...
RICK RIORDAN Juno: "All roads lead there child. You should know that."
Percy: "Detention?
RICK RIORDAN They all ordered massive plates of eggs, pancakes, and reindeer sausage, though Frank looked a littl...
RICK RIORDAN