Rick Riordan citáty

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„Smrtelníci umějí být někdy horší než nestvůry.“

„Až vyrostu, bude ze mě Percy Jackson. -Julia“

„Život je vzácný jenom proto, že končí.“

„Nikdy nevíš, kdy se tvůj svět chystá rozpadnout na kousky.“

„S lidmi se pracuje obtížněji než se stroji. A když člověka zlomíte, už ho nelze opravit.“

„Skutečný svět je tam, kde jsou příšery.“

“Sadie got up and kissed Amos on the forehead. “Leave it to us, Uncle. I’ve got a plan.”
“That,” I said, “sounds like very bad news.”

“It's like I was connected to the plumping system.”

“June smiled. "So what will it be? Safety, or a future of pain and possibility?”

“Like some helpful person (hi, Mom) has tried to "'clean'" it, and suddenly you can't find anything?”

“Their goal was in sight. They had a Titan with a very loud kitten on their side. That had to count for something.”

“Also, Ares developed a serious fear of jars. I think I'm going to get him a nice one for Christmas.”

“Yes, Jason Grace." Favonius arched an eyebrow. "I fell in love with a. Does that shock you?”

“Mugged by my own mother.”

“Mr. D," Grover asked timidly, "if you're not going to eat it, could I have your Diet Coke can?”

“If I ever become a king, I’m totally going to ask him for an army of giant golden acid-spitting llamas. Okay, sorry. I got distracted again.”

“Hope," Frank grumbled. "I'd rather have a few good weasels.”

“But yes. Come, faulty dragon people. Follow us.”

“I wanted to keep things as normal as possible for the trainees, so I led my usual morning class. I called it Magic Problem-Solving 101. The trainees called it Whatever Works.”

“After all the dangerous adventures I'd had, I couldn't die like this. Sadie would be devastated. Then, once she got over her grief, she'd track down my soul in the Egyptian afterlife and tease me mercilessly for how stupid I'd been.”

“My favorite son!" Gaea cried. "You are awesome! I knew I could count on you, uh… which one are you again?”

“Nico," he said gently, "I've seen a lot of brave things. But what you just did? That was maybe the bravest.”

“He offered to stop the tide for me once. He offered to build me a palace at the bottom of the sea.”

“I don’t leave her speechless very often. I have to enjoy those rare moments.”

“Used to be goddy Now uptown feeling shoddy Bah, haiku don’t rhyme”

“My mother says looking is the nature of wisdom.”

“Because Hope survives best at the Hearth.”

“Clovis,’ Nico growled, ‘for the gods’ sake, stop dreaming so powerfully!”

“Silena appeared out of the woods, her sword drawn. Her Aphrodite armour was pink and red, colour coordinated to match her clothes and makeup. She looked like Guerilla Warfare Barbie.”

“I tried to talk to Annabeth, but she was acting like I'd just punched her grandmother.”

“I stepped forward. Call me old-fashioned, but I wanted to keep his focus on me and not Annabeth. I think it’s polite for a guy to protect his girlfriend from instant incineration.”

“A general never shows despair. He instills confidence in his troops. He leads them forward, even into the mouth of death.”

“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,” I said. “And now they’re gone.”

“Look, I never wanted to be a half-blood. most of the time it gets you killed in nasty, dangerous ways.”

“Chiron probably wanted me to say, Heck it wa nothing. I eat hellhounds for breakfast. But I didn't feel like lying.”