Doughboy, we need to talk.โ Doughboy opened his wax eyes. โFinally! You realize how stuffy it is in there? At last youโve remembered that you need my brilliant guidance.โ โActually we need to become a coat.
Rick RiordanI hate it when people let me down, when things are temporary. I think that's why I want to be an architect." "To build something permanent," I said. "A monument to last a thousand years.
Rick RiordanI come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.
Rick RiordanWhile Coach Hedge was having dinner on the foredeck, a wild pegasus appeared from nowhere,stampeded over the coachโs enchiladas, and flew off again, leaving cheesy hoof prints all across the deck. โWhat was that for?โ the coach demanded.
Rick RiordanMost helmsmen wouldโve been satisfied with a pilotโs wheel or a tiller. Leo had also installed a keyboard, monitor, aviation controls from a Learjet, a dubstep soundboard, and motion-control sensors from a Nintendo Wii. He could turn the ship by pulling on the throttle, fire weapons by sampling an album, or raise sails by shaking his Wii controllers really fast. Even by demigod standards, Leo was seriously ADHD.
Rick RiordanThat's because we keep weapons int the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time monsters have attacked our family?" "Weapons," Frank grumbled. "Right. I've never handled weapons before." Grandmother's nostrils flared. "Was that sarcasm, Fai Zhang?" "Yes, Grandmother." "Good. There may be hope for you yet.
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