Words are the source of all power. And names are more than just a collection of letters.
Rick RiordanI headed towards the mountain, which was an almost irresistible beacon to my storm self. It glowed with heat, pressure, and turbulenceโeverything a little dust devil like me could want.
Rick RiordanI tell aspiring writers that you have to find what you must write. When you find it, you will know, because the subject matter wonโt let you go. Itโs not enough to write simply because you think it would be neat to be published. You have to be compelled to write. If youโre not, nothing else that you do matters.
Rick RiordanIt was if the city knew about Percy's dream of Gaea. It knew that the earth goddess intended on razing all human civilization, and this city, which had stood for thousands if years, was saying back at her: You wanna dissolve this city, Dirt Face? Give it a shot. In other words, it was the Coach Hedge of mortal cities- only taller.
Rick Riordan