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Do yourself a favor,' I said. "Forget it. Forget you ever saw me."
"Forget that you tried to kill me too?"
"Yeah. That, too."
"But who are you?"
"Percy-" I started to say. Then the skeletons turned around. "Gotta go!"
"What kind of name is Percy Gotta-go?"
I bolted for the exit.


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Never
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You know how this is:
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Callu...
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who's there?
me!
me who?
that's right?
what's right?
mee...
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She shook her ...
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JEANIENE FROST DON'T SAY, DO


Do not say things
You think I want to hear.
Instead,
S...
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to be better.
I
have battled with things
...
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Let yourself off the hook.
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MARISSA MEYER I'm sorry,' said the shopkeeper. 'I can't understand your ridiculous accent.'
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I...tru...
AVI Say it."
"Say what?"
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"That's a...
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This subtle second self
Sheaf of me
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"Y-yeah,"...
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Jason shrugged....
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ANON. The Blue Bird
from The Last Night of the Earth Poems

there’s a bluebird in my hear...
CHARLES BUKOWSKI won't you celebrate with me
what i have shaped into
a kind of life? i had no model.
b...
LUCILLE CLIFTON The Pretender

Keep you in the dark you know they all pretend
Keep you in the dark an...
FOO FIGHTERS So the little prince tamed the fox. And when the hour of his departure drew near--

Ah," s...
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY Its funny," said Vena. "I never knew I had the talent, but people will come miles for my dumplings."...
TERRY PRATCHETT He stood and looked at me for a moment, taking in my outfit. "You look hot."
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MORGAN MATSON Love yourself. Then forget it.
Then, love the world.
MARY OLIVER

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...
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RICK RIORDAN ____________________. He
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RICK RIORDAN Disculparse por algo que no has hecho es mejor que morir por ello.
RICK RIORDAN La vida es preciosa porque tiene final.
RICK RIORDAN Multigrain fighting is not allowed!” The
RICK RIORDAN It was fun to burn.
RICK RIORDAN Grover cleared his throat. "We're in a public place ... You mean, our friend downstairs?"
"Um, ...
RICK RIORDAN Anyway, I'm glad you found her. (Calypso) You promised to find a way back to her, and I just wanted ...
RICK RIORDAN Paul patted Mrs. O'Leary's snout. The living room shook —BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—which either meant a S...
RICK RIORDAN The wind blowing through my ripped clothes was so cold that I felt like a Percysicle.
RICK RIORDAN No one spoke in terms of children's literature, as opposed to adult literature, until around the...
RICK RIORDAN I've never been a collector - just a consumer - and these days unless a book is signed to me by ...
RICK RIORDAN Seven half-bloods shall answer the call
To storm or fire the world must fall
An oath to ke...
RICK RIORDAN Always, Always have a plan
RICK RIORDAN The older lady harrumphed. "I warned you, daughter. This scoundrel Hades is no good. You could've ma...
RICK RIORDAN Everybody was patting Nico on the back, complimenting him on his fighting. Even the Ares kids though...
RICK RIORDAN may the gods be with you
RICK RIORDAN I pulled out Riptide.
RICK RIORDAN I think that kids have a greater capacity for processing things than we give them credit for.
RICK RIORDAN You know, how much order is good? And when does order become too restrictive? Is a little bit of cha...
RICK RIORDAN Forget the chicken-nugget smoke screen. Percy wanted Leo to invent an anti-dream hat.
RICK RIORDAN Those movies... ridiculously inaccurate. The real gods of Asgard — Thor, Loki, Odin, and the rest ...
RICK RIORDAN I love Norse mythology - Thor and Odin and Loki - amazing characters.
RICK RIORDAN This brings to mind an expression I coined ages ago: A peach a day keeps the plague spirits away!' RICK RIORDAN I turned and faced the Olympians.
"We need a shroud," I announced, my voice cracking. "A shroud...
RICK RIORDAN Have you any idea how much my kingdom has swollen in this past century alone, how many subdivisions ...
RICK RIORDAN Perseus Jackson, I do expect you to
refrain from causing any more trouble. "
"Trouble?" I ...
RICK RIORDAN Are you suggesting that the gods have trouble acting together, young lady?" Dionysus asked.
RICK RIORDAN You do know how to play pinochle?" Mr. D eyed me suspiciously.
"I'm afraid not," I said.
"...
RICK RIORDAN I stared at him (Dionysus). "You're...you're married? But I thought you got in trouble for chasing a...
RICK RIORDAN Annabeth hesitated. "Then we'll all go."
"No," I said. "It's too dangerous. If they got hold o...
RICK RIORDAN Aphrodite strikes again, huh? You're gonna be the best-dressed warrior in town, beauty queen.
RICK RIORDAN Thankfully,two old friends stood next to the throne. Horus wore full battle armor and a khopesh swor...
RICK RIORDAN If I were a flowerpot, I would've checked my hair.

~Carter Kane
RICK RIORDAN No," I said. "I choose the prophecy. It will be about me."
"Why are you saying that?" she cried...
RICK RIORDAN The others were a little surprised when Piper came back on a pegasus with two unconscious demigods.
RICK RIORDAN Leo dropped into the pool and approched the cage. "Hola, Tia. Little bit of trouble?"
She [Hera...
RICK RIORDAN Oh, and Drew, honey?”
The former counselor looked back reluctantly.
“In case you thin...
RICK RIORDAN Percy: I’ll walk down to the cabins and Connor and Travis are stealing stuff from the camp store, ...
RICK RIORDAN He’s a restless soul, always looking for another chance to drive,’ Nico said. ‘The last few ye...
RICK RIORDAN I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Ave...
RICK RIORDAN I wanted to get angry, this guy pushed me so hard.
RICK RIORDAN The entrance to the Underworld is in Los Angeles.
RICK RIORDAN It was an annoying name to have. People tended to spell in Mangus, rhymes with Angus. I always corre...
RICK RIORDAN I hate this plan,” I said. “Let’s do it.
RICK RIORDAN APOLLO'S DAILY MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH

"You are gorgeous and people love you!
RICK RIORDAN Like your zodiac sign? Percy asked. 'I'm a Leo.
'No, stupid,' Leo said. I'm a Leo. You're a Per...
RICK RIORDAN With great power... comes need to take a nap. Wake me up later
RICK RIORDAN I held out the rune for Hearthstone. ‘I know what it feels like to be an empty cup, to have everyt...
RICK RIORDAN Pain was unimportant. Failure was unthinkable.
RICK RIORDAN ...you shouldn't try to carry a problem alone. But if you don't want to talk about it, that's okay.
RICK RIORDAN They want to cook you and eat you," she said distatefully, "which is ridiculous. You'd taste terribl...
RICK RIORDAN This is the Propylon." He waved toward a stone path lined with crumbling columns. "One of the main g...
RICK RIORDAN The ruins stretch from the river to the base of that mountain over there, about half a kilometre.’...
RICK RIORDAN