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Rick Riordan is an American author of children's and young adult literature.
* He is best known for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, which has sold over 30 million copies worldwide.
* Riordan was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1964.
* He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with degrees in English and history.
* After college, Riordan taught English and history at public and private middle schools in Texas and California.
* In 2005, he published his first book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, The Lightning Thief.
* The series has been adapted into a film series, with the first film, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, released in 2010.
* Riordan has also written several other series for children and young adults, including The Kane Chronicles, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, and The Trials of Apollo.
* Riordan is a New York Times bestselling author and has won numerous awards for his writing.

Tantalus made a wild grab, but the marshmallow committed suicide, diving into the flames.

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Felix believed that the answer to every problem involved penguins; but it wasn't fair to birds, and I was getting tired of teleporting them back home. Somewhere in Antarctica, a whole flock of Magellanic penguins were undergoing psychotherapy.

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[My mom's] funny that way, celebrating special occasions with blue food. I think it's her way of saying anything is possible. Percy can pass seventh grade. Waffles can be blue. Little miracles like that.

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Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.

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Fair means everyone gets what they need. And the only way to get what you need is to make it happen yourself.

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Hmm… Jason snapped his fingers. I can call a friend for a ride.Percy raised his eyebrows. Oh, yeah? Me too. Let's see whose friend gets here first.

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She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish.

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We'd spent maybe ten minutes together, during which time I'd accidentally swung a sword at her, she'd saved my life, and I'd run away chased by a band of supernatural killing machines. You know, your typical chance meeting.

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Afterward, I had the last laugh. I made an air bubble at the bottom of the lake. Our friends kept waiting for us to come up, but hey-when you are the son of Poseidon, you don't have to hurry. And it was pretty much the best underwater kiss of all time.

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Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions. That’s why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons – Fear and Panic – were spawned from both war and love.

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Yeah, well. I don’t try to be awesome. It just comes natural.

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Love was the most savage monster of all.

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Leo had seen Tia Callida in action; she liked knives, snakes and putting babies in roaring fires. Yeah, definitely let's unleash her rage. Great idea.

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"We're staying together," he promised. You're not getting away from me. Never again.

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Have you ever noticed how parents can go from the most wonderful people in the world to totally embarrassing in three seconds?

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