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    Neil Gaiman
    “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”
    ― Neil Gaiman, Coraline
    tags: books, dragons, fairy-tales, inspirational, paraphrasing-g-k-chesterton
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    Winston S. Churchill
    “Tact is the ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a way that they look forward to the trip.”
    ― Winston Churchill
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    Neil Gaiman
    “May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself.”
    ― Neil Gaiman
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    Jane Austen
    “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”
    ― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
    tags: husband, marriage, opening-lines, wife
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    Jane Austen
    “but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.”
    ― Jane Austen
    tags: books, catherine, or-the-bower
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    J.K. Rowling
    “If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
    tags: charles-bayard-mitchell
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    It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our
    “It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
    ― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
    tags: abilities
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    Rick Riordan
    “To my wonderful readers:
    Sorry about that last cliff-hanger.
    Well, no, not really. HAHAHAHA.
    But seriously, I love you guys.    ”
    ― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades
    tags: cliff-hanger, rick-riordan, riordan, the-heroes-of-olympus, the-house-of-hades, the-mark-of-athena
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    Rick Riordan
    “It's natural to feel fear. All great warriors are afraid. Only the stupid and the delusional are not...”
    ― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades
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    Rick Riordan
    “Listen, Frank Zhang has moves. He's probably gonna turn into a kangaroo and do some marsupial jujitsu on their ugly faces.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades
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    Rick Riordan
    “A note from Annabeth.” Piper shook her head in amazement. “I don’t see how that’s possible, but if it is—”
    “She’s alive,” Leo said. “Thank the gods and pass the hot sauce.”
    Frank frowned. “What does that mean?”
    Leo wiped the chip crumbs off his face. “It means pass the hot sauce, Zhang. I’m still hungry.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The House of Hades
    tags: humor
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    Rick Riordan
    “Legion, cuneum formate!’ Reyna yelled. ‘Advance!’ Another cheer on Jason’s right as Percy and Annabeth reunited with the forces of Camp Half-Blood.

    ‘Greeks!’ Percy yelled. ‘Let’s, um, fight stuff!’ They yelled like banshees and charged.

    Jason grinned. He loved the Greeks. They had no organization whatsoever, but they made up for it with enthusiasm.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
    tags: battle, family, home, jason-grace, percy-jackson, reyna, war
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    Rick Riordan
    “Hey, I’m a Poseidon kid,” he said. “I can’t drown. And neither can my pancakes.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
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    Rick Riordan
    “Atlantis?' Jason asked.
    'That's a myth,' Percy said.
    'Uh...don't we deal in myths?'
    'No, I mean it's a MADE-UP myth. Not like, an actual true myth.'

    'So this is why Annabeth is the brains of the operation, huh?”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
    tags: atlantis, brains, jason-grace, made-up-myth, myths, percy-jackson, true-myth
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    Rick Riordan
    “To my wonderful readers. Sorry about that apology for that last cliffhanger. I’ll try to avoid cliffhangers in this book. Well, except for maybe a few small ones... because I love you guys.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
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    Rick Riordan
    “That is correct," Zeus said. "The blood of Olympus was spilled. She is fully conscious."
    "Oh, come on!" Percy complained. "I get a little nosebleed and I wake up the entire earth? That's not fair!”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
    tags: blood-of-olympus, gaia, nosebleed, percy-jackson
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    Rick Riordan
    “The ruins stretch from the river to the base of that mountain over there, about half a kilometre.’
    ‘How far is that in regular measurements?’ Percy asked.
    Frank rolled his eyes. ‘That is a regular measurement in Canada and the rest of the world. Only you Americans –’
    ‘About five or six football fields,’ Hazel interceded, feeding Arion a big chunk of gold.
    Percy spread his hands. ‘That’s all you needed to say.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
    tags: frank-zhang, measurement-units, percy-jackson
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    Rick Riordan
    “Bob … the Titan … he only helped us in Tartarus because you were kind to him. You told him we were worth saving. That’s the only reason we’re alive.’ She said we so easily, as if she and Percy were interchangeable, inseparable.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
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    Rick Riordan
    “Percy was eating a huge stack of blue pancakes (what was his deal with blue food?) while Annabeth chided him for pouring on too much syrup. “You’re drowning them!” she complained. “Hey, I’m a Poseidon kid,” he said. “I can’t drown. And neither can my pancakes.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
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    Rick Riordan
    “The guy had literally been through hell and back. Even when he wasn’t trying, he made the toilets explode. What would Percy be like if he wanted to act scary?”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
    tags: change
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    Rick Riordan
    “Percy grunted. “Believe me, some days I regret the choice. Oh, you want to turn down our offer? Okay, fine! ZAP! Lose your memory! Go to Tartarus!”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
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    Rick Riordan
    “Now...well, after what happened in Tartarus, it seemed like Percy had graduated to a totally different level of butt-kickery.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Blood of Olympus
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    Oscar Wilde
    “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
    ― Oscar Wilde
    tags: attributed-no-source, be-yourself, gilbert-perreira, honesty, inspirational, misattributed-oscar-wilde, quote-investigator
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    Albert Einstein
    “Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
    ― Albert Einstein
    tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe
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    Robert Frost
    “In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.”
    ― Robert Frost
    tags: life
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    Rick Riordan
    “Hercules,huh? Percy frowned. "That guy was like the Starbucks of Ancient Greece. Everywhere you turn--there he is.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Mark of Athena
    tags: humor, percy-jackson
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    Rick Riordan
    “Life is only precious because it ends, kid.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Son of Neptune
    tags: mortality
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    Rick Riordan
    “You weren't able to talk sense into him?"
    Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death."
    I see. You tried the diplomatic approach.”
    ― Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters
    tags: dialogue, hermes, percy-jackson
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    C.S. Lewis
    “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.”
    ― C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves
    tags: friendship, inspirational
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    Neil Gaiman
    “Life is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.”
    ― Neil Gaiman
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