The Hidden Oracle Quotes

“Uber’s got nothing Lyft is weak. And taxis? Nah My ride is da mom”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“My golden life was a sham. My coolness was pretense. My heart was a lump of petrified wood.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I turned my face to the sky. “If you want to punish me, Father, be my guest, but have the courage to hurt me directly, not my mortal companion. BE A MAN!”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I WAS A DRAMATIC GOD. I thought my last statement was a great line. I expected gasps, perhaps some organ music in the background. Maybe the lights would go out just before I could say more. Moments later, I would be found dead with a knife in my back. That would be exciting! Wait. I’m mortal. Murder would kill me. Never mind. At any rate, none of that happened. My three companions just stared at me.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“As soon as we entered their shadows, the trees seemed to crowd us. Trunks closed ranks, blocking old paths and opening new ones. Roots writhed across the forest floor, making an obstacle course of bumps, knots, and loops. It was like trying to walk across a giant bowl of spaghetti.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“You spend your whole lives knowing you will die. No matter how many friends and relatives you have, your puny existence will quickly be forgotten. How do you cope with it? Why are you not running around constantly screaming and pulling your hair out?”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“But that wasn’t quite true.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I felt as if I were floating in a warm bath and someone had pulled out the stopper. The water swirled around me, tugging me downward. Soon I would be left shivering and exposed, or else I would be sucked down the drain into the sewers of hopelessness.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“The peach baby launched himself at the nosos and bit his head off.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“but Percy did a reasonable job summarizing what she had found out about the emperors and their evil corporation.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I apologize For pretty much everything Wow, I’m a good guy”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“They have gone missing? No, no, no, no, no, no, no No, et cetera”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“The Beast is calling Tell him I’m not here. Let’s hide Where? In garbage. Natch”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Bowling balls of death Rolling toward my enemies I’ll trade you problems”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Tied to McCaffrey We might end up in Lima Harley is evil”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Three-legged death race Five terrible syllables Oh, gods. Please not Meg”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“After so many centuries driving the sun chariot, the term midair fiery explosion did not sit well with me.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Ode to a hot dog With bug juice and tater chips I got nothing, man”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“talk”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Nightmares of torches And a man in purple clothes But that’s not the worst”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“my guru would tell you—”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“When she looked down at me, her tinted glasses changed from orange to purple. A macramé belt cinched her waist, and on a chain around her neck hung her brass peace symbol.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Nuh-uh, dun-doot!”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Not all monsters were three-ton reptiles with poisonous breath. Many wore human faces. I peered into the woods. Somewhere in there, five demigods were being used as bait, including two of my children. The Beast wanted me to search for them, and I would.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Not all monsters were three-ton reptiles with poisonous breath. Many wore human faces. I peered into the woods.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Please. Second-guessing myself is not in my nature. It's a trait I've never needed.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“As we entered, she turned off the blender and stepped out from behind the counter. “Sacred Sibyl!” I cried. “Madam, there is something wrong with your midsection!” The woman stopped, mystified, and looked down at her hugely swollen belly. “Well, I’m seven months pregnant.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Papadopoulos?”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Yes, Meg, like trees. Groves are typically composed of trees, rather than, say, Fudgsicles.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Instead he ducked, which I found quite annoying.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle