The Hidden Oracle Quotes

“That's the nice thing about being human. We only have one life, but we can choose what kind of story it's going to be.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“A girl from nowhere

Completes my embarrassment

Stupid bananas”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Meg gagged. "I hate bugs."

That made sense for a daughter of the agriculture goddess, but to me the dead ant didn't seem any grosser than the piles of garbage in which we often swam.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“The son of Poseidon frowned across at us. 'All right, who unleashed he giant bronze guy? Apollo, did you do this?'

'I am offended!' I cried. 'I am only indirectly responsible for this! Also, I have a plan to fix it.'

'Oh, yeah?' Percy glanced back at the destroyed dinning pavilion. 'How's that going?”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Oh, geyser, my geyser,
Let us spew then, you and I,
Upon this midnight dreary, while we ponder
Whose woods are these?
For we have not gone gentle into this good night,
But have wandered lonely as clouds.
We seek to know for whom the bell tolls,
So I hope, springs eternal,
That the time has come to talk of many things!”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“PLAGUEY, PLAGUEY, PLAGUEY!”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“As soon as he was in range, I struck. I put all my wrath into that punch. It should have been enough to vaporize Mikey and leave a thug-shaped impression on the asphalt.

Instead he ducked, which I found quite annoying.

I stumbled forward. I have to say that when Prometheus fashioned you humans out of clay he did a shoddy job. Mortal legs are clumsy. I tried to compensate, drawing upon my boundless reserves of agility, but Mikey kicked me in the back. I fell on my divine face.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Despite the elder-hippie vibe, she was so attractive that I assumed we must be related.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Exercise is nothing more than a depressing reminder that one is not a god.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“RELEASE THY BREATH, he advised. DROPETH THY SHOULDER. “I have shot a bow before,” I grumbled. MINDETH THY RIGHT ELBOW, the arrow said. “Shut up.” AND TELLEST NOT THINE ARROW TO SHUT UP.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Oh, no,” she said. “Apollo and Meg can have one, but I’m keeping the rest hostage until you’re back safely. And hurry, dear. It would be a shame if Paul ate them all when he gets home.” Percy’s expression turned grim. He faced us. “You hear that, guys? A batch of cookies is depending on me. If you get me killed on the way to camp, I am going be ticked off.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Live fully and without fear”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Will turned to me. 'I apologize for my boyfriend.'
Nico rolled his eyes. 'Could you not--'
'Would you prefer special guy?' Will asked. 'Or significant other?'
'Significant annoyance, in your case,' Nico grumbled.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Perhaps I simply didn't think about it too much. I've found that thinking often interferes with doing. It's one of those lessons that gods learn early in their careers.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“She would expect explanations from her Main Man, and while I had invented mansplaining and was its foremost practitioner, I had no answers to give her.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Singing is good for the spirits. You should never miss an opportunity to sing.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“It’s good to know you won’t be giving the god of archery a swirly.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Just when I thought my feelings could not be hurt any worse. It was one thing to be betrayed. It was another thing to be considered less important than a diapered fruit spirit.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“A man of honor never surrenders his ukulele.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Three cheers for acting appropriately!”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“We're fresh out of flying boys.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I was used to driving my sun chariot across the sky, where every lane was the fast lane. I was not used to the Long Island Expressway. Believe me, even at midday in the middle of January, there is nothing express about your expressways.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Meg gawked. “He—he really is a centaur.”
“Well spotted,” I said. “I suppose the lower body of a horse is what gave him away?”
She punched me in the arm.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Practice makes perfect Ha, ha, ha, I don’t think so Ignore my sobbing”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Sure it is,” Percy said. “Some of the best demigods have gotten their start by blowing up toilets.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“He's evil," I said. "You're good. You must make your own choice.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“They were presently on hold with Comcast customer service and might not emerge for hours, if indeed they survived the ordeal at all.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“Strike the hue. Westward, burning. Pages turning. Indiana. Ripe banana. Happiness approaches. Serpents and roaches.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“had forgotten about the power of shadow-traveling—the way children of the Underworld could step into one shadow and appear from another, sometimes hundreds of miles away. Hades used to love sneaking up on me that way and yelling, “HI!” just as I shot an arrow of death. He found it amusing if I missed my target and accidentally wiped out the wrong city.”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle

“I wanted to flirt with with Chiara and steal her from Damien... or perhaps steal Damien away from Chiara, I wasn't sure yet”
― Rick Riordan, The Hidden Oracle