Brooklyn House Magician's Manual Quotes

“Ugly alone is strong. Ugly plus a good scare word bellowed in the face of an attacker is unstoppable. Don’t worry if you haven’t found your special word yet. Get ugly, and it will come to you. Psst! Not sure if you’re ready to go full-on ugly? Test-drive looks with unglamorous glamours! Pass it on!”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More

“BSB! I hate that demon! I bet he’d lend a blade to our worst enemy in a heartbeat. I’m glad he’s still deep in the Duat.—Sadie BSB! I LOVE THAT DEMON! I BET HE’D LEND ME A BLADE AGAINST THE KANES IN AN IB-BEAT. WHICH IS WHY I’M GOING TO PAY HIM A LITTLE VISIT DEEP IN THE DUAT. —SETNE”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More

“Carter still sounds like he’s gagging when he tries to do spells, poor lamb.—Sadie”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More

“Oh, and in case you’re wondering, the idea of Horus being hosted by the fearsome warrior queen doesn’t bother me. I like strong women. My mom is one. So is my girlfriend. And Sadie? She just might be the most powerful of them all. Carter! I take back every mean thing I ever said about you! Which, I grant you, could take some time. It’s a long list. —Sadie”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More

“Just when you think you know a god, you discover something new and surprising.”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More

“Twenty and fifty-two? I’m sorry, but eww! Although perhaps I’m not one to point fingers, since the boy I’m dating is sixteen going on five thousand.—Sadie”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More

“d) all of the above.”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More

“Grrr, Sadie! This question wasn’t in the original quiz! —Sadie”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual: Your Guide to Egyptian Gods & Creatures, Glyphs & Spells, and More

“They number in the hundreds, maybe thousands, so the book would be a foot thick Or, as we Brits would say, about thirty centimetres – Sadie and weigh a ton Or, as we Brits would say, that’s an exaggeration – Sadie.”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual

“Or, as we Brits would say, about thirty centimetres – Sadie and weigh a ton Or, as we Brits would say, that’s an exaggeration – Sadie.”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual

“A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.”
― Rick Riordan, Brooklyn House Magician's Manual