Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes Quotes

“You’re probably wondering: why were Medusa’s kids a golden warrior and a winged horse? And how had they been stuck in Medusa’s body all those years?Heck, I dunno. I’m just telling you how it was. You want stuff to make sense, you’re in the wrong universe”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“No one should know his entire fate. It's too dangerous and too depressing. Just keep going, do your best, and hope it's good enough. That's all any of us can do.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“She decided to make his life as terrible, tragic and complicated as possible, so that some day Percy Jackson would have a really hard time writing about it.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“I hate Hera.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Acrisius tried not to choke on his own tongue. The word Perseus meant avenger or destroyer, depending on how you interpreted it. The king did not want the kid growing up to hang out with Iron Man and the Hulk...”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“They had a wonderful romantic night together. In fact it was so wonderful that at one point Zeus excused himself, took his phone into the bathroom and texted Helios, the sun god: Bro, take a few days off. I need this night to last!”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes

“Just keep going, do your best, and hope it's good enough. That's all any of us can do.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“LOOK, I’M ONLY IN THIS FOR THE PIZZA. The publisher was like, “Oh, you did such a great job writing about the Greek gods last year! We want you to write another book about the Ancient Greek heroes! It’ll be so cool!” And I was like, “Guys, I’m dyslexic. It’s hard enough for me to read books.” Then they promised me a year’s supply of free pepperoni pizza, plus all the blue jelly beans I could eat. I sold out. I guess it’s cool. If you’re looking to fight monsters yourself, these stories might help you avoid some common mistakes—like staring Medusa in the face, or buying a used mattress from any dude named Crusty. But the best reason to read about the old Greek heroes is to make yourself feel better. No matter how much you think your life sucks, these guys and gals had it worse. They totally got the short end of the Celestial stick. By the way, if you don’t know me, my name is Percy Jackson. I’m a modern-day demigod—the son of Poseidon. I’ve had some bad experiences in my time, but the heroes I’m going to tell you about were the original old-school hard-luck cases. They boldly screwed up where no one had screwed up before. Let’s pick twelve of them. That should be plenty. By the time you finish reading about how miserable their lives were—what with the poisonings, the betrayals, the mutilations, the murders, the psychopathic family members, and the flesh-eating barnyard animals—if that doesn’t make you feel better about your own existence, then I don’t know what will. So get your flaming spear. Put on your lion-skin cape. Polish your shield, and make sure you’ve got arrows in your quiver. We’re going back about four thousand years to decapitate monsters, save some kingdoms, shoot a few gods in the butt, raid the Underworld, and steal loot from evil people. Then, for dessert, we’ll die painful tragic deaths. Ready? Sweet. Let’s do this.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Otrera led her warriors on tons of successful campaigns across Asia Minor and into Greece. They founded two famous cities on the western coast of Turkey – Smyrna and Ephesus. Why they picked those names, I don’t know. I would’ve gone with Buttkickville and Smackdown City, but that’s just me.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes

“You get angry, you punch someone in the face. Simple. Direct. Bloody. Fun!”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Some legends say that Hera's breast milk sprayed across the sky and created the Milky Way. I don't know. That seems like a whole lot of solar systems from just one squirt”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Me, I like the theory that Amazon comes from the Persian term ha-mazan, which means warriors. I like that theory because Annabeth likes that theory, and if I don’t like what she likes she gets all ha-mazan on me.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes

“We don't know much about Otrera from the old stories. Those Ancient Greek dudes didn't care where Otrera came form or what made her tick. Why would that be?
1) She was a woman.
2) She was a scary woman.
3) She was a scary woman who killed Ancient Greek dudes.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“(Annabeth says most of that salt water is in my head. Very funny, Wise Girl.) Anyway,”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“No Tyson, the guy in the story did not attract the attention of a moose. Tyson is sad now.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“FEAR NOT, said a voice from the glitter. I AM ZEUS, LORD OF THE SKY. YOU LOOK FINE, GIRL. DO YOU WANT TO HANG OUT?”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes

“To all the women she saved and trained for battle, Otrera was definitely a hero. She gave them hope. She gave them control over their own lives.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Why is it inscribed Made in Bangladesh?”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“If your mom seems overprotective, it’s possible she knows you better than you think.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Oops. Sorry, everybody. This book is not officially endorsed by the proper Muse. If it explodes in your hand, my bad.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“O Great Teller of the Future and Inhaler of Volcanic Gas!’ said the king. ‘Can I get a boy child over here, or what?”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes

“The king's worst fear about the prophecy was coming true -- which was kind of stupid, because if he hadn't been such a butt-brain and locked up his daughter, it never would've happened. But that's the way prophecies work. You try to avoid the trap, and in doing so you end up building the trap yourself and stepping right into it.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Time for the last stupid deed! Are you excited? Hercules was. He was ready to be done with this nonsense. So was the poor schmuck who was writing it all down. Oh, wait…that’s me.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“I like that theory because Annabeth likes that theory, and if I don’t like what she likes, she gets all ha-mazan on me.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Anyway, Psyche thought it was weird to see a crippled dude in a volcanic vent, just hanging out with his ass. (I’m not going to laugh. Nope. Not even a little.)”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Well, ma’am, I’m going to have to cite you for keeping livestock inside the Crommyon village limits. Also for killing, pillaging, and being ugly without a license.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Eurystheus snarled. “You deceitful hero! I’ll make your next task impossible!” “I thought the last four were impossible.” “This will be even more impossible! Near the city of Stymphalia is a lake overrun by a flock of demonic birds—” “If they’re called the Stymphalian birds—” “They are called the Stymphalian birds!” “I’m going to puke.” “You will not puke! You will rid the lake of every single bird. Ha-ha! Copreus, my herald…” The king’s herald scuttled over. “Yes, my lord?” “What do people say when they wish someone luck, but they mean it in a sarcastic way?” “Um, good luck with that?” “Yes! Good luck with that, Hercules! Ha-ha!”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes

“Even the gods were impressed. They descended from Olympus and loaded Hercules down with so much swag, it got embarrassing. Hermes”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes

“Otrera, we meet at last,’ he said. ‘Dang, girl, you’re fine.’ Otrera’s knees shook. It’s not every day you meet one of your favourite gods. But she didn’t bow or kneel. She was done bowing to men, even Ares. Also,”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Greek Heroes

“What kind of name is Phineas? Sounds like a cartoon character.”
― Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson's Greek Heroes