Rick Riordan Quotes
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I don't teach anymore, but I can still clearly see fifth period after lunch - that's a real tough time to teach. And I tried to imagine writing a story that would appeal to those kids - even when they're tired, even when they're bouncing off the walls.
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I always love it when I hear back from kids who say they discovered Percy Jackson and now wear their learning difference as a badge of honour.
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I come to writing the same way I come to teaching, which is that my goal is always to create life-long readers.
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All of my characters tend to be montages of different people I've met: little bits and pieces of their personalities put together.
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I think kids will read more good books than we can possibly produce.
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I love Norse mythology - Thor and Odin and Loki - amazing characters.