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The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5) QUOTES

The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5) QUOTES

1 " Percy pulled Annabeth close and kissed her...long enough for it to get really awkward for Piper, though she said nothing. She thought about the old rule of Aphrodite's cabin: that to be recognized as a daughter of the love goddess, you had to break someone's heart. Piper had long ago decided to change that rule. Percy and Annabeth were a perfect example of why. You should have to make someone`s heart whole; that was a much better test. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

2 " Then she did something so unexpected Nico would later think he dreamed it. She walked up to Nico, who was standing to one side in the shadows, as usual. She grabbed his hand and pulled him gently into the firelight. ‘We had one home,’ she said. ‘Now we have two.’ She gave Nico a big hug and the crowd roared with approval. For once, Nico didn’t feel like pulling away. He buried his face in Reyna’s shoulder and blinked the tears out of his eyes. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

3 " Fear can’t be reasoned with. Neither can hate. They’re like love. They’re almost identical emotions. That’s why Ares and Aphrodite like each other. Their twin sons – Fear and Panic – were spawned from both war and love. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

4 " Nico studied his face – his sea-green eyes, his grin, his ruffled black hair. Somehow Percy Jackson seemed like a regular guy now, not a mythical figure. Not someone to idolize or crush on. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

5 " You will suffer, son of Hades!’
What else is new? Nico thought. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

6 " A wind that blows aimlessly is no good to anyone. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

7 " No,’ Nico said. ‘Getting a second life is one thing. Making it a better life, that’s the trick.’ As soon as he said it, Nico realized he could’ve been talking about himself. He decided not to bring that up. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

8 " So,’ Nico said, ‘since we’re going to be spending at least a year seeing each other at camp, I think I should clear the air.’ Percy’s smile wavered. ‘What do you mean? "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

9 " We’re fine.’
A few feet away, Aurum snarled quietly, which meant Nico was lying. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

10 " He hated when his own advice applied to himself. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

11 " After his experience with Minos, Nico realized that most spectres held only as much power as you allowed them to have. They pried into your mind, using fear or anger or longing to influence you. Nico had learned to shield himself. Sometimes he could even turn the tables and bend ghosts to his will. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

12 " Nico knew something about ghosts. Letting them get inside your head was dangerous. He wanted to help Reyna, but since his own strategy was to deal with his problems alone, spurning anyone who tried to get close, he couldn’t exactly criticize Reyna for doing the same thing. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

13 " The main thing about ghosts – most of them have lost their voices. In Asphodel, millions of them wander around aimlessly, trying to remember who they were. You know why they end up like that? Because in life they never took a stand one way or another. They never spoke out, so they were never heard. Your voice is your identity. If you don’t use it,’ Nico said with a shrug, ‘you’re halfway to Asphodel already.’
…
He hated when his own advice applied to himself. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

14 " Nico found a sort of freedom in knowing that eventually, no matter what happened, he would end up at the foot of his father’s throne. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

15 " Then Thalia Grace became their leader and started recruiting even more young women to their cause, which grated on Nico – as if Bianca’s death could be forgotten. As if she could be replaced. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

16 " Nico didn’t like to be touched, but somehow this brief contact with his father felt reassuring – the same way the Chapel of Bones was reassuring. Like death, his father’s presence was cold and often callous, but it was real – brutally honest, inescapably dependable. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

17 " He'd gone from sixteen to seventy-five in a matter of seconds, but the old-man smell happened instantly, like boom. Congratulations! You stink! "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

18 " Jason hated being an old man. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

19 " He hated being filled with terror. It was embarrassing. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)

20 " Nico remembered something Jason Grace had told him in the palace of Notus: Maybe it’s time you come out of the shadows. If only I could, he thought. For the first time in his life, he had begun to fear the dark, because he might melt into it permanently. "

― Rick Riordan , The Blood of Olympus (The Heroes of Olympus, #5)