Rick Riordan Quotes

My mother-in-law said, 'One day I will dance on your grave.' I said 'I hope you do; I will be buried at sea.'

I talk about my grandmother a lot, because she's an amazing person - not in some dramatic, distinct, unique way, but anybody who is the daughter of enslaved people and who has found a way to be hopeful and create love and value justice and seek peace is a remarkable person.

I adore my family. I don't love their politics. I think they're wonderful parents. They were dreadful at parenting.

My grandmother was not a great storyteller.

I didn't actually even really know my grandmother; I must have been 3 or 4 when she died.

Haiti is a proud nation, rich in heritage and spirituality. How they have been able to not only survive but thrive is a testament to how the Haitian people have come together to rebuild, create new families, and care for one another.

To think about attacking is also to think about positioning.

I come from a family of storytellers. My grandmother was great at telling stories, and my mother was an amazing storyteller.

As I grow older, I hope I can fully embody my grandmother's remarkable peace.

My grandmother and father both had diabetes.

There's certain lines you just don't cross. You know the one thing that will get a man out of pocket is when you mess with his children.

That's the secret, hit without getting hit.

If you have a loved one, you can survive anything.

Growing up, I heard a lot about strength. My dad - a Holocaust survivor - embodied it, though he would never say that about himself. Not only did he survive one of the most horrific events in history, but he never lost hope along the way, crediting acts of kindness with keeping him alive.

Although my father's mother, Nancy, has dementia, and her experiences gave me ideas for some of the scenes in the book, it was my mother's mother, Vera, who most influenced the character of Maud. Vera died in 2008, before I'd gotten very far into writing 'Elizabeth Is Missing,' but her voice is very like Maud's.

In my attempt to defend myself, I was badly injured on my left hand. I am shaken but fortunate to be alive.

I got a wife and a son I have to fight for.

When the reptile is attacked at one mouth of his burrow, he shows himself at another.

The only weapon I've got is comedy

I'll drive like my grandma. I'll drive like your grandma." "You wouldn't say that if you knew my gramma.

When we were growing up, we were so poor that our heritage was the only thing we had. Mama would say, 'Kids, pour more water in the soup. Better days are coming.'

Hey, all I was trying to do was keep my country and my family safe!

For if there is any single thing that everyone hopes for most dearly, it must be this: that the youngest outlive the oldest.

Humor is hope's companion in arms. It is not brash, it is not cheap, it is not heartless. Among other things I think humor is a shield, a weapon, a survival kit.

What were you going to do with it?” McCain asked. "I just thought it might come in useful.” "Were you planning to attack me?” "No. But that’s a good idea.