50 Percy Jackson Quotes From The Rick Riordan Character

Why Percy Jackson Quotes?

Percy Jackson teaches us that things and people around you are not always perfect. Percy Jackson makes us believe in magic and that it is very close to us.

Percy's story is an example of everyone having potential within them, and they just have to find it. We also learn that it is essential to have a backup plan to be ready even if one fails. These quotes inspire adults and children to work hard and achieve their goals.

What Parents Should Know?

Trusting people around you is important. Paranoia can delay your progress and can also hold you back from doing certain things.

Family and friends will always be around. They will stand by you through all the tough times.

Children need motivation and inspiration from time to time so that they keep going.

What Parents Should Discuss With Their Kids?

The importance of having good friends and reliable people in life. Percy Jackson made friends in the most strange places, but these friends stuck by him until the end.

Only some people you meet will have your best interests at heart. You must be aware and alert.

It is okay to feel lonely at times or even out of place. You just need to be patient through it all.
 

Sad Percy Jackson Quotes

1. "Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die." - Rick Riordan, 'The Battle Of The Labyrinth'

2. "If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself." - Rick Riordan, 'The Lightning Thief'

3. "Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing." - Rick Riordan, 'The Lightning Thief'

4. "Humans see what they want to see." - Rick Riordan, 'The Lightning Thief'

5. "The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus, and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as human sacrifices when they prayed to Zeus to save them." - Rick Riordan, 'The Sea Of Monsters'

6. "What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War?" - Rick Riordan, 'The Lightning Thief'

Famous Percy Jackson Quotes

7. "You will see things just as they are, being a half-blood, but humans will interpret things quite differently. Remarkable, really, the lengths to which humans will go to fit things into their version of reality." - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'

8. "Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face." - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'

9. "But it chugs along the way it's supposed to most of the time. Sure, little pieces break off and stuff goes haywire once in a while, but mostly…things happen for a reason." - Percy Jackson, 'The House Of Hades'

10. "If you're reading this because you think you might be one, my advice is: close this book right now. Believe what-ever lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and try to lead a normal life. Being a half-blood is dangerous.

It's scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways." - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'

11. "But suddenly the world turned sideways. I realized I'd been played with. Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades had been set at each other's throats by someone else. The master bolt had been in the backpack, and I'd gotten the backpack from." - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'

12. "People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can't be fixed." - Percy Jackson, 'The Battle Of The Labyrinth'

Percy Jackson Inspirational Quotes

13. "When I was at the river Styx, turning invulnerable...Nico said I had to concentrate on one thing that kept me anchored to the world, that made me want to stay mortal." - Percy Jackson, 'The Last Olympian'

14. "You hit the lord of the titans in the eye with a blue plastic hairbrush." - Percy Jackson, 'The Battle Of The Labyrinth'

15. "He didn't think much of fates and prophecies, but he did believe in one thing: Annabeth and he were supposed to be together." - Percy Jackson, 'The House Of Hades'

16. "Why can't you place a blessing like that on us?" - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'.

17. "Thinking you can do things better than anyone else." - Percy Jackson, 'The Sea Of Monsters'

18. "Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important." - Percy Jackson, 'The Sea Of Monsters'

19. "Grover didn't say anything for a while. Then, when I thought he was going to give me some deep philosophical comment to make me feel better, he said, "Can I have your apple?" - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'

20. "The real world is where the monsters are." - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'

21. "All I could think of was that the teachers must've found the illegal stash of candy I'd been selling out of my dorm's room.

Or maybe they'd realized I got my Essay on Tom Sawyer from the Internet without ever reading the book and now they were going to take away my grade." - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'

22. "What was so great about me? A dyslexic, hyperactive boy with a D+ report card, kicked out of school for the sixth time in six years." - Percy Jackson, 'The Lightning Thief'

Percy Jackson And The Olympians Quotes

23. "Didn't they start the Trojan War and get thousands of people killed?" - Percy Jackson, 'Percy Jackson And The Olympians'

24. "Like he'd spent a nice day torturing heroes." - Percy Jackson, 'Percy Jackson And The Olympians'

25. "Probably, 'Hi, Annabeth! Sit here with me and watch while I tear your friends apart. It'll be fun!" - Percy Jackson, 'Percy Jackson And The Olympians'

26. "Did I fight a lot with Thalia, since she was a daughter of Zeus?" - Percy Jackson, 'Percy Jackson And The Olympians'

Interesting Percy Jackson quotes

27. "Because I know you. You wouldn't be here if you weren't one of us."- Annabeth Chase, 'The Lightning Thief'.

28. "Don't you get it, Percy? You are home. This is the only safe place on earth for kids like us." - Annabeth Chase, 'The Lightning Thief'.

29. "I am never, ever going to make things easy for you, seaweed brain. Get used to it." - Annabeth Chase, 'The Lightning Thief'

30. "In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong." – Percy Jackson, 'The Titans Curse'

31. "You're not getting away from me. Never again." - Percy Jackson, 'The Mark Of Athena'.

32. I felt angry at my father. Maybe it was stupid, but I resented him for going on that ocean voyage, for not having the guts to marry my mom. He’d left us, and now we were stuck with Smelly Gabe.” – Percy Jackson

33. “I always lose. Maybe we’re both wrong.” – Percy Jackson

34. “I’d stay here, happy forever, playing games forever, and soon I’d forget my mom, and my quest, and maybe even my own name.” – Percy Jackson

35. “I just like being in water. It’s the one place I can think.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

36. "Nothing like watching your relatives fight, I always say." – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

37. “Be careful of love. It’ll twist your brain around and leave you thinking up is down and right is wrong.” - Percy Jackson, 'The Battle of the Labyrinth'

38. "If you're reading this because you think you might be one, my advice is: close this book right now. Believe whatever lie your mom or dad told you about your birth, and try to lead a normal life. Being a half-blood is dangerous.

It's scary. Most of the time, it gets you killed in painful, nasty ways." – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

39. “You see, he was angry at you—all of you. He wanted you to destroy yourselves.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

40. “Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Battle of the Labyrinth'

41. “Tell the sun and stars hello for me.” - Percy Jackson, 'The House of Hades'

42.“Sugar and caffeine. My willpower crumbled.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

43. “I had always assumed he knew me as a baby. My mom had never said it outright, but still, I’d felt it must be true. Now, to be told that he’d never even seen me.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

44. “I love New York. You can pop out of the Underworld in Central Park, hail a taxi, head down Fifth Avenue with a giant hellhound loping behind you, and nobody even looks at you funny.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Last Olympian'

45. "Don't I get a kiss for luck? It's kind of a tradition, right?" - Percy Jackson, 'The Last Olympian'.

46. “It got so I almost believed them—Mrs. Dodds had never existed.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

47.“My name is Percy Jackson. I’m 12 years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

48. “Oh, I wish I could spend all day underwater instead of this place.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

49. “Where’s the glory in repeating what others have done?” – Percy Jackson, 'The Lightening Thief'

50. "It takes strength and courage to admit the truth.” – Percy Jackson, 'The Red Pyramid'

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