Kane Chronicles Quotes

“And this is the east shore?" Sadie asked. "You said something about that in London--my grandparents living on the east shore."
Amos smiled. "Yes. Very good, Sadie. In ancient times, the east bank of the Nile was always the side of the living, the side where the sun rises. The dead were buried west of the river. It was considered bad luck, even dangerous, to live there. The tradition is still strong among... our people."
Our people?" I asked, but Sadie muscled in with another question.
So you can't live in Manhattan?" she asked.
Amos's brow furrowed as he looked across at the Empire State Building. "Manhattan has other problems. Other gods. It's best we stay separate.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Felix believed that the answer to every problem involved penguins; but it wasn't fair to birds, and I was getting tired of teleporting them back home. Somewhere in Antarctica, a whole flock of Magellanic penguins were undergoing psychotherapy.”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“That sounded about as likely as Apophis and Ra becoming Facebook buddies, but I decided not to say anything.”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“Sadie, I can't intervene." He turned up his palms in frustration. "I told you when we first met, this isn't an actual physical body."
"Shame," I mumbled.
"What?"
"Nothing. Go on.”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“You're Bes, I guess?" I said.
"Yes," he said.
"Your car's a mess," Liz muttered.
"If one more person rhymes," Emma grumbled, "I'll throw up.”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“Carter, not to be unkind," I said, "but the last few months you've been seeing messages about Zia everywhere. Two weeks ago, you thought she was sending you a distress call in your mashed potatoes."
"It was a Z! Carved right in the potatoes!”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“I looked across the river to Manhattan. It was a great view. When Sadie and I had first arrived at Brooklyn House, Amos had told us that magicians tried to stay out of Manhattan. He said Manhattan had other problems--whatever that meant. And sometimes when I looked across the water, I could swear I was seeing things. Sadie laughed about it, but once I thought I saw a flying horse. Probably just the mansion's magic barriers causing optical illusions, but still, it was weird.”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“Two farewell gifts," Sadie muttered, "from two gorgeous guys. I hate my life.”
― Rick Riordan, The Throne of Fire

“So you can't live in Manhattan?' she asked.
Amos's brow furrowed as he looked across at the Empire State Building. 'Manhattan has other problems. Other gods. It's best we stay separate.”
― Rick Riordan

“Armed with my sword and wand, I was all set for a stroll through the swamp to look for a hungry monster. Oh, joy!”
― Rick Riordan, The Son of Sobek

“I spread my majestic wings. I had really done it! I was a noble falcon, lord of the sky. I launched myself off the sidewalk and flew straight into the fence.”
― Rick Riordan

“My name is Zia Rashid.”
― Rick Riordan

“Manhattan has other problems. Other gods.”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid

“Und jetzt sollte ich vielleicht eine kleine Pause einschieben und erzählen, was zum Henker hier eigentlich vor sich ging. Das einzige Problem: Ich hatte keine Ahnung, was zum Henker hier eigentlich vor sich ging.”
― Rick Riordan

“Hold up.' Carter glanced at me. 'I cut off her ”
― Rick Riordan, The Red Pyramid