Rick Riordan quotes - page 58

Back when I taught middle school and wrote adult mysteries, my students often asked me why I wasn't writing for kids. I never had a good answer for them. It took me a long time to realize they were right. (Rick Riordan)

It is true that I once refused to eat haggis in Scotland and this did not sit well with the local population.

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It's always hard to wrap up a series. The longer I spend with the characters, the more they become like friends.

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I have more ideas than I'll ever be able to write in five lifetimes.

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My goal in the classroom was always to make sure they were having so much fun that they didn't realize they were learning.

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It's not easy. I got lots of rejections when I first started out. If you want to write, you have to believe in yourself and not give up. You have to do your best to practice and get better.

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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 don't think about being famous, really. Being an author, I don't generally get stopped as I walk down the street. It's not like being a movie star.

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I have to be careful. My readers are very detail-oriented, and if I make a mistake they'll call me on it.

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I wrote for 10 years before I even started the 'Percy Jackson' series.

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I've always found the second book in a series is the hardest to write. (Rick Riordan)

When I write, I'm still imagining a kid reading it on paper. I read e-books when I travel, but in general I still prefer holding an old-fashioned book in my hands. There's a special, tactile experience.

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I've been reading Greek mythology since I was a kid. I also taught it when I was a sixth grade teacher, so I knew a lot of mythological monsters already. Sometimes I still use books and Web sites to research, though. Every time I research Greek mythology, I learn something new!

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I've never been a collector - just a consumer - and these days unless a book is signed to me by another author, I don't normally have any qualms about passing it to a friend or donating it to the library.

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When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's long out of print now, but its mix of macabre humor and 1960s psychedelia made it a perfect children's book for the times.

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Occupation: American Author
Born: June 5, 1964
Quotes count: 1440

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