Rick Riordan Quotes & Sayings (Page 7)

“It seems like just yesterday my son was hiding under the table to avoid reading. Now, he's writing books longer than mine!”

“I love Norse mythology - Thor and Odin and Loki - amazing characters.”

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

“I love teaching. I love working with kids... maybe some day I'll go back to the classroom. I'm not ready to say it'll never happen.”

“The Web or card experience is not at all going to replicate the book experience, nor is the book experience going to replicate the Web.”

“I don't think I would ever inch my way up to Y.A. That audience is very well served. There are a lot of wonderful writers writing for Y.A. I feel like I'm in the right place.”

“I like both Greek and Egyptian. More Greek stories have survived, so we know more about them. They've always been my favorite. On the other hand, I like the Egyptian stories because they're not as commonly known and they have an exotic flavour.”

“Every child is different. I think it's important that we don't have maybe just one or two books that we're recommending to all children - but rather we cater the books to fit each individual child.”

“I can't actually wrap my mind around it easily - I can't really visualize what 2 million books looks like... So I try to keep it real for myself by focusing on individual anecdotes of how my books have helped kids learn to love reading.”

“I don't teach anymore, but I can still clearly see fifth period after lunch - that's a real tough time to teach. And I tried to imagine writing a story that would appeal to those kids - even when they're tired, even when they're bouncing off the walls.”