The Ship of the Dead Quotes

“rarely get what I like.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Percy,” said Alex. “Respect the gender.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“But why, oh, why had my father made the boat the color of I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!®?”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“She was happily engaged and never had to worry about secret kisses under blankets because she was a good Muslim girl and would never do such a thing. I, alas, was not a good Muslim girl.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Blades before babes.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Even that little bit of consideration from Alex – the idea that my death might be slightly disagreeable to her – gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling. Yeesh. I was pathetic.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I’ll be ready when I face Loki, inshallah.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I want to smash you!”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“But the raven had barfed up our orders. You couldn’t argue with raven barf.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Frigg? Oh, man, I don’t like Frigg. She’s too quiet. Too devious. Too—” “She’s my ma,” Mallory grumbled. “Oh, that Frigg!” Jack said. “Yeah, she’s great.” “I hate her,” Mallory said. “Gods, me too!” Jack commiserated.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“And you have to flaunt the weird, my friends.” “I’m going to quote you on that,” Percy said. “You’d better.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Suddenly the slope evened out. The blizzard abated. Our speed decreased, and all eight of us slid to a gentle stop like we’d just finished the bunny slope at Mount Easy McWeakSauce.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“inhaling Loki with a vicious sucking”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“If you’re my ma, you’re no better than my da.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“spreading sunshine and happiness and occasionally killing people.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“You were a booby prize.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I swear, if those two didn’t have me to chaperone them, they’d do something crazy like hold hands.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Otis.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“We have similar legends in Ireland. We call them each-uisce – water horses.’ Halfborn snorted. ‘You Irish have similar legends because you got them from the Norse.’ ‘Lies,’ Mallory growled. ‘The Celts were in Ireland long before you louts invaded.’ ‘Louts? The Viking kingdom of Dublin was the only power worth mentioning on your miserable island!”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“You’ll be in my prayers. All of you.’ I knew he was sincere. Me, I was an atheist. I only prayed sarcastically to my own father for a better colour of boat.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“When we failed to open the doors with Jack, brute force, or any amount of yelling open sesame, Mallory screamed in rage.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Leave my elf in the bathroom! We can’t do that wristwatch! Too much garbage!”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Me, I was an atheist. I only prayed sarcastically to my own father for a better color of boat.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Sometimes merely revealing someone’s destiny can cause that destiny to shatter.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Yikes, she could snore. T.J. and I decided to bunk in the storage room, where we’d be better insulated from Alex’s impression of a dying lawn mower.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I’d only seen her this panicked once before—on her first day in Valhalla, when she thought she might be stuck in one gender for the rest of eternity.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“… I figured he’d earned the privilege of manspreading.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“Words can be more lethal than blades, Magnus.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“You’re the doer, just like Frigg said.” Jack floated over, his blade shuddering and warbling like a hand saw. “Frigg? Oh, man, I don’t like Frigg. She’s too quiet. Too devious. Too—” “She’s my ma,” Mallory grumbled. “Oh, that Frigg!” Jack said. “Yeah, she’s great.” “I hate her,” Mallory said. “Gods, me too!” Jack commiserated.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead

“I wanted to slap Uncle Randolph for never telling me he had such a cool party spot.”
― Rick Riordan, The Ship of the Dead