Quotes from The Hammer of Thor

“Otis," I said.

"Shhh," he said. "I'm incognito. Call me...Otis."

"I'm not sure that's how incognito works, but okay."

Otis, aka Otis climbed into the chair I'd reserved for Sam.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Stop that, I told my brain.
Also, the wedding is tomorrow, said my brain.
Get out of my head.
My brain refused to get out of my head. Inconsiderate brain.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“At this point, most people would have thrown themselves down on the ground and given up hope. And by most people, I mean me.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Look, some people prefer they,” Alex said. “They’re non-binary or mid-spectrum or whatever. If they want you to use they, then that’s what you should do. But for me, personally, I don’t want to use the same pronouns all the time, because that’s not me. I change a lot. That’s sort of the point. When I’m she, I’m she. When I’m he, I’m he. I’m not they. Get it?”
“If I say no, will you hurt me?”
“No.”
“Then no, not really.”
She shrugged. “You don’t have to get it. Just, you know, a little respect.”
“For the girl with the very sharp wire? No problem.”
She must have liked that answer. There was nothing confusing about the smile she gave me. It warmed the office about five degrees.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Etiquette tip: If you're looking for the right time to leave a party, when the host yells, "No one leaves here alive," that's your cue.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Just like the good old days: marching together into the unknown, searching for missing magical weapons and risking painful death. I’d missed my buddies!”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“It's a good thing Jack was no longer in my hands, because I would've pulled a full-on Kylo Ren temper tantrum.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Sam's phone buzzed. She fished it out of her pocket, checked the screen, and cursed. "I have to go."

"You just got here."

"Valkyrie business. Possible code three-eight-one: heroic death in progress."

"You're making that up."

"I'm not."

"So...what, somebody thinks they're about to die and they text you 'Going down! Need Valkyrie ASAP!' followed by a bunch of sad-face emojis?”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Should I get you a shovel, so you can dig that hole deeper?”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Annabeth smiled. “I don’t know the ocean very well, but my boyfriend does. I think it’s time you met Percy.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“I turned to Alex. 'Hey, are you female today?'
'Hold on... There! Now I'm female.'
My expression must have been priceless.
Alex burst out laughing. 'I'm kidding. Yes, I'm female today. She and her.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“I think it's time you met Percy. - Annabeth”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“How did you decide when someone was irretrievably lost—when they were so evil or toxic or just plain set in their ways that you had to face the fact they were never going to change? How long could you keep trying to save them, and when did you give up and grieve for them as though they were dead?”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“You Keep Using the Word Help. I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“I’ll admit that I was staring. Suddenly my whole perspective had flipped inside out, like when you look at an inkblot picture and see just the black part. Then your brain inverts the image and you realize the white part makes an entirely different picture, even though nothing has changed. That was Alex Fierro, except in pink and green. A second ago, he had been very obviously a boy to me. Now she was very obviously a girl.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Well, good news, " Blitzen said. "I found the bag. Bad news...I found the bag.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Otis and his brother, Marvin, pulled the god’s chariot. They also provided Thor with a never-ending supply of goat meat. Each night, Thor killed and ate them for dinner. Each morning, Thor resurrected them. This is why you should go to college, kids—so when you grow up you do not have to take a job as a magical goat.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“You know, Magnus…sometimes it’s best not to look as far as you’re able to look, or to listen to everything you’re able to hear.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“You're sure?' I asked. 'I mean, the Lord of the Sword is great. But you could also be, I don't know, the Slammer of the Hammer'.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Magnus, could you glow a little closer, please? - Sam”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“You understand there's no such thing as a little death prophecy, right? - Sam”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“It's a Thing thing. You wouldn't understand.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Sam again demonstrated her affection for me by not clubbing my brains out. We were having a friendship fest here at the Thinking Cup.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“One of these days, I would love to exit a world without being pursued by an angry mob.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“I Need to Learn Many, Many More Cusswords in Sign Language”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Sam’s body language looked pretty stiff. I was too far away to hear, but I imagined her conversation with Alex was something like:
Sam: Awkward.
Alex: Awkward, awkward.
Sam (nodding): Awkward, awkward, awkward.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Amir took a deep breath. To his credit, he didn't collapse, curl into a ball, or cry, all of which would have been perfectly acceptable responses to finding out there were squeaky-voiced beings in the sky that would invite you up their rainbow.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“I think we can all agree that this deaf elf sure plays a mean pinball.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“Did he just call his hammer Mee-Mee? - Magnus”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

“I will never understand these bethroted teenagers nowadays.”
― Rick Riordan, quote from The Hammer of Thor

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