“Dyslexic kids are creative, ‘outside-the-box’ thinkers. They have to be because they don’t see or solve problems the same way other kids do… They are sometimes written off as lazy, unmotivated, rude, or even stupid. They aren’t. Making Percy dyslexic was my way of honoring the potential of all the [dyslexic] kids I’ve known… It’s not a bad thing to be different. Sometimes, it’s the mark of being very, very talented.” 

— Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson series