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Every so often, I remember to donate some cash to Wikipedia, and articles like this are good reminders on why we should
Daphne Olive
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I think it is partly maybe because I’m the person who is most recently from a fandom background, but also, maybe it’s because it’s children’s books, not that just children read [Percy Jackson]...it’s a story that’s so essential to some peoples’ sense of self. So I just feel like in some ways, we’re preserving something that is bigger than anyone involved in it...
Yes, we have to tell a good story. Obviously this is an adaptation. Obviously we have to adapt for television—books and television are different. All of those things, but... it’s a sacred text for a lot of people.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jingten7m6cjx63oljdvtrfr/bafkreif5awx67bxphvb2mhgqjtlnm6enqhpgn3pblubmw6lvbubqhr2frq)
