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Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen.

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Brad Meltzer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 1
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Brooklyn
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...as your father, my instinct is to protect you ... Other people will want to protect you too. But remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget the prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself.
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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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Tell your story. That's the secret of immortality. The one true way to live forever.
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There's nothing in the world like buried treasure-and people hungry and obsessed enough to risk their lives for it. Pirate Hunters isn't just a good story-it's a true one. Searching for the souls of its explorers, it takes you to the far tip of the plank and plunges you deep to the bottom of the ocean.
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We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.
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Greatness isn't something you should always be chasing. There's greatness within all of us, and I think that's what we forget.
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A little threat of evil is always the far better way to fill the seats. But sometimes the monsters aren't who we think they are.
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When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.
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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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In this life, y'ever notice that you face the same challenges again and again? We all do. They're challenges to your soul. We repeat them until we face them and master them. Yes we all have free will, but there're divine patterns out there, and the battle is to see them.
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History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?
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...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.
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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.
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In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.
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