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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
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For me, Superman's greatest contribution has never been the superhero part: it's the Clark Kent part - the idea that any of us, in all our ordinariness, can change the world.
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I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.
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There's the life you live and the life you leave behind. but what you share with someone else - especially someone you love - that's not just how you bury your past. It's how you write you future.
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On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of her life, I'd fill it with advice on how to be a strong woman. But along the way, I got caught up in the stories of Amelia Earhart, Sally Ride, and so many others. So how do you pick the best heroes for your kids?
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I understand pain. I've lived with pain my entire life. But pain is nothing compared to betrayal. And betrayal is nothing compared to knowing that the javelin in your back was rammed there by the one person in your life you actually trusted.
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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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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn't already written. It's written every day. Some scars never heal. Then again, some do.
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There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.
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Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master of one thing: eye contact.
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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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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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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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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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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.
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Overwatch doesn't just bring together the legal and espionage genres. It merges family problems with professional ones, swirls in a major helping of murder and mayhem, and with a deft touch, reminds us why politics is-always-perso nal.
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You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.
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We all live best in our imaginations.
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There's nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us - or admitting we can't do it all ourselves.
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