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

Brad Meltzer

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Brad Meltzer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 1
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Aren
Happen
Beauty
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Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.
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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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Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.
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Tell your story. That's the secret of immortality. The one true way to live forever.
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The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.
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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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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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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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My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
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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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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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I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.
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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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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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And y'know what they decided the number one threat was? The destructive and disruptive capability of a small group. That's what they're worried about most... they're terrified of a small group with a committed goal.
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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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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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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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