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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
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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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As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life - no matter how impossible it seems - you need to fight for it.
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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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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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...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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Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history...There's nothing more powerful than history.
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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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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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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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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.
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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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In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.
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Tell your story. That's the secret of immortality. The one true way to live forever.
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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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We all live best in our imaginations.
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Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.
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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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So much harm comes into this world when the wrong thing is said. But that's nothing compared to the pain from what goes unsaid.
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