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All writers steal from their own lives.

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Brad Meltzer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 1
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Brooklyn
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Tell your story. That's the secret of immortality. The one true way to live forever.
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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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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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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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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.
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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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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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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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I played Little League for one year. That was it. Then my mother realized I liked books and threatened my father. I owe her forever for that.
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I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.
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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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In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.
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We're all being tested...That's what life is.
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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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It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.
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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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