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All writers steal from their own lives.

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Brad Meltzer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 1
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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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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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...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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Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen.
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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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We're all being tested...That's what life is.
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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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Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.
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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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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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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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I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
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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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there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.
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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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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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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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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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It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.
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