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All writers steal from their own lives.

Brad Meltzer

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Brad Meltzer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 1
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Brooklyn
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Here's what I love: I love sitting at my desk, staring at the blank screen, and beginning that conversation with my imaginary friends.
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Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.
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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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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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We're all being tested...That's what life is.
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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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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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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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there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.
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Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.
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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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I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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We all live best in our imaginations.
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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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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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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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Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history...There's nothing more powerful than history.
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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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