Quote

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.

Brad Meltzer

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Brad Meltzer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 1
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Father
Threatened
Mother
League
Littles
Liked
Little
Realized
Book
Played
Years
Books
Forever
Year

More quotes by Brad Meltzer

Image
In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.
Brad Meltzer
Image
When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.
Brad Meltzer
Image
I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.
Brad Meltzer
Image
Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
Brad Meltzer
Image
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.
Brad Meltzer
Image
Greatness isn't something you should always be chasing. There's greatness within all of us, and I think that's what we forget.
Brad Meltzer
Image
My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
Brad Meltzer
Image
Here's what I love: I love sitting at my desk, staring at the blank screen, and beginning that conversation with my imaginary friends.
Brad Meltzer
Image
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.
Brad Meltzer
Image
...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.
Brad Meltzer
Image
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.
Brad Meltzer
Image
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.
Brad Meltzer
Image
From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
Brad Meltzer
Image
Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn't already written. It's written every day. Some scars never heal. Then again, some do.
Brad Meltzer
Image
there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.
Brad Meltzer
Image
You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.
Brad Meltzer
Image
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.
Brad Meltzer
Image
...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.
Brad Meltzer
Image
Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen.
Brad Meltzer
Image
The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.
Brad Meltzer