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The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.

Brad Meltzer

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Brad Meltzer
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 1
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Brooklyn
New York
Past
May
Challenge
Challenges
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