Brad Meltzer Quotes

there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

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.

When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.

Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.

No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.

You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.

We all live best in our imaginations.

Tell your story. That's the secret of immortality. The one true way to live forever.

Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history...There's nothing more powerful than history.

History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

We're all being tested...That's what life is.

All writers steal from their own lives.

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.

In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.

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

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.

The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.

Life is filled with trapdoors.

Here's what I love: I love sitting at my desk, staring at the blank screen, and beginning that conversation with my imaginary friends.

When you go down a dark alley and you feel that tingling across the back of your neck, that's not just a bad feeling, that's a biological gift from God - the Gift of Fear...when you ignore that gift - when you go down the dark alley and say, Y'know, I'm sure it'll be okay - that's when you find real pain.

Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen.

...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.

She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.

She dumped me for the worst reason of all. For absolutely no reason at all...I mean, if she fell in love with someone else, or I did something wrong, or I let her down in some unforgivable way...That, I'd understand, right? But instead, she said...it wasn't anything. Not a single thing. It was just me. I was nice. I was kind. We just...she didn't see the connection anymore. I think she thought I was boring. And the cruelest part is, when someone says something mean about you, you know when they're right.

Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.