Brad Meltzer Quotes

Women are not weaker. Read that again. Women are not weaker. They are just as strong, just as resolute, just as creative, and are filled with just as much potential as any man.

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

You tell them – you tell them there’s a cost…..Every decision we make in life, there’s always a cost.

My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.

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.

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

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

We all live best in our imaginations.

I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.

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.

Life is filled with trapdoors.

We’re all being tested…That’s what life is.

There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out.

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

I tend to do something for two years then move on to something new. Yoga, then biking, then weight lifting, then back to biking. The moment it feels like a rut, I switch and search for a new love. It’s like having a midlife crisis, but without the new wife or cheesy BMW.

…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.

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

Ice cream is my vice.

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.

Remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget that prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself.

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.

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

Some people help thousands of people directly, like Marie Curie or Susan B. Anthony. Others help us by inspiring us, like Amelia Earhart. But you do have to help someone.