Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
BRAD MELTZERYou tell them – you tell them there’s a cost…..Every decision we make in life, there’s always a cost.
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As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life – no matter how impossible it seems – you need to fight for it.
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I understand pain. I’ve lived with pain my entire life. But pain is nothing compared to betrayal. And betrayal is nothing compared to knowing that the javelin in your back was rammed there by the one person in your life you actually trusted.
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No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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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 is filled with trapdoors.
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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.
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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.
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The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
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She wasn’t tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.
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Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn’t already written. It’s written every day. Some scars never heal. Then again, some do.
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Don’t go to eighth grade…don’t talk about something old…don’t bring up old memories that have nothing to do with who we are now. THIS is all that matters! TODAY.
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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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…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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Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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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.
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