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 MELTZERNo matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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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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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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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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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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Life is filled with trapdoors.
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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.
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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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My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
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Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
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I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
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But to me, the most important page in my daughter’s book is the last one – because it’s blank. It says, “Your Hero’s Photo Here,” and, “Your Hero’s Story Here.”
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Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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