There’s nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us – or admitting we can’t do it all ourselves.
BRAD MELTZERBut 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.”
More Brad Meltzer Quotes
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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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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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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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Life is filled with trapdoors.
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As I now often tell my daughter Lila, no matter what stage of life you’re in, when you want something – no matter how impossible it seems – you need to fight for it. When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you’ve ever fought before.
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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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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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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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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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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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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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Stories aren’t the beauty of what did happen. They’re the beauty of what could happen.
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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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