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.”
BRAD MELTZERNo matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
More Brad Meltzer Quotes
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There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out.
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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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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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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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Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
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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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Life is filled with trapdoors.
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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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Stories aren’t the beauty of what did happen. They’re the beauty of what could happen.
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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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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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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.
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No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
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History doesn’t choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?
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