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.
BRAD MELTZER…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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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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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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You tell them – you tell them there’s a cost…..Every decision we make in life, there’s always a cost.
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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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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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Not every President is a great speaker. Not every President is a great thinker. But in the modern era, every single President is a master of one thing: eye contact.
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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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Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
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Greatness isn’t something you should always be chasing. There’s greatness within all of us, and I think that’s what we forget.
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Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
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Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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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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From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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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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Life is filled with trapdoors.
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