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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.

Brad Meltzer

I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
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Lessons My Son
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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Daughter Fighting Impossible Mother
There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out.
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Character Out Plot Work
Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
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Book Changing World
Stories aren’t the beauty of what did happen. They’re the beauty of what could happen.
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Beauty Happens Stories
The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
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Lying Ourselves Worst
The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
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Challenges Hurt Past
Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
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Believe Destiny Powerful
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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Believe Fighting Injustice
Life is filled with trapdoors.
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Filled Life Trapdoors
…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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Father People Waiting
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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Biking Moving Something Switch Two Yoga
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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Forget Greatness Thinking
Haven’t you ever played Uno?… Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
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Cards Sometimes Winning
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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Desks Sitting Writing
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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Grade Memories Something Today

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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