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The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.

Brad Meltzer

Today, I don’t believe in destiny. But I do believe in history…There’s nothing more powerful than history.
BRAD MELTZER

Believe Destiny Powerful
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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Moments Parent Perfect Worst
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
Women are not weaker. Read that again. Women are not weaker. They are just as strong, just as resolute, just as creative, and are filled with just as much potential as any man.
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Creative Men Strong
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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Adoption Father Tracking
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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Individual Long People
From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
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Ancient Animal Fighting
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
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
…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
The past may not hurt you, but it won’t challenge you, either.
BRAD MELTZER

Challenges Hurt Past
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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Evil Monsters Thinking
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
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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Harm Pain 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

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