Brad Meltzer Professions : Novelist Born : April 1, 1970 Browse All Authors Top 64 quotes by Brad Meltzer And y'know what they decided the number one threat was? The destructive and disruptive capability of a small group. That's what they're worried about most... they're terrified of a small group with a committed goal. Brad Meltzer goal fear numbers When I was in that danger...I felt like I was shaken awake...after everything she made me feel...I made a decision and went to sleep. Do you know what that's like - trying to go to sleep, and lose yourself in the hopes of burying the worst fears in your life?...I wasn't in love with the past. I was terrified of my own future. Brad Meltzer fear sleep past When you go down a dark alley and you feel that tingling across the back of your neck, that's not just a bad feeling, that's a biological gift from God - the Gift of Fear...when you ignore that gift - when you go down the dark alley and say, Y'know, I'm sure it'll be okay - that's when you find real pain. Brad Meltzer pain real fear Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past. Brad Meltzer archivists surprise past As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life - no matter how impossible it seems - you need to fight for it. Brad Meltzer daughter fighting mother ...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. Brad Meltzer waiting father people 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. Brad Meltzer harm pain world Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen. Brad Meltzer stories happens History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call? Brad Meltzer individual long people Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn't already written. It's written every day. Some scars never heal. Then again, some do. Brad Meltzer scar fate book It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality. Brad Meltzer memories reality past There's the life you live and the life you leave behind. but what you share with someone else - especially someone you love - that's not just how you bury your past. It's how you write you future. Brad Meltzer someone-you-love writing past Our fathers never leave us. Ever. Brad Meltzer our-father father The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves. Brad Meltzer worst lying We're all being tested...That's what life is. Brad Meltzer tested life-is ...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future. Brad Meltzer scared past thinking Haven't you ever played Uno?... Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win. Brad Meltzer winning sometimes cards For me, Superman's greatest contribution has never been the superhero part: it's the Clark Kent part - the idea that any of us, in all our ordinariness, can change the world. Brad Meltzer superhero world ideas 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. Brad Meltzer betrayal pain knowing People are more twisted than people think. Brad Meltzer twisted people thinking Similar Authors Adam Johnson novelist Ivan Goncharov novelist Binnie Kirshenbaum novelist Bruce Jay Friedman novelist Buchi Emecheta novelist Bryce Courtenay novelist All Authors
