Quotes of Brad Meltzer

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“We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are all heroes. We are all helpless. It just depends on the day.” ― Brad Meltzer
“Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” ― Brad Meltzer
“there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“She dumped me for the worst reason of all. For absolutely no reason at all...I mean, if she fell in love with someone else, or I did something wrong, or I let her down in some unforgivable way...That, I'd understand, right? But instead, she said...it wasn't anything. Not a single thing. It was just me. I was nice. I was kind. We just...she didn't see the connection anymore. I think she thought I was boring. And the cruelest part is, when someone says something mean about you, you know when they're right.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“Stories aren’t the beauty of what did happen. They’re the beauty of what could happen.” ― Brad Meltzer
“She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“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, The Book of Lies
“There are some people in your life who bring back old memories. And there are others - your first kiss, your first love, your first sex - who, the moment you see them, bring a spark...and something far more potent. They bring back your old life and with that, potential. And possibilities. And the feeling that if you were back in that time, life could be so very different from where you're stuck right now. That's the most tantalizing thing....I want my potential back.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“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
“...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, The Inner Circle
“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, The Book of Lies
“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
“You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle
“We all live best in our imaginations.” ― Brad Meltzer, The Book of Lies
“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, The Book of Lies
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Brad Meltzer

Brad Meltzer is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Inner Circle, The Book of Fate, and nine other bestselling thrillers including The Tenth Justice, The First Counsel, The Millionaires, and The President’s Shadow. His newest book, The Escape Arti…

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