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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
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...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
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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
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Since the moment I saw her yesterday, I've been looking through the sparkly prism of exhilaration that comes with any old flame. But now, for the first time, I'm not just seeing what I want. I'm seeing what my friend needs.Brad Meltzer
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Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history... There's nothing more powerful than history...Brad Meltzer
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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?Brad Meltzer
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...history is a selection process - it chooses moments and events, and even people - it hands them a situation that they shouldn't be able to overcome, and it's in those moments, in that fight, that people find out who they are.Brad Meltzer
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History isn't written by the winners - it's written by everyone - it's a jigsaw of facts from contradictory sources. But every once in a while, you unearth that one original document that no one can argue with...Brad Meltzer
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History is simply what's behind us.Brad Meltzer
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...if you think the worst you'll get the worst, but if you think the best...""and then everything will blow up in your face anyway. Don't you get the punchline yet? Its the great cosmic practical joke: Knock knock, who's there? Big kick in the Ass.Brad Meltzer
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...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
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You see, it doesn't matter if they're wrong. From 9/11 to recent shootings here in the United States, there's nothing more dangerous than a true believer on his own crazy mission.Brad Meltzer
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In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.Brad Meltzer
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We make a great bad guy, and they all say they hate us. But at the end of every day, people want to trust us. Because we're their government. And people trust their government.Brad Meltzer
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Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.Brad Meltzer
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In the end, one detail is unarguable: There will always be those searching for treasure. Never forget: We are a country founded on legends and myths. We love them, especially legends of treasure. Looking for treasure isn't just part of being an American, it is America.Brad Meltzer
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...this cryptic game of hide-and-seek is what makes it one of the greatest historical mysteries. So many of the symbols can be interpreted in so many different ways, there's always the possibility that all we're really looking at is a blank slate onto which anything can be read.Brad Meltzer
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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.Brad Meltzer
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There's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.Brad Meltzer
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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
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The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.Brad Meltzer
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The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.Brad Meltzer
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Indeed, to this day, I think if you blame everything on the government, you're not just wrong, you're being reckless. It's as silly as blaming everything on the Freemasons, or the Illuminati, or insert-bad-guy-here. But I do believe that someone must ask the hard questions, especially of our elected officials as well as powerful men who become members of so-called secret societies. Remember: Governments don't lie. People lie. And if you want the real story, you need to find out more about those people.Brad Meltzer
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No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.Brad Meltzer
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Our fathers never leave us. Ever.Brad Meltzer
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I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.Brad Meltzer
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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
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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
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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.Brad Meltzer
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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.Brad Meltzer