Brad Meltzer

Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen.

— Brad Meltzer

My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect…

— Brad Meltzer

“Life is a monster, Calvin. Especially when it doesn't turn out the way you hoped. But that doesn't mean you can hide…

— Brad Meltzer

Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.

— Brad Meltzer

“Sometimes a speech can make things better. This isn't one of those times.”

— Brad Meltzer

History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?

— Brad Meltzer

Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.

— Brad Meltzer

From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.

— Brad Meltzer

I tend to do something for two years then move on to something new. Yoga, then biking, then weight lifting, then back…

— Brad Meltzer

“It's rotten, okay? And once something's rotten, it can never be good again.”

— Brad Meltzer

We are all ordinary. We are all boring. We are all spectacular. We are all shy. We are all bold. We are…

— 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

Lust: Which senator once reached for a handkerchief in his pocket and proceeded to wipe his brow with a pair of women's…

— Brad Meltzer

The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.

— Brad Meltzer

It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.

— Brad Meltzer

...as your father, my instinct is to protect you ... Other people will want to protect you too. But remember that you…

— Brad Meltzer

“Do you not see that? That's what being family is - that's the best part - it's not tit for tat or…

— Brad Meltzer

“they can also be as manipulative as a James Taylor song. Sure, they're calming and bring you to a good place-but at…

— Brad Meltzer

For me, Superman's greatest contribution has never been the superhero part: it's the Clark Kent part - the idea that any of…

— Brad Meltzer

On the day my daughter was born, I started writing a book for her. The plan was that, over the course of…

— Brad Meltzer

“Since the moment I saw her yesterday, I've been looking through the sparkly prism of exhilaration that comes with any old flame.…

— Brad Meltzer

“you should learn that life is a tragedy for those who feel and a comedy for those who think.”

— Brad Meltzer

“You need to understand something Cal-in this world, we're not humans having a divine experience. We're divine beings having a human experience.”

— Brad Meltzer

“...if you think the worst you'll get the worst, but if you think the best..." "and then everything will blow up in…

— Brad Meltzer

People are more twisted than people think.

— Brad Meltzer