Brad Meltzer

Our fathers never leave us. Ever.

— Brad Meltzer

All writers steal from their own lives.

— Brad Meltzer

We all live best in our imaginations.

— Brad Meltzer

Ice cream is my vice.

— Brad Meltzer

Life is filled with trapdoors.

— Brad Meltzer

“History is simply what's behind us.”

— Brad Meltzer

“the turkeys get you down.” He then slipped the note into”

— Brad Meltzer

“That was the problem with being desperate. It always made you sloppy.”

— Brad Meltzer

Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.

— Brad Meltzer

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

— Brad Meltzer

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

— Brad Meltzer

I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.

— Brad Meltzer

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

— Brad Meltzer

We're all being tested...That's what life is.

— 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

There's nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us - or admitting we can't do it all ourselves.

— Brad Meltzer

There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.

— Brad Meltzer

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…

— Brad Meltzer

“...there are certain traits that God puts in each of us. There's no escaping them.”

— Brad Meltzer

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

— Brad Meltzer

Here's what I love: I love sitting at my desk, staring at the blank screen, and beginning that conversation with my imaginary…

— Brad Meltzer

I played Little League for one year. That was it. Then my mother realized I liked books and threatened my father. I…

— Brad Meltzer

As I now often tell my daughter Lila, no matter what stage of life you're in, when you want something - no…

— Brad Meltzer

“Remember, if you ever need a helping hand, it’s at the end of your arm. As you get older, remember you have…

— 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

“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

“History isn't written by the winners - it's written by everyone - it's a jigsaw of facts from contradictory sources. But every…

— 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

“...history is a selection process - it chooses moments and events, and even people - it hands them a situation that they…

— Brad Meltzer

“There's the life you live and the life you leave behind. But what you share with someone else - especially someone you…

— Brad Meltzer

There are some people in your life who bring back old memories. And there are others - your first kiss, your first…

— Brad Meltzer

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

— Brad Meltzer

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

— Brad Meltzer

“Don't you know me by now, Angel? I never do what I'm meant for.”

— Brad Meltzer

Haven't you ever played Uno?... Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.

— Brad Meltzer

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

— Brad Meltzer

People are more twisted than people think.

— Brad Meltzer

“Some dreams linger for years. And some last forever.”

— Brad Meltzer

No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.

— Brad Meltzer

Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.

— Brad Meltzer