Quotes from Brad Meltzer

Remember that you are not a damsel in distress, waiting for some prince to rescue you. Forget that prince. With your brain and your resourcefulness, you can rescue yourself.

Women are not weaker. Read that again. Women are not weaker. They are just as strong, just as resolute, just as creative, and are filled with just as much potential as any man.

But to me, the most important page in my daughter's book is the last one - because it's blank. It says, "Your Hero's Photo Here," and, "Your Hero's Story Here."

We all live best in our imaginations.

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.

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

You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.

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

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

Life is filled with trapdoors.

Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.

Some people help thousands of people directly, like Marie Curie or Susan B. Anthony. Others help us by inspiring us, like Amelia Earhart. But you do have to help someone.

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

When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.

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.

Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.

there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.

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

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

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

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

She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.

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.