Quotes from Brad Meltzer

Just because you're not dead doesn't mean you're alive.

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

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.

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.

but ever since she returned to my life...life doesn't make complete sense. But it definitely makes more sense than it used to.

Take it from the former pastor: The true believers are the ones who'll burn you the worst.

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

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

We all hate something from our past, Cal. That's why we run from it, or compensate for it, or even fill our van with homeless people. But when something like this happens-when your dad shows up-maybe there is a bigger purpose. 'What you intended for evil, God intended for good.' Genesis 50:20

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

Pam described herself as the person in fifth grade who got left behind when her friends got popular.

Remember, just because something hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it's impossible.

Never forget, the greatest battle we'll ever face is the battle within ourselves.

that the most potent power in the entire world came from having power over someone else.

When you lose a parent, you're an orphan. When you lose a husband, you're a widow. But as Zig had learned fourteen years ago, when you lose a child, they don't have a name for that.

Let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure!

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

they can also be as manipulative as a James Taylor song. Sure, they're calming and bring you to a good place-but at their core, the whole goal of the damn thing is to undo you.

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...

the turkeys get you down." He then slipped the note into

the juice. All I'm asking is that you keep it away from this gossip woman, because if that story runs tomorrow and Ellen sees it—" There's a click on my phone.

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.

No civilian has been allowed to see the gold in Fort Knox since 1974, nearly 40 years ago.

Follow me. I will lead the way to freedom.