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Ice cream is my vice.
Life is filled with trapdoors.
Our fathers never leave us. Ever.
We all live best in our imaginations.
All writers steal from their own lives.
People are more twisted than people think.
We're all being tested...That's what life is.
The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.
No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.
I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.
The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.
Sharing education, sharing a book…that’s what changes the world.
Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.
Life delivers far less disappointment when your expectations are low.
From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.
Haven't you ever played Uno?... Sometimes you have to lose all your cards to win.
Every life has forks in the road. And sometimes, the tines of that fork stab deep.
Tell your story. That's the secret of immortality. The one true way to live forever.
I love when I teach my son a good lesson. But I love it even more when he teaches me.
Stories aren't the beauty of what did happen. They're the beauty of what could happen.
There's nothing wrong with wanting someone to save us - or admitting we can't do it all ourselves.
The point is, as death gets closer - what's so wrong with wanting someone you love to live forever?
there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.
It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.
There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you're miserable and working out.
You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.
In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.
Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history...There's nothing more powerful than history.
...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.
She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.
When you believe in something, fight for it. And when you see injustice, fight harder than you've ever fought before.
As I tell my daughter, when you want something in life - no matter how impossible it seems - you need to fight for it.
Nico was wrong. The Book of Fate isn't already written. It's written every day. Some scars never heal. Then again, some do.
Greatness isn't something you should always be chasing. There's greatness within all of us, and I think that's what we forget.
My worst moments as a parent have been much like my greatest moments as a parent: the product of complete and perfect accident.
So much harm comes into this world when the wrong thing is said. But that's nothing compared to the pain from what goes unsaid.
Lust: Which senator once reached for a handkerchief in his pocket and proceeded to wipe his brow with a pair of women's panties?
A little threat of evil is always the far better way to fill the seats. But sometimes the monsters aren't who we think they are.
Here's what I love: I love sitting at my desk, staring at the blank screen, and beginning that conversation with my imaginary friends.
History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?
I played Little League for one year. That was it. Then my mother realized I liked books and threatened my father. I owe her forever for that.
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.'
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
For me, Superman's greatest contribution has never been the superhero part: it's the Clark Kent part - the idea that any of us, in all our ordinariness, can change the world.
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.