The Inner Circle Quotes

“there's nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“She dumped me for the worst reason of all. For absolutely no reason at all...I mean, if she fell in love with someone else, or I did something wrong, or I let her down in some unforgivable way...That, I'd understand, right? But instead, she said...it wasn't anything. Not a single thing. It was just me. I was nice. I was kind. We just...she didn't see the connection anymore. I think she thought I was boring. And the cruelest part is, when someone says something mean about you, you know when they're right.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“In this world, there was nothing scarier than trusting someone. But there was also nothing more rewarding.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“No matter how far we come, our parents are always in us.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“It's the worst part of seeing old friends: when your rose-colored memories become undone by reality.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“The worst lies in life are the ones we tell ourselves.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“She wasn't tracking down her father to learn more about him. She was tracking him down to learn more about herself.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“There are some people in your life who bring back old memories. And there are others - your first kiss, your first love, your first sex - who, the moment you see them, bring a spark...and something far more potent. They bring back your old life and with that, potential. And possibilities. And the feeling that if you were back in that time, life could be so very different from where you're stuck right now. That's the most tantalizing thing....I want my potential back.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“...can I tell you something...? I don't think you're in love with the past. I think you're scared of the future.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“You tell them - you tell them there's a cost.....Every decision we make in life, there's always a cost.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“History doesn't choose individual people. History chooses everyone. Every day. The only question is: How long will you ignore the call?”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“We're all being tested...That's what life is.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“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.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“Our fathers never leave us. Ever.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“...there are certain traits that God puts in each of us. There's no escaping them.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“Since the moment I saw her yesterday, I've been looking through the sparkly prism of exhilaration that comes with any old flame. But now, for the first time, I'm not just seeing what I want. I'm seeing what my friend needs.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“Today, I don't believe in destiny. But I do believe in history...There's nothing more powerful than history...”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“The past may not hurt you, but it won't challenge you, either.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“...history is a selection process - it chooses moments and events, and even people - it hands them a situation that they shouldn't be able to overcome, and it's in those moments, in that fight, that people find out who they are.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“...I'm not saying I needed my life to be a symphony - I just never thought it'd turn out to be a country song.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“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.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“Most archivists don't like surprises. That's why we work in the past.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“I need the kind of help that comes with a side order of help.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“From ancient to modern times, the human animal knows how to find fighting.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“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...”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“...but ever since she returned to my life...life doesn't make complete sense. But it definitely makes more sense than it used to.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“There are some people in your life who bring back old memories. And there are others - your first kiss, your first love, your first sex - who, the moment you see them, bring a spark… and something far more potent. They bring back your old life and with that, potential. And possibilities. And the feeling that if you were back in that time, life could be so very different from where you’re stuck right now. That’s the most tantalizing thing… I want my potential back.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“there’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

“According to Benjamin Franklin, “He that can have patience, can have what he will.”
― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle

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― Brad Meltzer, The Inner Circle