“I've seen the way you've been looking at me. Don't bullshit me, Pat. I live in the addition around back, which is… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“She pretended I was you, Richard Gere. I pretended Mom wasn’t losing her mind. I pretended she wasn’t going to die. I… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“But I'll tell you the same thing I tell my students when they complain about the depressing nature of American literature: life… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
I want to believe that happiness might at least be possible later on in life for people prone to sadness. — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“But of course I don't say this to Jake, mostly because he's never been locked up and doesn't understand what it feels… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“My life will get better? You really believe that?" I ask. “It can. If you’re willing to do the work.” “What work?”… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
I grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood and was raised by a man who did not emote, ever... I always cry at movies, and… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
Maybe my movie isn't over, I say, because sometimes moviemakers trick the audience with a false bad ending, and just when you think the… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“Like maybe he really, truly believes I'm worth listening to, worth saving.” — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
You need to make time for family no matter what happens in your life. — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“the only way you could meet my crazy was by doing something crazy for yourself” — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
When I travel round the country, people can't place my accent; if there's someone in the audience, they'll be like, 'You're from Philadelphia', but… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“Empiezo a comprender que tenemos una clase de amistad en la que no se necesitan muchas palabras.” — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
When she needed help most, she was abandoned--and only when she offered help to others was she beloved. — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
