“Father McNamee would have said Brother Andre had faith -- he just believed more than other people. And I wondered if faith… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
I was writing full time after quitting a job as a high school English teacher, and I hadn't been able to sell… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“They looked more like sisters than mother and daughter, and I wondered if believing in Jesus kept you younger-looking. But then I… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“I nod and I promise I will report any hallucinations to my mother, but I do not really believe I will hallucinate… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“Don't you ever feel like everyone is bullshitting you? Just saying what they think you want to hear? Like everyone is constantly… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“I looked into Father McNamee’s eyes, and it looked like he had been broken into and robbed again.” — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
“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
“Why didn't my father get to give Mom the fairy tale? Why do most people fail to give each other the fairy… — 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
