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Matthew Quick Quotes

Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly Picture Quote #1

I was writing full time after quitting a job as a high school English teacher, and I hadn’t been able to sell anything, and my bank account was down to zero, and all of my friends were like ‘What are you doing in the basement, when are you going to get a real job?’, and my parents thought I’d completely lost it Picture Quote #1

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 possible for us to endure nobly Picture Quote #1

Air goes in and out of my nose, throat, lungs, blood, heart brain - and so I am Picture Quote #1

Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight Picture Quote #1

The important thing for me as an artist is to keep going back to the page and doing what I do Picture Quote #1

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My tag line for ‘Silver Linings’ is this: It’s about a man who thinks his life is a movie produced by God Picture Quote #1

I’m from a family of bankers and businessmen, and here I am, the artist, the black sheep Picture Quote #1

The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That’s just a story that we tell ourselves Picture Quote #1

People should be nice to you, Leonard. You’re a human being. You should expect people to be nice Picture Quote #1

Did you ever think about all of the nights you lived through and can’t remember The ones that were so mundane your brain just didn’t bother to record them. Hundreds, maybe thousands of nights come and go without being preserved by our memory. Does that ever freak you out? Like maybe your mind recorded all of the wrong nights? Picture Quote #1

When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up during the Great Depression in Philly in poverty - he didn’t have enough to eat as a kid. Sometimes his family would get kicked out of their apartment because they couldn’t pay the rent Picture Quote #1

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I’m an incredibly emotional person, but I always feel bad about that. The work is therapy... I need to emote wildly while I write. I weep. I’ll laugh, get excited, and get up and pace. I try to take the emotional journey with the characters Picture Quote #1

I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it to New York and L.A., you have to be a professional. Of course, when you sell your book rights as an option for a movie, you have to be a professional about that Picture Quote #1

You’re different. And I’m different too. Different is good. But different is hard. Believe me, I know Picture Quote #1

I write about people who are usually damaged or neglected by society finding each other and forming relationships that are quite extraordinary and in some cases life-saving. I’ve had a few of those relationships, which I value highly Picture Quote #1

I want to believe that happiness might at least be possible later on in life for people prone to sadness Picture Quote #1

Do you like foreign films?Â With subtitles?Â Yes.Â I hate those types of films.Â Me too,Â Cliff says. Mostly because - No happy endings Picture Quote #1

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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 when I was a kid, I would try to hide it. It wasn’t something a kid in Oaklyn, N.J., did. So I have these weird hang-ups about emotions Picture Quote #1

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 everyone else will say, ‘Where are you from, California?’ I get England sometimes - bizarre! Picture Quote #1

By now, ten trees must have been cut down just to document my mental health, which Nikki will hate hearing, as she is an avid environmentalist who gave me at least one tree in the rain forest every Christmas Picture Quote #1

The mental health conversation is very important to me. I have friends that struggle with various mental illnesses. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety. I’m very interested in how we deal with that Picture Quote #1

I had thought up the title, ‘The Good Luck of Right Now,’ several years ago. I had no idea what it meant or what the book would be about but I thought, ‘Someday I’m going to write a book with that title.’ Picture Quote #1

I don’t want to stay in the bad place, where no one believes in silver linings or love or happy endings Picture Quote #1

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I am trying to be kind instead of right Picture Quote #1

You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life Picture Quote #1

I am practicing being kind over being right Picture Quote #1

... I am now watching the movie of my life as I live it Picture Quote #1

You better watch out, or you’re going to be defeated by pessimism! Picture Quote #1

Haven’t you ever noticed that life is like a series of movies? Picture Quote #1

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Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly (Matthew Quick Quotes) I was writing full time after quitting a job as a high school English teacher, and I hadn’t been able to sell anything, and my bank account was down to zero, and all of my friends were like ‘What are you doing in the basement, when are you going to get a real job?’, and my parents thought I’d completely lost it (Matthew Quick Quotes) 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 possible for us to endure nobly (Matthew Quick Quotes) Air goes in and out of my nose, throat, lungs, blood, heart brain - and so I am (Matthew Quick Quotes) Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight (Matthew Quick Quotes) The important thing for me as an artist is to keep going back to the page and doing what I do (Matthew Quick Quotes) My tag line for ‘Silver Linings’ is this: It’s about a man who thinks his life is a movie produced by God (Matthew Quick Quotes) I’m from a family of bankers and businessmen, and here I am, the artist, the black sheep (Matthew Quick Quotes) The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That’s just a story that we tell ourselves (Matthew Quick Quotes) People should be nice to you, Leonard. You’re a human being. You should expect people to be nice (Matthew Quick Quotes) Did you ever think about all of the nights you lived through and can’t remember The ones that were so mundane your brain just didn’t bother to record them. Hundreds, maybe thousands of nights come and go without being preserved by our memory. Does that ever freak you out? Like maybe your mind recorded all of the wrong nights? (Matthew Quick Quotes) When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up during the Great Depression in Philly in poverty - he didn’t have enough to eat as a kid. Sometimes his family would get kicked out of their apartment because they couldn’t pay the rent (Matthew Quick Quotes) I’m an incredibly emotional person, but I always feel bad about that. The work is therapy... I need to emote wildly while I write. I weep. I’ll laugh, get excited, and get up and pace. I try to take the emotional journey with the characters (Matthew Quick Quotes) I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it to New York and L.A., you have to be a professional. Of course, when you sell your book rights as an option for a movie, you have to be a professional about that (Matthew Quick Quotes) You’re different. And I’m different too. Different is good. But different is hard. Believe me, I know. (Matthew Quick Quotes) I write about people who are usually damaged or neglected by society finding each other and forming relationships that are quite extraordinary and in some cases life-saving. I’ve had a few of those relationships, which I value highly (Matthew Quick Quotes) I want to believe that happiness might at least be possible later on in life for people prone to sadness. (Matthew Quick Quotes) Do you like foreign films?Â With subtitles?Â Yes.Â I hate those types of films.Â Me too,Â Cliff says. Mostly because - No happy endings. (Matthew Quick Quotes) 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 when I was a kid, I would try to hide it. It wasn’t something a kid in Oaklyn, N.J., did. So I have these weird hang-ups about emotions (Matthew Quick Quotes) 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 everyone else will say, ‘Where are you from, California?’ I get England sometimes - bizarre! (Matthew Quick Quotes) By now, ten trees must have been cut down just to document my mental health, which Nikki will hate hearing, as she is an avid environmentalist who gave me at least one tree in the rain forest every Christmas (Matthew Quick Quotes) The mental health conversation is very important to me. I have friends that struggle with various mental illnesses. I’ve struggled with depression and anxiety. I’m very interested in how we deal with that (Matthew Quick Quotes) I had thought up the title, ‘The Good Luck of Right Now,’ several years ago. I had no idea what it meant or what the book would be about but I thought, ‘Someday I’m going to write a book with that title.’ (Matthew Quick Quotes) I don’t want to stay in the bad place, where no one believes in silver linings or love or happy endings. (Matthew Quick Quotes) I am trying to be kind instead of right (Matthew Quick Quotes) You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life (Matthew Quick Quotes) I am practicing being kind over being right (Matthew Quick Quotes) ... I am now watching the movie of my life as I live it (Matthew Quick Quotes) You better watch out, or you’re going to be defeated by pessimism! (Matthew Quick Quotes) Haven’t you ever noticed that life is like a series of movies? (Matthew Quick Quotes)

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