Matthew Quick
Matthew Quick
Matthew Quickis an American writer of adult and young-adult fiction. His debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, became a New York Times bestseller and was adapted as a movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, and Chris Tucker...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth23 October 1973
CountryUnited States of America
yield world may
You may exist in this world--but I exist too and I will not yield
class smooth-jazz relaxation
My other friends are in music relaxation class, which I do not attend, because smooth jazz makes me angry sometimes.
christmas miracle knows
Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that.
life-is-like life-is series
Haven't you ever noticed that life is like a series of movies?
daughter heart thinking
He never once tells me what Tiffany thinks or what is going on in her heart: the awful feelings, the conflicting impulses, the needs, the desperation, everything that makes her different from Ronnie and Veronica, who have each other and their daughter, Emily, and a good income and a house and everything else that keeps people from calling them "odd.
watches pessimism defeated
You better watch out, or you're going to be defeated by pessimism!
stories normal problem
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.
nice people should
People should be nice to you, Leonard. You're a human being. You should expect people to be nice.
teaching thinking think-for-yourself
That's basically the mantra of Herr Silverman's teaching - think for yourself and do what's right for you, but let others do the same.
battle world
Not letting the world destroy you. That’s a daily battle.
blue yellow people
Soon I am seeing the blue-and-yellow flags that line the campus streets, and it makes me feel happy and sad at the same time to be back at La Salle--almost like looking at old pictures of people who have either died or with whom you have lost contact.
sorry crazy love-you
The only way to beat my crazy was by doing something even crazier. Thank you. I love you. I knew it from the moment I saw you. I'm sorry it took me so long to catch up.
helping beloved abandoned
When she needed help most, she was abandoned--and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.
hate cliffs happy-endings
Do you like foreign films?” “With subtitles?” “Yes.” “I hate those types of films.” “Me too,” Cliff says. “Mostly because - “ “No happy endings.