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
came eagles embraced health male mental surprising wrote
When I wrote 'Silver Linings,' I thought I was writing a book about the Philadelphia Eagles and male bonding, but when the book came out, it was surprising to me that the mental health community embraced it.
bankers family
I'm from a family of bankers and businessmen, and here I am, the artist, the black sheep.
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I haven't taught since 2004, but I taught high school English for seven years, primarily at a place called Haddonfield Memorial, which is in a very well-to-do-community in Southern New Jersey.
trying be-kind kind
I am trying to be kind instead of right.
be-kind kind
I am practicing being kind over being right.
trying realizing save-me
I'm trying to let him know what I'm about to do. I'm hoping he can save me, even though I realize he can't.
beer thinking people
I think all it really takes for different people to get along is a common rooting interest and a few beers.
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?
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.
battle world
Not letting the world destroy you. That’s a daily battle.
helping beloved abandoned
When she needed help most, she was abandoned--and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.
pounds appearance overweight
Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight...
helping abandoned needed-help
When she needed help most, she was abandoned.