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I don't want to stay in the bad place, where no one believes in silver linings or love or happy endings.

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Matthew Quick
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 23
Novelist
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Camden
New Jersey
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The world will break your heart ten times till Sunday,that's guaranteed
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If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.
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most people lose the ability to see silver linings or even though they are always there above us.
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After I returned to New Jersey, I thought I was safe, because I did not think Kenny G could leave the bad place, which I realize is silly now - because Kenny G is extremely talented and resourceful and a powerful force to be reckoned with.
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You can lose yourself in repetition—quiet your thoughts I learned the value of this at a very young age.
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