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When she needed help most, she was abandoned--and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.

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Matthew Quick
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 23
Novelist
Writer
Camden
New Jersey
Offered
Abandoned
Beloved
Needed
Help
Helping
Others

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When I run, I always pretend I am running toward Nikki, and it makes me feel like I am decreasing the amount of time I have to wait until I see her again.
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I will not be quoting Hemingway anytime soon, nor will I ever read another one of his books. And if he were still alive, I would write him a letter right now and threaten to strangle him dead with my bare hands just for being so glum. No wonder he put a gun to his head, like it says in the introductory essay.
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When she needed help most, she was abandoned.
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