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When she needed help most, she was abandoned.
Matthew Quick
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Matthew Quick
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 23
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Camden
New Jersey
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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.
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You want to be a good person, don't you, Pat?' I nod. I cry. I do want to be a good person, I really do. 'I'm going to up your meds,' Dr. Patel tells me. 'You might feel a little sluggish, but it should help to curb your violent outbursts. You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.
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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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Maybe my movie isn't over, I say, because sometimes moviemakers trick the audience with a false bad ending, and just when you think the movie is going to end badly, something dramatic happens, which leads to the happy ending. This seems like a good spot for something dramatic to happen, especially since it's my birthday.
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She looks sad. She looks angry. She looks different from everyone else I know—she cannot put on that happy face others wear when they know they are being watched. She doesn’t put on a face for me, which makes me trust her somehow.
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I think it's strange to live in a house with someone you cannot talk to-especially when that someone is your father-and the thought makes me a little sad.
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...but Cliff keeps pushing for the truth like therapists do, because they all have some sort of psychic ability that allows them to see through your lies, and therefore they know you will eventually tire of the talking game and will offer up the truth.
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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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What is reality if it isn't how we feel about things?
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The world will break your heart ten times till Sunday,that's guaranteed
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Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that.
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Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight.
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Fly! There's a lot of sky out there for brave birds.
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I believe in happy endings, I tell him, And it feels like this movie has gone on for the right amount of time.
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People should be nice to you, Leonard. You're a human being. You should expect people to be nice.
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You need to make time for family no matter what happens in your life.
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There will always be a part of me that is dirty and sloppy, but I like that, just like all the other parts of myself.
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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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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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You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.
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