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I can be a very valuable friend to you, but you do not want me as an enemy.

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Matthew Quick
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 23
Novelist
Writer
Camden
New Jersey
Enemy
Valuable
Friend

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People can be cruel,' he says with a sympathetic look that makes me trust him even more. And right then I realize that he is not writing down all my words in a file, which I really appreciate, let me tell you.
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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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If clouds are blocking the sun, there will always be a silver lining that reminds me to keep on trying.
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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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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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Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that.
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You need to make time for family no matter what happens in your life.
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I am trying to be kind instead of right.
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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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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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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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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.
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Life is hard, and children have to be told how hard life can be…So they will be sympathetic to others. So they will understand that some people have it harder than they do and that a trip through this world can be a wildly different experience, depending on what chemicals are raging through one’s mind.
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Although once when we were talking after class, Herr Silverman told me that when someone rises up and holds himself to a higher standard, even when doing so benefits others, average people resent it, mostly because they're not strong enough to do the same.
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I opened up to you and you judge me
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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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It hurts to look at the clouds, but it also helps, like most things that cause pain.
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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 am practicing being kind over being right.
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