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Fly! There's a lot of sky out there for brave birds.

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Matthew Quick
Age: 51
Born: 1973
Born: October 23
Novelist
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Camden
New Jersey
Birds
Sky
Brave
Bird

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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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People should be nice to you, Leonard. You're a human being. You should expect people to be nice.
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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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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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I can always look up at the cosmos and marvel, no matter what happens. And when I look up at it, I feel as though my problems are small. I don't know why, but it always makes me feel better.
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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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I am trying to be kind instead of right.
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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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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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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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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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The only way to beat my crazy was by doing something even crazier. Thank you. I love you. I knew it from the moment I saw you. I'm sorry it took me so long to catch up.
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I...have a woman in my arms who has suffered greatly and desperately needs to believe once again that she is beautiful.
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I think all it really takes for different people to get along is a common rooting interest and a few beers.
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What is reality if it isn't how we feel about things?
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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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When she needed help most, she was abandoned.
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My other friends are in music relaxation class, which I do not attend, because smooth jazz makes me angry sometimes.
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You need to make time for family no matter what happens in your life.
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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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