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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
Bird
Birds
Sky
Brave

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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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I am trying to be kind instead of right.
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When she needed help most, she was abandoned.
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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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...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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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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The world will break your heart ten ways to Sunday, that’s guaranteed. And I can’t begin to explain that- or the craziness inside myself and everybdy else,but guess what? Sunday is my fav day again
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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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Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that.
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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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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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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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Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight.
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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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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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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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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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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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It hurts to look at the clouds, but it also helps, like most things that cause pain.
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