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Quote of the Day Fresh quotes Topics Authors I'm Feeling Lucky Disable ads! 16 quotes by Matthew Quick Matthew Quick (born October 23, 1973) is an American writer of young-adult fiction. His debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, was adapted as a movie of the same name starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, with Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver, and Chris Tucker. Quick was finalist for a 2009 PEN/Hemingway Award, and his work has been translated into several languages. In 2012, his young-adult novel, Boy 21, was reviewed favorably by The... Read full biography of Matthew Quick → 1 2 Ctrl → When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up... → 0 I was writing full time after quitting a job as a high school English teacher, and I hadn't been able to sell anything, and my bank account was... → 0 The mental health conversation is very important to me. I have friends that struggle with various mental illnesses. I've struggled with... → 0 The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a... → 0 I'm from a family of bankers and businessmen, and here I am, the artist, the black sheep. 0 I'm an incredibly emotional person, but I always feel bad about that. The work is therapy... I need to emote wildly while I write. I weep.... → 0 When I wrote 'Silver Linings,' I thought I was writing a book about the Philadelphia Eagles and male bonding, but when the book came out, it... → 0 I write about people who are usually damaged or neglected by society finding each other and forming relationships that are quite extraordinary and in... → 0 I always talk to young writers about when you make art in your room, you make art. And when you send it to New York and L.A., you have to be a... → 0 I haven't taught since 2004, but I taught high school English for seven years, primarily at a place called Haddonfield Memorial, which is in a... → 0 My tag line for 'Silver Linings' is this: It's about a man who thinks his life is a movie produced by God. 0 The important thing for me as an artist is to keep going back to the page and doing what I do. 0 I grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood and was raised by a man who did not emote, ever... I always cry at movies, and when I was a kid, I would try... → 0 1 2 Ctrl → Add a quote!


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