278 Quotes by Matthew Quick

What is reality if it isn't how we feel about things?

Not letting the world destroy you. That’s a daily battle.

I want to believe that happiness might at least be possible later on in life for people prone to sadness.

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.

I am trying to be kind instead of right.

most people lose the ability to see silver linings or even though they are always there above us.

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.

Someday an opportunity will come. Think about Harry Potter. His life is terrible, but then a letter arrives, he gets on a train, and everything is different for him afterward. Better. Magical." "That's just a story." "So are we- we're stories too.

I believe in happy endings," I tell him, "And it feels like this movie has gone on for the right amount of time.