278 Quotes by Matthew Quick

You’re different. And I’m different too. Different is good. But different is hard. Believe me, I know.

You can’t expect kids to save themselves, can you?

Why is it that the people who are very good at answering difficult questions never get asked difficult questions, while people like me are always being forced to do things that are seemingly impossible?

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 story that we tell ourselves.

What if I had the power to save both of us – all of us – all along?

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.

Looking into another person’s eyes for an extended period of time proved to be a powerful thing. And if you don’t believe me, try it yourself.

What have I been telling you since you were a boy? Whenever something bad happens to us,” Mom said as she tucked me into my new bed, insisting that I needed some sleep after staying up all night, “something good happens – often to someone else. And that’s The Good Luck of Right Now. We must believe it. We must. We must. We must.

Think for yourself and do what’s right for you, but let others do the same.