278 Quotes by Matthew Quick

You don’t have to have it all figured out now or ever. We’re all just bumbling through, really. But you’ll find something to be passionate about. You just need to leave high school and your town behind.

We live in our heads... which can be very scary places. We forget that we are not just and I, but a she and a you, too. We forget to see ourselves as others see us. For some people, the problem is narcissism – meaning they are selfish, too self-absorbed. But I think that your problem is that you are too selfless. You care about the needs of others more than you care about your own needs. You are strong for them even when it’s a detriment to your own well-being.

I opened up to you and you judge me.

That’s basically the mantra of Herr Silverman’s teaching – think for yourself and do what’s right for you, but let others do the same.

Maybe the goal in America is to have an easy life, and so we find it too disgraceful to tell the truth. I meet a lot of people in my line of work, and I can say with utmost certainty – life is pretty hard for almost all of them.

Well, for a lot of reasons. Most of which I can’t really explain properly. That’s why people give presents, right? Because they don’t know how to express themselves in words, so you give gifts to symbolically explain your feelings. I got to thinking that the world would be a better place if they gave medals to great teachers rather than just soldiers who kill their enemies in wars.

I just got a ticket to Hogwarts. Might be taking a train ride to a magical place that’s much better than here. Don’t tell any Muggles, okay? But I want you to know I’ll be alright.

It didn’t seem like everyone could or should be honest at the same time – like maybe the structure of the world wasn’t built to handle such mass amounts of truth.

You can lose yourself in repetition – quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.