278 Quotes by Matthew Quick

I’m waiting for the stars to pop through the black above, waiting for the future to wash over me like so many salty waves – some as turbulent as my thoughts and some as velvety as a good kiss.

Why is it that we love surprising people? Is it because we like to know something they don’t Does it give us a sense of power over others? Was I happy because I was controlling Asher? Or was I simply trying to do something nice?

Soon I am seeing the blue-and-yellow flags that line the campus streets, and it makes me feel happy and sad at the same time to be back at La Salle – almost like looking at old pictures of people who have either died or with whom you have lost contact.

You call me a princess and sometimes we put on as much gold as we can, and you call me “Jay-Z,” and then laugh so hard.

Appearances, appearances. The great facade. How to Live Blindly in a Blind World 101.

It means they do things to ensure that they fail so they don’t have to deal with the consequences and responsibilities of success.

Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you have to do it.

People enter our lives for a season, a reason, or a lifetime.

We never see any boats. But you man the light anyway – just in case. And WE got to see it – all these years. The great light. The beautiful sweeping beam! We were here to see it, and that was enough... Weed your mind. And man the great light. Even when no one is looking.