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Matthew Quick
“I...have a woman in my arms who has suffered greatly and desperately needs to believe once again that she is beautiful.”
Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook

Toni Morrison
“You looking good."
"Devil's confusion. He lets me look good long as I feel bad.”
Toni Morrison, Beloved

Kate Chopin
“Goodbye -- Because I love you.”
Kate Chopin, The Awakening

Matthew Quick
“I will not be quoting Hemingway anytime soon, nor will I ever read another one of his books.
And if he were still alive, I would write him a letter right now and threaten to strangle him dead with my bare hands just for being so glum.
No wonder he put a gun to his head, like it says in the introductory essay.”
Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook

Matthew Quick
“When I read the actual story-how Gatsby loves Daisy so much but can't ever be with her no matter how hard he tries-I feel like ripping the book in half and calling up Fitzgerald and telling him his book is all wrong, even though I know Fitzgerald is probably deceased. Especially when Gatsby is shot dead in his swimming pool the first time he goes for a swim all summer, Daisy doesn't even go to his funeral, Nick and Jordan part ways, and Daisy ends up sticking with racist Tom, whose need for sex basically murders an innocent woman, you can tell Fitzgerald never took the time to look up at clouds during sunset, because there's no silver lining at the end of that book, let me tell you.”
Matthew Quick, The Silver Linings Playbook

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