“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.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“When she needed help most, she was abandoned—and only when she offered help to others was she beloved.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“I think it's strange to live in a house with someone you cannot talk to—especially when that someone is your father—and the thought makes me a little sad.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
“But I'll tell you the same thing I tell my students when they complain about the depressing nature of American literature: life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly, like our marriage did, Pat. And literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for people to endure nobly.”
― The Silver Linings Playbook
― The Silver Linings Playbook
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