“ And I still love you in my own fucked-up way. I miss you, I really do. Can we still be friends? Matthew Quick
“ She’s fulfilled her obligation, assuaged her conscience by finding me in the hallway and giving me the chance to freak out, and I’ve played my role too, by remaining calm, pretending to be okay, and t… Matthew Quick
“ Why didn't my father get to give Mom the fairy tale? Why do most people fail to give each other the fairy tale? Matthew Quick
“ The P-38 WWII Nazi handgun looks comical lying on the breakfast table next to a bowl of oatmeal. Matthew Quick
“ After I returned to New Jersey, I thought I was safe, because I did not think Kenny G could leave the bad place, which I realize is silly now - because Kenny G is extremely talented and resourceful an… Matthew Quick
“ ...I am uncontrollable and dangerous. But of course I do not say this to Jake, mostly because he has never been locked up and doesn't understand what it feels like to lose control, and he only wants t… Matthew Quick
“ A lot of female teachers do this - flirt with male students. I wonder if that's the only way they know how to interact with men. Like they use their sexuality to get what they want. Matthew Quick
“ I knew that I had reached the end of childhood once I realized that adults in my life didn't know anymore than I did. Matthew Quick
“ It felt like so many years' worth of anxiety and worry were trying to escape all at once—maybe like an emotional volcano, only my mom and dad, they didn't run away to save themselves but sprinted righ… Matthew Quick
“ We're celebrating our freedom. We're celebrating our ability to be kids when everything is trying to take that away from us. It's a choice, Ty. We can do whatever we want. Matthew Quick
“ And I understood why he didn’t need friends or to be accepted at our shitty racist high school, because he had his music, and that was so much better than anything we had to offer. Matthew Quick
