Matthew Quick Quotes

I grew up in a blue-collar neighborhood and was raised by a man who did not emote, ever... I always cry at movies, and when I was a kid, I would try to hide it. It wasn't something a kid in Oaklyn, N.J., did. So I have these weird hang-ups about emotions.

Matthew Quick

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: October 23, 1973

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When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'.

River Phoenix

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Prose cannot compete with the economy of poetry, the ability to have a full artistic experience in a short period of time.

Mary Karr

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If a Woman can neither Love nor Honour, she does ill in promising to Obey.

Mary Astell

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For my part, if the audience wanted to see Dracula again, I would be happy to reprise the role. It is an immortal character that can appear anywhere because it lies beyond time. Possibilities are endless.

Luke Evans

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It was no accident that just minutes after Israel became a nation, the United States... became the first nation in the world to recognize what was prophesized throughout the Old Testament about Israel returning after its absence.

Louie Gohmert

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I am artistic so I reserve the right to change my mind at any point. I just like to do different things. What is more important than the name is that people know that I really like acting, I enjoy it and I want people to know that I am serious.

LL Cool J

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Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won't, for he sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

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My State Senate district was in the northern part of Oklahoma and they were redrawing the districts.

Don Nickles

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My father and I are very similar and have a wonderful relationship, but we both stand by our opinions.

Chris Hemsworth

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And what I'm interested in is investing in people.

Arthur Rock

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I'm not a go-out-with-a-band artist. I'm an intimate, storytelling folk artist. It guides the writing and makes for a concert that I'm proud of.

Shawn Colvin

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I've loved dinosaurs since I was teeny tiny.

Ty Simpkins

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