Boy21 Quotes

“Someday an opportunity will come. Think about Harry Potter. His life is terrible, but then a letter arrives, he gets on a train, and everything is different for him afterward. Better. Magical."
"That's just a story."
"So are we- we're stories too.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“I can always look up at the cosmos and marvel, no matter what happens. And when I look up at it, I feel as though my problems are small. I don't know why, but it always makes me feel better.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“Silence has always been my default mode—my best defense against the rest of the world.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“You can lose yourself in repetition—quiet your thoughts; I learned the value of this at a very young age.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“I think about how fragile people are, how anyone can disappear in a second and be gone forever.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“You don't always get the role you're going to play in life, but it's good to play whatever role you got the best way you can.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“Remember – it's a long race and you can always outwork talent in the end.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“you don’t put demands on people and you never say anything negative--ever. So many people suck the life out of everyone they’re around, but you don’t do that. You give people strength just by being you.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“It’s hard to be special.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“We really don't get to understand /why/ most of the time. It's true.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“I just got a ticket to Hogwarts. Might be taking a train ride to a magical place that's much better than here. Don't tell any Muggles, okay? But I want you to know I'll be alright.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“I’ve found that being blunt sometimes makes life easier for everyone”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“it’s a long race and you can always outwork talent in the end”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“A question that sometimes drives me hazy: Am I or are the others crazy?” Albert Einstein”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“That's just a story."
"So are we--we're stories too," Russ says.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21

“I remember wondering how many other things I didn't know about my parents. You only get to know so much.”
― Matthew Quick, Boy21