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Phillip is a repository of random snatches of film dialogue and song lyrics. To make room for all of it in his brain, he apparently cleared out all the areas where things like reason and common sense are stored. (Jonathan Tropper)
We are injured and angry, scared and sad. Some families, like some couples, become toxic to each other after prolonged exposure. View quote
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Love made us partners in narcissism, and we talked ceaselessly about how close we were, how perfect our connection was, like we were the first people in history to ever get it exactly right. View quote
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At some point, being angry is just another bad habit, like smoking, and you keep poisoning yourself without thinking about it. View quote
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I occasionally experience the discomfort of people assuming my work is autobiographical. View quote
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Screenwriting and the movie stuff could all disappear tomorrow, but to sit down with my laptop and still tell stories is my day job. I didn't believe I'd actually get to do it for a living. View quote
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I still enjoy the tactile sensation of holding a book. But when I need to read fast for work, I use the Kindle App on my iPad. View quote
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A problem is something to solve,” Phillip says. "If there's no solution, it's not a problem, so stop treating it like one. View quote
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I keep waiting for the universe to decide things for me, and the thing is, the universe has better things to do. View quote
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Whatever the opposite of a plan is, that's what I've got. View quote
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A good speech is like a woman's skirt: short enough to hold your attention, long enough to cover the subject. (Jonathan Tropper)
I want to explain everything to him, show him that it's really not as screwed up as it all sounds, but then I remember that it is. View quote
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At our age, loneliness can seem so permanent. View quote
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And I just want to tell you, at some point it doesn't matter who was right and who was wrong. At some point, being angry is just another bad habit, like smoking, and you keep poisoning yourself without thinking about it. View quote
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Phillip is the Paul McCartney of our family: better-looking than the rest of us, always facing a different direction in pictures, and occasionally rumored to be dead. View quote
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You have to look at what you have right in front of you, at what it could be, and stop measuring it against what you've lost. View quote
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I wrote the screenplay for 'This Is Where I Leave You' - all 40 drafts of it. View quote
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There's a satisfaction I get from writing fiction that I will never get from screenwriting. View quote
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