“Silence has always been my default mode—my best defense against the rest of the world.”

“That's basically the mantra of Herr Silverman's teaching - think for yourself and do what's right for you, but let others do the same.”

“Sounds like the start of a beautiful friendship, Leonard. It really does.” “Here’s looking at you, kid.”

“You're different. And I'm different too. Different is good. But different is hard. Believe me, I know.”

“The problem with the stigma around mental health is really about the stories that we tell ourselves as a society. What is normal? That's just a story that we tell ourselves.”

“When I was in high school, I used to have breakfast with my grandpa every morning. He instilled a lot of values in me: hard work, loyalty. He grew up during the Great Depression in Philly in poverty - he didn't have enough to eat as a kid. Sometimes his family would get kicked out of their apartment because they couldn't pay the rent.”

“I’m a screwed-up person who no longerknows how to communicate with the people I love. But I meant everything I told you in my letter.”

“...Daisy doesn't even go to his funeral, Nick and Jordan part ways, and Daisy ends up sticking with racist Tom... 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. I do see why Nikki likes the novel, as it's written so well. But her liking it makes me worry now that Nikki really doesn't believe in silver linings, because she says The Great Gatsby is the greatest novel ever written by an American, and yet it ends so sadly. One thing's for sure, Nikki is going to be very proud of me when I tell her I finally read her favorite book. -Silver Linings Playbook, p. 9”

“it’s a long race and you can always outwork talent in the end”

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

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