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This is Where I Leave You
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"This is Where I Leave You" Quotes

"This is Where I Leave You" follows Judd Foxman as he navigates family dysfunction, personal loss, and unexpected revelations during a week-long shiva for his father.

Quotes

Some families are so screwed up they can never be put right.

Jonathan Tropper

familydysfunction

You may as well tell people when life is falling apart. It’s not like they can’t tell.

Jonathan Tropper

truthlife

I spent most of my childhood looking for a way out, and when I finally did leave, I found that the world was just as lonely and confusing as I’d feared it would be.

Jonathan Tropper

childhoodloneliness

The thing about faith is that you have to have it before you need it.

Jonathan Tropper

faithbelief

The world is funny, but it’s never a joke.

Jonathan Tropper

humorperspective

I tend to resist change, even as I call for it.

Jonathan Tropper

changeself-awareness

To really hate someone, you have to care.

Jonathan Tropper

hateemotion

Love causes a lot of pain. And you can’t have love without pain.

Jonathan Tropper

lovepain

Sometimes your life feels like a pile of bowling pins, scattered all over the ground.

Jonathan Tropper

lifechaos

It’s amazing what you can live with when you think you have no choice.

Jonathan Tropper

resilienceacceptance