Quotes from the book This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper

Things happen. People get lost and love breaks.

—Jonathan Tropper in This is Where I Leave You

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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.

—Jonathan Tropper in This is Where I Leave You

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You have to stop worrying about finding love again. It will come when it comes. Get comfortable with being alone. It will empower you.

—Jonathan Tropper in This is Where I Leave You

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Childhood feels so permanent, like it's the entire world, and then one day it's over and you're shoveling wet dirt onto your father's coffin, stunned at the impermanence of everything.

—Jonathan Tropper in This is Where I Leave You

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Even under the best of circumstances, there's just something so damn tragic about growing up.

—Jonathan Tropper in This is Where I Leave You

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It would be a terrible mistake to go through life thinking that people are the sum total of what you see.

—Jonathan Tropper in This is Where I Leave You

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About Jonathan Tropper

Jonathan Tropper (born February 19, 1970) is an American screenwriter, novelist, and producer. He is the author of six novels. He is the co-creator and executive producer of the Cinemax television series Banshee (2013–2016). He is also the creator of the Cinemax television series Warrior (2019–2023) and the Apple TV+ series, Your Friends & Neighbors (2025-present).

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