“Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that shit.”

“I do wonder why women are always hemorrhaging in American literature.-Pat Peoples”

“I need you, Pat Peoples; I need you so fucking bad.”

“No deberías tratar de deshacerte de nadie, necesitas amigos, Pat. Todo el mundo los necesita.”

“I’m a screwed-up person who no longerknows how to communicate with the people I love. But I meant everything I told you inmy letter. If I were your Nikki, I would have come back to you on Christmas Day, butI’m not Nikki. I know. And I’m sorry.”

“You want to be a good person, don't you, Pat?'I nod. I cry. I do want to be a good person, I really do.'I'm going to up your meds,' Dr. Patel tells me. 'You might feel a little sluggish, but it should help to curb your violent outbursts. You need to know it's your actions that will make you a good person, not desire.”

“By now, ten trees must have been cut down just to document my mental health, which Nikki will hate hearing, as she is an avid environmentalist who gave me at least one tree in the rain forest every Christmas”