“I wondered if the person who really loves you is the person who knows all your stories, the person who WANTS to know all your stories.”
“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.”
“See?" I said. "That's exactly the person I don't want to be with. And he's always there, underneath all your charm.”
“That was one of the worst things about losing your wife, I found: your wife is the very person you want to discuss it all with.”
“The only person I know, is the person I want to be”