“And I still love you in my own fucked-up way. I miss you, I really do. Can we still be friends?”
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Pat Peoples has a theory that his life is actually a movie produced by God, and that his God-given mission in life is to become emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure a happy ending - which, for Pat, means the return of his estranged wife Nikki, from whom he's currently having some "apart time". It might not come as any surprise to learn that Pat has spent several years in a mental health facility. When Pat leavesany surprise to learn that hospital and goes to live with his parents, however, everything seems changed.
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Matthew Quick
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“And I still love you in my own fucked-up way. I miss you, I really do. Can we still be friends?”
“You need to make time for your family no matter what happens in your life”
“Let me tell ya. You gotta pay attention to signs. When life reaches out with a moment like this it's a sin if you don't reach back... I'm telling you.”
“Life is not a PG feel-good movie. Real life often ends badly. Literature tries to document this reality, while showing us it is still possible for us to endure nobly.”