Lisa Freeman

“Do you hate me?' I asked.
He smiled, his eyes made a slightly paler blue with tears in them. 'You're asking if I hate you for being a woman with a fuckload of unruly feelings?'
I nodded.
'No I don't hate you,' he said. 'Jesus baby. Why would I want anything else?' And I stared at him, enthralled.”
― Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This

“Look, I admire people who can spend all their time living smack in the middle of their problems and fears. But if I had that innate capability, I probably wouldn't have become a drunk. And in early sobriety I saw nothing wrong with taking my reality in small doses.”
― Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This

“Yes, he had a temper that left at least one hole in our walls before he went to therapy and got a handle on it. But he treated me like a superhero princess and was also warm, responsible, hilarious, and kind to children and animals.”
― Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This

“You are perilously close to having the life you’ve always wanted,” she says. “It’s not surprising to me that you would panic.”
― Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This