Lisa Freeman

“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

“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

“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

“What I'm thinking, but don't know yet how to say out loud, is Does anyone know what they're becoming until they've become it? I'd been running for three years before I realized I was a runner. I'd been drinking for twenty-five before I knew I was a drunk.”
― Kristi Coulter, Nothing Good Can Come from This