Quote 58
Love pats are soft punches of encouragement that are administered on the knee, shoulder, and arm. (3.1.12)
This is Charlie's quite clinical definition of one of the very few ways his dad shows physical affection.
Quote 59
A lot of kids at school hate their parents. Some of them got hit. And some of them got caught in the middle of wrong lives. (1.6.48)
Charlie is still thinking about his dad's "There are other people who have it a lot worse" (1.1.22) philosophy. For all of Charlie's griping, at least he can keep things in perspective.
Quote 60
Sam then gave me a hug, and it was strange because my family doesn't hug a lot except my Aunt Helen. (1.8.10)
Charlie talks about his Aunt Helen a lot in Perks. Once we find out that she molested him, all of these smaller comments start to make a lot more sense.