I didn't think much about that statement then. But later I would-I still do. I think about it and think about it until I think I'm going crazy.

He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die someday.

That's why people don't ever think to blame the Socs and are always ready to jump on us. We look hoody and they look decent. It could be just the other way around - half of the hoods I know are pretty decent guys underneath all that grease, and from what I've heard, a lot of Socs are just cold-blooded mean - but people usually go by looks.

It's okay. We aren't in the same class. Just don't forget that some of us watch the sunset too.

Maybe the two different worlds we lived in weren't so different. We saw the same sunset.

I learned that if you want to get somewhere, you just make up your mind and work like hell til you get there.

It ain't fair that we have all the rough breaks!