Before i was jumped in i remember Lucky telling us how being in a gang was like having a second family... a family who would be there when your own family wasn't. They would offer protection and security. It sounded perfect to a kid who'd lost his father.

I wish I could turn back time, but I can't. I made a stupid decision because I thought I was invincible, and I'll pay for it the rest of my life.

Is anyone human actually normal? I'm beginning to think being normal is actually abnormal.

I don't deserve you. You know that, querida, don't you? (Alex)

Every time I break out of what is expected of me and do what feels right, I feel stronger.

Consider me your candy stripper... I mean striper.

Say it again,” he says. “That whole drawn-out speech?” I remember something about a solar system, but I’m too light-headed to recite the entire thing all over again. He steps closer. “No. The part about you fallin’ for me.