“I knew I was Little Tree, and I was happy that they loved me and wanted me. And so I slept, and I did not cry.”
― The Education of Little Tree
― The Education of Little Tree
“Adrian blew his whistle and shouted, “Attack and put too death all those who oppose the fatherland!”
― His Forefathers and Mick
― His Forefathers and Mick
“There are people who stick in one's memory much more clearly after a brief acquaintance than others whom one sees day after day after a long period.”
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“Shake your business up and pour it. I don't have all day.”
― The Big Sleep
― The Big Sleep
“I knew Dad was concerned about my past associations. I was from the Trash Alley. It was my community. I hung out with thugs from the Frog Bottom, the Burns Bottoms, the Red Line, the S-Curve, the Sandfield, the Morning Side, and a bunch of other places that shall remain nameless. I knew all of the “Legends of the Hood”: Sin Man, Swap, Boo Boo, Emp-Man, Cookie Man, Shank, Polar Bear, Bae Willy, Bae Bruh, Skullhead Ned, Pimp, Crunch, and Goat Turd (just to name a few). I thought maybe Dad had summoned me as a “show and tell” for the kids in his neighborhood—the hardliner to scare those wayward suburban brats back into reality.”
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
― Surviving Chaos: How I Found Peace at A Beach Bar
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