“Tell him my girl comes before football. Tell him my girl's breakfast comes before football.”
“Damn straight I do," Jude said, grabbing my waist and lifting me into the cab. "Tell him my girl comes before football. Tell him my girl's breakfast comes before football.”
“We tell each other things that have no relation to the afternoon’s events or the coming night but that relate to God, to his absence that is so present, like the breasts of the young girl, so young before the immensity of what is to come.”
“I've said it before and I'll say it again: Never trust anyone who tells you how people come to trust him”
“Football is all very well as a game for rough girls, but is hardly suitable for delicate boys.”
“Before you go anywhere, Mr. Football Player,” Nita said, “I want to know exactly what your intentions are toward my Blue.”