“These young folks say they can't leave home without their American Express, but nowadays I can't leave home without my pistol. I ain't used it in a while but I've been itching to.”

“The cemetery is where a young hustla go to retire, and prison is where he goes to grow old.”

“Sometimes two people could look at the same picture and see different images. Position determines perspective.”

“ You Got to know when to hold em' , Know when to fold em' , know when to walk away, know when to run. ”

“ChoicesIf i can't dowhat i want to dothen my job is to notdo what i don't wantto doIt's not the same thingbut it's the best i candoIf i can't havewhat i want . . . thenmy job is to wantwhat i've gotand be satisfiedthat at least thereis something more to wantSince i can't gowhere i needto go . . . then i must . . . gowhere the signs pointthrough always understandingparallel movementisn't lateralWhen i can't expresswhat i really feeli practice feelingwhat i can expressand none of it is equalI knowbut that's why mankindalone among the animalslearns to cry”

“If i can't havewhat i want . . . thenmy job is to wantwhat i've gotand be satisfiedthat at least thereis something more to want”

“I can't leave her there all alone, surrounded by stone walls... She's too precious to give up.”