“And for those of you who want to start any trouble, I have a zero tolerance policy. . . .”

“I'm not starting any fights. I might finish one though.”

“Want to get in trouble with me, Carlos?”

“Did A tell you your eyes remind me of blown glass? I can see your soul through those eyes, Amy. They get darker when you’re trying to be sexy and shine when you smile. And when you think you’re in trouble you blink double the amount that you usually do. And when your sad the corners of your eyes turn down. I miss your eyes. And I don’t want the sad ones to be my last memory of you.”

“I love you because you’re the only person I want to make love to without any conditions and—and I love that you need me.”

“Who am I kidding? I have no reason for being here other that the fact that I want to be near her.”

“Three things Marco taught me today race through my mind: boys will lie to your face just to have sex with you, don’t trust any boy who says I love you, and never date a boy who lives on the south side of Fairfield.”