“Can I request another peer guide, One who isn't so happy to be at school at 7:30 a.m.?”

“I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in everything I do, whether I want them to or not. Well, "guide" is too weak a word. "Dictate" is more like it.”

“The percentage of couples who stay together after high school is, like, less than five percent, you guys.”

“Brittany, I love hangin' with you. Shit, when I get to school I scan the halls lookin' for you. As soon as I catch sight of these angelic streaks of sunshine," I say, fingering her hair, "I know I can make it through the day.”

“The end of one thing is just the beginning of another.”

“I've had more students die than I ever thought possible. My husband urgesme to quit Fairfield and teach at some school without gang members who live their lives only to die or end upas drug dealers.”

“Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.”