“Playing with fire doesn't necessarily get you burned.”

“Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.”

“I understand the reasons behind his keeping a distance from a girl he cares about. Because the truth is, sometimes getting close to the fire does actually burn you.”

“I don't play games with people's lives like you do.”

“A Mexican guy named Sam pushes Gary Frankel next to Isabel. "This guy can break your arm with one snap, asshole. Get out of my sight before I sic him on you," Sam says. Gary, who's wearing a coral shirt and white pants, growls to look tough. It doesn't work.”

“If you let him go and he doesn't come back to you, he wasn't yours to begin with. It's a lesson learned in first grade”

“he thinks of it as playing good cop/bad cop. Except we play bad gang member/worse gang member.”