“Sometimes we have to prove to others we're strong even where we're not.”

“We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are.”

“I guess we're all a bunch of mismatched couples - that actually fit”

“We're in the Chicago suburbs, ruling our 'hood and the streets that lead here. It's a street war, where othersuburban gangs fight us for territory. Three blocks away are mansions and million-dollar houses. Right here,in the real world, the street war rages on. The people in the million-dollar houses don't even realize a battle isabout to begin less than a half mile from their backyards.”

“When my eyes meet his gaze as we're sitting here staring at each other, time stops. Those eyes are piercing mine, and I can swear at this moment he senses the real me. The one without the attitude, without the facade[...]”

“Isn't that why we're put on this earth to begin with, to make it a better place? It's not a religious quest; it's a humanitarian one.”

“No, the next time i kiss you it'll last a long, long time. And then when we're done you're gonna realize being turned on is not about experience”