- Lyric: Jason, I am TRYING to love you, but I don't want my heart broken. But that's exactly what you're gonna do if you keep trying to save a brother that don't want to be saved!
- Marti: I know you think Alonzo isn't perfect, but I'm going to hold on to him... cause he's all I got. The wards ain't full of Jasons. What you found was quiet... in a world full of thunder. I ain't got no choice but to listen to it. You do.
- Jason Alexander: [after he and Lyric travel to the bayou] Damn, it's quiet out here! I should've brought my radio.
- Lyric: [Smiling] No, it's not quiet. It's full of music. Just listen.
- Joshua Alexander: [after Jason suspects him of reverting back to his old ways] You think I'm stupid? I ain't in no hurry to go back to that cage! I know no one else around here believes in me, but I always thought that when it came down to it, you would.
- Jason Alexander: Ghosts. I guess everyone lives with them. Some good, some bad. But memories won't let you forget. They have a way of boomeranging, changing a life forever.
- Gloria: [after Josh assembles a massive feast, Gloria begins to throw it all away] Mama, what are you doing? What are you doing? Ma, I made this for you! Stop it, now! I just bought that shit!
- Gloria: [Continuing to throw everything away] Drug money.
- Joshua Alexander: See, how you know I didn't get it the honest way? Huh? How you know that?
- Gloria: Every time you come out, I pray it'll be different, but it's always the same! Always the same.
- [Grabs the main course]
- Joshua Alexander: [Grabs it from her] Not the roast, Mama. I spent $25 on that. What are you doing? I spent $100 on all that shit! $100, to make you happy, Mama!
- Gloria: Drug money. Drug money! I'll die, you hear me? I'll die before I feed my family with that money, and if you bring it in my house again, the doors will be locked.
- Joshua Alexander: [Referring to his father] Now, I see how a man could beat you.
- Gloria: [Slaps Joshua soundly across the face]
- Joshua Alexander: [Angrily swings his fist back to retaliate, and is grabbed by Jason]
- Gloria: I KNEW Mad Dog's ghost was somewhere to be found, but I had no idea it was in my own house!
- Jason Alexander: Hi, um, Jason. I'm Jason Alexander.
- Lyric: That's very nice to know, Jason. Now, can I have my keys? My brother does need his truck and I do need to get to work.
- Jason Alexander: [Giving the car keys] Where do you work?
- Lyric: [Chuckles] Why, you looking for a job?
- Jason Alexander: No, I just thought maybe, you know, one night we could get together...
- Lyric: Well... If it's meant to be, you'll find me.
- [Smiling]
- Jason Alexander: If you wanted a man to take you to some place special, where would that place be?
- Gloria: You met somebody.
- Jason Alexander: [Chuckles] I didn't say all that.
- Gloria: What's she like?
- Jason Alexander: Damn!
- [Both laughing]
- Jason Alexander: Female intuition. Can't get a take on her, you know. One minute, she's dissing me, giving me a hard time and the next minute, she's showing me things I ain't never seen before.
- Jason Alexander: Beautiful night, ain't it?
- Lyric: [Rolling eyes] Magical.
- Jason Alexander: Damn, you're cold. You always this difficult?
- Lyric: Can't you find somebody else to harass?
- Jason Alexander: Harass? I thought I was being charming.
- Lyric: Wrong.
- Jason Alexander: Come on, let me give you a ride.
- Lyric: Look, I don't know you, okay? For all I know, you're a gangster. And I don't ride with no gangsters.
- Jason Alexander: Yo, I ain't no gangster. I got a job. You know what I'm saying? No drugs. No guns. I sell TVs all day long. I sold you one, as a matter of fact. I wear this corny uniform, eat fried chicken almost every day, because my mama works at Frenchy's. I have nightmares that I'm gonna grow wings and cluck like a chicken! I ask you, is that the life of a gangster?
- Lyric: [Cannot contain her smile]
- Jason Alexander: You smile.
- Lyric: [Stop smiling] So?
- Jason Alexander: So... I guess you come here a lot.
- Lyric: Best place in town to watch the sunset.
- [Pointing at the sunset]
- Lyric: Look at that.
- Jason Alexander: I ain't never really watched the sun set before.
- Jason Alexander: [When walking Lyric back home] So tell me something. When can we get together again? 'Cause, you know, I was thinking that maybe we could just...
- Lyric: [Putting her fingers on Jason's lips] Surprise me.
- Jason Alexander: This round's on me.
- Lyric: Jason, what are you doing?
- Jason Alexander: You said, "Surprise me."
- Lyric: Well, I didn't mean for you to go steal no bus!
- Jason Alexander: This bus belongs to us for the day. My man hooked this up. Come on. I'm gonna take you to a special place.
- Lyric: [Still confused while entering the bus] I don't know about this. Jason, you sure about this?
- Jason Alexander: Well, don't be scared. You scared? I'll take care.
- Lyric: I can take care of myself just fine, thank you.
- Jason Alexander: Yeah, but I'll take care of you better.
- Lyric: Oh, you think so?
- Jason Alexander: I know it.
- Jason Alexander: [sigh] You'll stay with me?
- Lyric: [Smiling] Yeah.
- Jason Alexander: I'm so tired. I just wanna sleep without nightmares tonight.
- Joshua Alexander: Why are you still talking about her? What is this? You fuckin' putting her above me? You're putting her above me, man!
- Jason Alexander: Josh, no, man!
- Joshua Alexander: What about me?
- Jason Alexander: What about you? You know, I've spent my whole fuckin' life for you! Josh, I can't do that no more, man.
- Joshua Alexander: Oh, I'm tired of you telling me I'm fucking up, man! Shit. 'Cause I took care of this. Fuck you, man!
- Jason Alexander: You took this, then you're fucked up! This shit is fucked up! I'm tired of your shit, Josh! I don't need this no more!
- Joshua Alexander: I don't need you! I don't need you!
- Jason Alexander: I don't give a fuck talking about you, Josh! Don't make me do this again, nigger.
- [Pointing his gun to Joshua]
- Jason Alexander: Come on, Josh, let her go. Don't make me do this again, man.
- Joshua Alexander: She's taking you away from me, man!
- [Clicking his gun, pointed to Lyric's chest]
- Joshua Alexander: She's taking you away from me! Isn't she taking you away from me? Well, I ain't got nothing.
- Jason Alexander: But, I love you, man.
- Joshua Alexander: I ain't got nothing man?
- [Accidentally shoots Lyric]
- Joshua Alexander: I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. I didn't mean it.
- [Pulling Jason's gun to his face]
- Joshua Alexander: Shoot me. Shoot me.