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"All I ever did was love you." His voice cracks. "That's it. And you couldn't even give that back to me."

Aww Seven! T_T

"At an early age I learned that people make mistakes, and you have to decide if their mistakes are bigger than your love for them."

This is such a sad statement but it's also true somehow. You can only hope that the people you love won't make big mistakes that you either won't or can't forgive.

"No cussing, Daddy!" Sekani says from the den.
"Sorry, man. I'll add a dollar to the jar."
"Two! You said the 'g-d' word."

When your own kid calls you out on cussing! Fun times! *lol* On a more serious note: The gang talk gets me confused. King is the boss and the people who work for him are King Lords, right? Who are the GDs? Are they a gang too? Can anyone who read the book explain this to me?

"Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. The key is to never stop doing right."

Starr's mom is one hell of a wise woman! And a kind one too! To check on her neighbour Mrs. Pearl was such a sweet thing to do. <3

"But Khalil didn't stay put, did he?" she says.
"He didn't pull the trigger on himself either."

Woah! To say this to the cops was so damn brave! Starr is amazing!
I love her family too! They are all so close and take care of each other. Reminds me of my own close-knit family. <3

"I told you, we want the truth to come out too."
"Oh, we know the truth, that's not what we want," says Daddy. "We want justice."

And he's damn right with that! I can already tell that this is going to be a very powerful book.

"Always some shit," he mumbles. "Can't have a party without somebody getting shot."

1.) The only thing that get shot at my parties is the ceiling... the corks of sparkling wine will do this to you. ;-)
2.) Is Kenya for real? I mean seriously? You'd think she has other problems than Denasia and her bf.
3.) An observation: Apparently racism goes both ways in this book.