💬 Quotes

"The past is a phantom that lives in the present, haunting the hallways of every room we try to build for ourselves."

"He was a man who collected silences, storing them in his pockets like smooth stones, waiting for the right moment to throw them."

"Memory is not a recording; it is an act of creation. Every time we look back, we change the shape of what we see."

"We are all held together by the invisible threads of people who have left us."

"Death is the easy part. The work—the real, grueling, endless work—is living with the consequences of what we have allowed to happen."

"If you run, they catch you; if you stay, they eat you."

"The law of the City of God is written in blood and gunpowder."

"In the City of God, childhood is a luxury that few can afford."

"Power is like a drug; once you taste it, you’re never the same again."

"The police are just another gang, only they wear uniforms and have a legal permit to kill."

"Everyone wants to be a legend, but legends die young in these streets."

"Please, sir, I want some more."

"If the law supposes that, the law is a ass—a idiot."

"There are books of which the backs and covers are by far the best parts."

"It is because you have not had a kind and fostering hand to lead you, and a gentle heart to soothe you, that you are so much the more to be pitied."

"The people of this world are divided into two classes: the sheep and the wolves."

"I fear that there are some natures which can only be turned to light by the aid of the darkness that surrounds them."

"The thing about the street is that it don't just take your life, it takes your time. You’re always waiting for something to happen, and when it does, it’s over before you can even catch your breath."

"You don't get out of the life because you're good; you get out because you're lucky, or because you're tired, or because the math finally stops working in your favor."

"Most people think the cops are there to stop the crime. The cops are there to manage the crime, like a gardener managing a patch of weeds. You don't get rid of them, you just keep them from choking the whole garden."