Famous Quotes by Lara Rios

“Why is it women have to bring all this angst into sex? We should be more like men. In. Out. Over. Next.”

I'm not a girly girl either. I run around with jeans and a T-shirt half the time.

Survival in America -- power, comes from turning your back on the street and deciding you ain't playing that game no more.

You’ll never have to set foot in this neighborhood again.

Someday, I want to learn how to do that with a switchblade knife.

One day soon, you're going to graduate and this will all be a bad dream.

This place is what reminds me daily of where I've been, how far I've come, and how far I still have to go.

I knew from the first moment I met him that he was it. Sort of like a pilot might always know that he was meant to fly.

You can’t save everyone.

If that's what you want, you're in the right place.

Shit, I'd be late for my classes at UCLA again. I never seemed to be able to leave on time.

No. You're on your way out, Lupe.

Marcela introduced me to Nash and he looked into my eyes, that I loved him.

I can take care of myself, Hot Shot. Watch your own back.

We were used to that. Hey, you can't save everyone.

The rough streets of the barrio aren't the usual terrain of chick lit, but who says you can't mix a little social consciousness with romance?

Back in the small employee lounge with lockers on one wall, a mirror on the other, and a huge table in the center, I hurried and picked up my backpack.

I was born watching my back.

I’m not a very good Mexican, and is tired of pretending to be someone she’s not.

I help out a few hours every morning, but he's the one that makes things happen.

He works with the kids that show up looking for help, and keeps them motivated and challenged.

It was like some tension inside me eased because I knew I'd found what I was meant to find in this world.