- Juan: [to Little] Let me tell you something, man. There are black people everywhere. You remember that, okay? No place you can go in the world ain't got no black people, we was the first on this planet.
- [Slight pause]
- Juan: I've been here a long time. I'm from Cuba. Lotta black folks in Cuba. You wouldn't know that from being here, though. I was a wild little shorty, man. Just like you. Running around with no shoes on, when the moon was out. This one time, I ran by this old... this old lady. I was runnin' and hollerin', and cuttin' a fool, boy. This old lady, she stopped me. She said...
- [He pauses]
- Juan: [Imitating an old lady's voice] "Runnin' around, catching up all that light. In moonlight, black boys look blue. You blue, that's what I'm gon' call you. 'Blue'."
- Little: So your name 'Blue'?
- Juan: [Chuckles] Nah.
- [Another pause]
- Juan: [to Little] At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you.
- Juan: Ok. Let your head rest in my hand. Relax. I got you. I promise. I won't let you go. Hey man. I got you. There you go. Ten Seconds. Right there. You in the middle of the world.
- Kevin: I wasn't never worth shit. Never did anything I actually wanted to do, was all I could do to do what other folks thought I should do. I wasn't never myself.
- Kevin: Who is you man?
- Black: Who, me?
- Kevin: Yeah nigga. You. Them fronts? That car? Who is you Chiron?
- Black: I'm me man. Ain't trying to be nothing else.
- Kevin: So you hard now?
- Black: I ain't say that.
- Kevin: Then what?
- [pause]
- Kevin: Look. I'm not trying hem you up. Just... I ain't seen you in a minute. Not what I expected, none of it. Not good or bad. Just not what I expected.
- Black: Well, what did you expect?
- [pause]
- Kevin: You remember the last time I saw you?
- [pause]
- Black: For a long time, tried not to remember. Tried to forget all those times.
- [pause]
- Kevin: Yeah. I know.
- Kevin (16): What you cry about?
- Chiron: I should have cried too much sometimes I feel like I'm just gonna turn into drops.
- Kevin (16): Just roll out into the water, right? Roll out into the water just like all these other muthafuckers around here trying to drown their sorrow.
- Teresa: Aright. Water for me, and a little gin for you.
- Teresa: [chuckles] Boy please. I know Juan used to give you that gin, but we ain't doing that up in here Chiron.
- [pause]
- Teresa: You don't think my joke was funny?
- [pause]
- Teresa: What's wrong?
- Chiron: Nothing. I'm good.
- Teresa: No. I done seen good, and you ain't it.
- Teresa: Stop putting yo' head down in my house! You know my rule. It's all love and all pride in this house! Do you feel me?
- [Chiron nods]
- Teresa: [scoffs] I can't hear you. Do you feel me?
- Chiron: [quietly] Yeah.
- Teresa: Okay.
- Chiron: [firmly] I feel you.
- Teresa: Aright.
- Juan: At some point, you gotta decide for yourself who you gonna be. Can't let nobody make that decision for you.
- Paula: I messed up. I fucked it all the way up. I know that. But your heart ain't gotta be black like mine, baby. I love you, Chiron. I do. I love you, baby. I mean, you ain't gotta love me. Lord knows I did not have love for you when you needed it, I know that. So you ain't gotta love me; but you gon' know that I love you. You hear? You hear me, Chiron?
- Black: [quietly] I hear you, Mama.
- Paula: [to Juan] You ever see the way he walk? You're gonna tell him why the other boys kick his ass all the time?
- Kevin (16): Man, you don't smoke. Why you pretending'? You puttin' on a show for me Black?
- Chiron: Why you keep calling me that?
- Kevin (16): Black? That's my nickname for you. You don't like it?
- Paula: I need some money.
- Chiron: For what?
- Paula: That's my business! Don't you ask me no shit like that!
- Chiron: [mumbling] I don't have any money.
- Paula: No, no, don't lie to me boy! I'm your mama! That bitch over there ain't no kin yeah? I'm your blood! Remember?
- [pause]
- Paula: I ain't feeling good. I need something to help me out.
- Paula: [sobbing] Come on baby. Come on baby.