Rochelle: Baby, you cannot protect Tonya from everything.
Julius: You wanna bet? Watch me. I'll protect her from everything. Everything.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] It was clear that my father already had a plan.
[flash-forward:]
Teenage Tonya: Daddy, this is Ronald. My fiance.
Ronald: Nice to meet you, sir. [gunshot]
Teenage Tonya: Mama! Daddy shot my fiance again.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Hey, say what you want, but that's effective birth control.

Tangee: You ain't my daddy. I don't have to do what you say.
Clyde: Push me again and see what happens.
Chris: Hey. Leave her alone.
Clyde: What?
Tangee: You heard him. What you gonna do now?
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Hey, I don't need any help getting my ass whupped. That's the one thing I'm good at.

Clyde: Mind you business.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] I couldn't back down now. I was scared if I moved I might pee myself.
Chris: No.
Bus Driver: Get the hell off my bus, boy.
Chris: Okay.
Bus Driver: Not you. You. Come on, let's go.
Clyde: Why I got to get off? He started it.
Tangee: Quit lying. He ain't start nothing.
Clyde: Why don't you quit lying?
Bus Driver: I said get off. Now move.

Chris: You want to sit down?
Tangee: Sure. Why'd you do that?
Chris: I don't know. I wasn't thinking, I guess. My father said you're not supposed to hit a girl.
Tangee: You know your father?
Chris: Yeah.
Tangee: Nobody's ever looked out for me like that before. What's your name?
Chris: Chris.
Tangee: I'm Tangee. Here.
Chris: A Valentine's Day card?
Tangee: Yeah. I was going to give it to Clyde, but he makes me sick.
Chris: Thanks.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] This was great, my first Valentine's. So what if it was meant for a future wife beater? He ain't beat me.

Mrs. Johnson: Hi. Is Drew home?
Rochelle: Do you realize it's 8:30 at night? Drew is in bed. He is 11. E-L-E-V-E-N. 11.
Mrs. Johnson: I-
Rochelle: Go home. If I see you around my child again, I'm calling the cops. You got that?
Mrs. Johnson: Yeah, I... I...
Rochelle: Okay, I know, I know, girl, I know. [closes door] Beat it. [eats the chocolates] These are my favorites.

Tonya: Daddy, you haven't walked us to school in a long time.
Julius: I know. It's been a while.
Tonya: Aren't you supposed to be sleeping?
Julius: Yeah. I can get my rest later.
Tonya: Mama said you don't like walking us to school.
Julius: That's not true. You want a dollar? All right. There you go.

Julius: Hey, since I'm here, why don't you show me which one of these kids is your boyfriend.
Tonya: Oh, um there he is. James! [a boy waves at Tonya]
Julius: So that's him, huh?
Tonya: Yeah.
Julius: All right.
Tonya: Bye, Daddy.
Julius: All right, bye, baby.

Julius: Can I talk to you for a minute?
James: Who, me?
Julius: Yeah, you. Get over here.
James: What's your name?
Julius: My name is "Don't worry about what my name is." What, you think you're some kind of ladies' man or something?
James: I don't know any ladies.
Julius: They're not even ladies to you?
James: No. Uh, I don't know... Who are you?
Julius: Don't worry about who I am. Worry about who you're giving them cards to.
James: I want my mama.
Julius: So you a mama's boy?
James: Yes.
Julius: Well, listen up, mama's boy. You stay away from my daughter, you hear me? Huh? [James starts to cry] Hey, man, stop that.
Man: [o.s.] Hey, stay away from that boy! Get out of here!
Julius: I was just talking to him.
Man: [o.s.] Hey, you, I'm talking to you!

Adult Chris: [v.o.] While my father was getting rid of Tonya's valentine, I wish he'd been around to get rid of mine.
Chris: "Roses are red, violets are blue... Please go back to Africa and take your mother with you. Happy Valentine's Day."
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Another card like this, and I might just go to Africa.

Chris: What's this? Oh, ha, ha, very funny. [rips up card]
Ms. Morello: Chris! How could you? When I found out how Caruso had been teasing you, I thought you'd appreciate a real valentine from someone. Obviously, I was wrong.
Adult Chris: [v.o.] Nowadays, you wish all the teacher gave your kids were cards.
Chris: I didn't know it was yours.