Quinn and Rashad
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- "but on the outside , I was all smiles and handshakes--All American"
- "That was my role: the Dutiful son, the All- American boy with an All-American fifteen-foot deadeye jump shot and an All-American 3.5 GPA."
- "You talk about wanting to be somebody, you talk about basketball, you talk about making your family proud.
- I am Quinn Collins, a kid who is kind, loves my family, and does well academically.
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- "And we never bought it ourselves. The clerks behind the counter would never risk selling to underage guys"
- I Always swiped a flaskful of Ma's bourbon
- I am Quinn Collins, a kid who lies, steals, and drinks underage.
- Plus, I only took a flaskful after she'd emptied a glass or two from the bottle.
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- I didn't need ROTC. But I did it, and I did it good, because my dad was pretty much making me.
- I joined to get my dad off my back. To make him happy.
- "Leave him alone. He stays out of trouble and he's a decent student."
- I am Rashad Butler, a kid who is obedient to his parents, gets decent grades, and strives to please others.