Home > Work > Ghetto Bastard: A Memoir (The Ghetto Bastard Series)
1 " Christmastime was coming. I didn’t even know what that was. I was six years old, and had never had a Christmas. "
― Russell Vann , Ghetto Bastard: A Memoir (The Ghetto Bastard Series)
2 " Then the cop said, “Now, you guys could just start over. At least you’re not going to jail tonight. "
3 " If Denise doesn’t have her money by Friday, you won’t even see it coming. You’ll just wake up in the hospital. Now, try me bitch. "
4 " I ran back into the emergency room crying, yelling, and screaming, “Somebody please help my mother. He is going to kill her! "
5 " I forgot about his boys surrounding me. I was too focused on not getting stabbed with the broken bottle. "
6 " Guy, go get me a switch. This muthafucker done pissed the bed again. "
7 " After that everyone understood that if they had to fight me, it was going to take a while, and like all bullies, they wanted an easy target. "
8 " I went home later that night, thinking about everything. I wanted revenge for my cousin, but what did I know about revenge? "
9 " K.C. wanted to look fancy for the crowd. I just wanted to kick his ass and embarrass him in front of everyone, to get him back. I did just that. "
10 " Fuck that! You think I’m gonna let the nigger get a gun? I’m gonna handle this shit now. "