- Dwayne Pride: Take Brody, learn things. What the hell are you waiting for?
- Christopher LaSalle: Well you did offer breakfast.
- Dwayne Pride: All I'm saying, where you lay your head in this city defines you.
- Meredith Brody: Okay so where do I go if I want to be defined by a full night's sleep?
- Dwayne Pride: Something... might have happened to Calvin. Something bad.
- Papa Parks: But you're not sure.
- Dwayne Pride: I'm not sure.
- Papa Parks: Only two things I ever loved in this life. Calvin and jazz. Going to hold on tight to one, and pray I haven't lost the other.
- Dwayne Pride: Don't ever go into politics, Christopher. All of a sudden your definition of good and evil becomes defined by how many votes it gets you.
- Dwayne Pride: Go grab your coat and hat. We'll take a walk. We'll talk.
- Papa Parks: I got nothing to say, old friend.