Freedom Writers 2007 quotes, page 3

Tito

Nobody cares what I do. Why should I bother coming to school?

Nobody ever listens to a teenager. Everybody thinks you should be happy just because you're young. They don't see the wars that we fight every single day. And one day, my war will end. And I won't die. And I will not tolerate abuse from anyone. I am strong.

Andre

She can't even look at me because I look like my dad.

Erin Gruwell

So when you're dead, you'll get respect, that what you think? [murmurs of "yeah" from the class] You know what's gonna happen when you die? You're gonna rot in the ground, and people are going to go on living, and they're going to forget all about you. And when you rot, do you think it's gonna matter whether you were an "original gangster"? You're dead. And nobody, nobody is gonna want to remember you, because all you left in the world is this. [holds up Tito's drawing]

Margaret Campbell

You can't make someone want education.

Erin Gruwell

Your bags are packed and you think the wine will give me a headache?