- [Mahalia and Catherine are wearing matching red dresses]
- John: You two look like the Linda Ronstadt "Then and Now" album cover.
- Unknown singer: [played while Dexter drive John] Kill whitey! kill whitey!
- John: What's the name of the song?
- Dexter Walker: "Justice".
- Dexter Walker: [Cop pulls car over. Dexter quickly turns music off, then turns to face cop at the driver's window] Evenin', officer.
- Unknown singer: [John reaches over and turns music back on] Kill whitey! kill whitey!
- [a gang member is offering John a service]
- Iceman: For a certain price the Iceman can provide you with... protection
- John: Really? How much to have you provide... ice?
- Iceman: Now listen, man
- John: No! You listen! I have a party in two hours and I need a thousand cubes and a couple of blocks. Can you help me or not?
- Tony Hemingway: [points to a sign on John's wall that reads: "This is a Dark Ride"] I heard about this.
- John: Yeah. From the carnival. A pretty fair description of life too, I think.