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"NOBODY'S SAYING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS
THE GARDEN OF EDEN...
Hell, some people say God
avoids this place altogether,
but it's been a good home to us...
to me and my kids, who I'm proud of,
'cause every single one of them
reminds me a little bit of me..."

"FIONA, my rock, huge help.
Has all the best qualities of her mother,
except she's not a raging psycho bitch."

"LIP, smart as a whip.
Straight "A"s and the honor roll.
Boy's definitely going somewhere."

"IVY, south side's princess.
Her real name is Ivory, but no one calls her that.
Ian's twin sister, but to me
they don't look anything alike
Looks just like her mother.
Even has her same drug problem.
And she even has ADHD and bipolar disorder
just like her mother, which sometimes scares me."

"IAN, industrious, conscientious,
ambitious, incredible work ethic.
Don't have a clue where he got that from.
Wants to be a paratrooper.
Knows how to disembowel an enemy
with a roll of dimes and an old gym sock."

"CARL...
Uh, I don't really know
that much about Carl.
Oh, loves animals.
Always dragging home
some poor stray he found,
taking them up to his room."

"Ah, DEBBIE.
Sent by God, total angel.
Raises money for UNICEF year-round,
some of which she actually turns in.

"LIAM, going to be a star.
I'm no biologist,
but he looks a little
bit like my first sponsor.
He and the ex were close."

"AUSTIN, from the north side.
Ivy's boyfriend,
don't have any clue how they met
or how they're still together.
Is at my house almost every single night."
I thought he was one of mine at one point.

"KEV & VERONICA, fantastic neighbors.
There's nothing they
won't do for each other.
Or to each other.
I never realized how
little sex I was having
till V and Kev moved next door."

"And me, FRANK GALLAGHER, father, teacher,
knows the most important
thing in this life...
we know how to fucking party!"

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