You have to fight for what’s right every single day, bulletproof skin or not. You can’t just not snitch, or turn away or take money under the table because life has turned you sour.
You don’t need to be bulletproof to be a superhero. Black women have always had superpowers.[to Tilda]
You could have all the money in the world, you still ain’t nothing but a n***a to some people.[to Mariah]
You can’t save someone from drowning unless you have on your life jacket. Or you make enough room on the door for both of you to float.
You can’t control what people say. Just be the best man that you can be. And always make sure they spell your name right.
You can’t bargain with me. You buy or you die.
Yo, I’m Luke Cage. You can’t burn me, you can’t blast me, and you definitely can’t break me. You wanna test me? Step up. I’m right here. I ain’t going nowhere. You know where to find me. I am Harlem, and Harlem is me.
With her, there is no normal. Only what’s next.[to Tilda, about Mariah]
Who needs trust when you have power?
This is Harlem. And when a cop gets killed, heads roll. That’s just how we do.
There’s always a double standard.
There are intangible benefits to being provocative, yet friendly.
