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Crackhead: Hey, excuse me miss, do you have a dollar, I need to catch the bus.
Me: No, am so sorry, I dont have any change on me.
Crackhead: Can I have your credit card then?
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— A crackhead on Rampart Blvd. He never told me his name.
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Crackhead: You know the best thing about being a homeless crackhead?
Me: No, what?
Crackhead: Being a homeless crackhead. (Starts laughing at me for me being stupid and not figuring it out).
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— Malik, a crackhead on Alvarado and Pico Blvd, Los Angeles.
"Hey, come here, let me holla at you for a minute. You see, I know you wondering why am bald, but I ain’t bald boo. Dem government sneaked up on me at night, and stole my hair yo! For real, I’m saying real talk baby. You better watch out."
— ANTHONY, A CRACKHEAD FROM DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES