Jerome Rogers Quotes

“Jerome Rogers, 12, shot at abandoned Green Street lot. Officer says, ‘He had a gun.‘”

“Doesn’t seem fair. Nobody ever paid me any attention. I skated by. Kept my head low. Now I’m famous.”

“The kitchen table is covered with food—my favorites, potato salad, lemon meringue pie, pork chops. If everyone wasn’t so sad-faced, I’d swear it was a party. I reach for a cornbread square and my hand passes through it. Weird, but it’s okay. I’m not hungry. I guess I’ll never be hungry again.”

″‘He’s in a better place,’ says Reverend. ‘Jerome’s in a better place.’ Am I?”

“Does Pop know Officer Moore gets paid for not working? For killing me? I want to kick something, scream, break down. But what’s the use?”

“Believe this, Jerome. It matters that Sarah can see you.”

“I thought I was bigger. Tough. But I’m just a bit of nothing.”

“I’m still here, Ma. I’m still here.”