When the floodwaters rise, you don't drown. You learn to swim. And if someone tries to pull you under? You claw your way back to the surface and make 'em bleed. You are a diamond, Keyshawn. Stop letting that man treat you like gravel.
UNCLE CLIFFORD sits at the bar, counting cash with razor-sharp precision. [S2E10] Mississippi Rule
(Voice shaking)I did everything they told me to do, Clifford. I smiled. I danced. I built a whole world out of glitter just to hide the bruises. When the floodwaters rise, you don't drown
Keyshawn stares at her reflection in the cracked bar mirror. Slowly, the fear in her eyes hardens into cold, unforgiving steel. You claw your way back to the surface and make 'em bleed
(Standing up, towering and protective)Then you listen to me very carefully. Down here in the Delta, we don't live by their rules. We live by the Mississippi Rule. KEYSHAWN And what rule is that?