Teresa: It’s just been a rough couple of days.
Kelly Anne: I know, but hey, you’re not alone. Okay? I mean, you’re like a sister to me.

I’m not la jefa anymore. I’m just Camila.

Camila

Teresa: I thought you liked James.
Pote: I do.
Teresa: Then?
Pote: You and I come from the same place, Teresita. We follow the same rules. James is different. Understand? And if it wasn’t him then who the hell it was?

He put a tracker in little Tony’s Gameboy. He could have done the same with Guero’s medallion while you two were, you know.

Pote

James: You could have come to me first. I put myself out there for you time and time again and this is what I get.
Teresa: I’m sorry. You deserve better.

Your life is painful and ugly but it’s yours and you only get one.

Teresa

As long as you’re alive you can recreate yourself.

Teresa

Teresa: Why did you torture him?
El Santo: He was my gatekeeper and he let in a wolf.
Teresa: He was your family.
El Santo: Yes, Teresa, but sometimes love is not warm. Sometimes violence and pain can be part of God’s greater plan.

James: We shouldn’t have let her go alone.
Pote: You think you could have stopped her? When Teresa gets something in her head it’d be easier to stop a freakin’ bullet than her.

Kelly Anne: I think I have a problem. You know, this isn’t the life I was aiming for, and the drugs, they paint out all the ugly parts but they don’t go away. They just follow you around like shadows and I can feel them hanging off me and I don’t even know how I got here.
Teresa: You’re stronger than you think.
Kelly Anne: How do you not just curl up into a little ball?
Teresa: Because I never had that choice.

Oh, don’t let the wrinkles fool you. The older they are, the more blood between their teeth.

Sasha

You made a deal with the devil, Teresita. This is the price we pay.

Pote

Queen of the South Quotes

You could say that I am living proof that the American dream is alive and well.

Teresa

My name is Teresa Mendoza. I am from Mexico. I was born poor, not that that's bad but take it from me, I've been poor and I've been rich. Rich is better.

Teresa