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I’ve seen it happen over and over again: a black person gets killed just for being black, and all hell breaks loose. I’ve Tweeted RIP hashtags, reblogged pictures on Tumblr, and signed every petition out there. I always said that if I saw it happen to somebody, I would have the loudest voice, making sure the world knew what went down.Now I am that person, and I’m too afraid to speak.

~ Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Blacklivesmatter Fear Race

One of my biggest influences as a writer is J. K. Rowling. I grew up with Harry Potter. One thing I absolutely loved was how every single person in Harry's world was so three-dimensional—it was as if each one was the main character in his or her own story and was just making a guest appearance in Harry's story. I strive to do that as a writer. I want every side character to be the main character of his or her own story.

~ Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Life Reading Writing

Daddy once told me there's a rage passed down to every black man from his ancestors, born the moment they couldn't stop the slave masters from hurting their families. Daddy also said there's nothing more dangerous than when that rage is activated.

~ Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Ancestry Generational Trama Oppression Pain

I suddenly remember how different I am from most of the kids here. Nobody would have to drag me or my brothers to the Bahamas; we'd swim there if we could. For us, a family vacation is staying at a local hotel with a swimming pool for a weekend.

~ Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Otherness Prep School Students Wealth

He got a tan over break. I used to tell him he was so pale he looked like a marshmallow. He hated that I compared him to food. I told him that's what he got for calling me caramel. It shut him up.

~ Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Food Humor Race Racism

At an early age I learned that people make mistakes, and you have to decide if their mistakes are bigger than your love for them.

~ Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Mistakes

The way you speak should not determine your intelligence. I should be able to say 'lit,' and you still know I'm intelligent. I should be able to say 'turn up,' and that doesn't take away from my intelligence. I wanted to break down that stereotype a little bit.

~ Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Speak Intelligent Know

From my anger, frustration, and hurt, I wrote the short story that would later become 'The Hate U Give.'

~ Angie Thomas

Angie Thomas Short Hate Hurt
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