Rappers are the white authors of our generation. They know me, my language, my codes, my family, my block. — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
My relationship to comics isn't nearly as strong as some people's. Ha! I mean, I grew up with a comic book fanatic.… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I just want young people to read my books and feel cared for, feel safe, feel like there's someone else in the… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
The truth is, my life was made infinitely more difficult because I didn't read any books. But I didn't read any books.… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
The stories of kids who grew up in communities like mine weren't being written about in many books for kids. — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I read 'The Young Landlords' and felt almost a chemical change. What I realized while reading that book was that I could… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
It wasn't that the teachers were bad. From what I can remember, they were pretty good. It was about the selection of… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
If a kid is reading a book about someone who looks like them but doesn't talk like them, we stunt their growth… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
The people who know me do not ask me about the next book or how it's going. They ask, 'Jason, are you… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I read tons of books, listen to music non-stop, watch as many movies as possible, catch a play when I can, art… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“AND YOU KNOW it's weird to know a person you don't know and at the same time not know a person you know, you… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“And I'll never go asleep again believing that touching them or anything of his will lead to an arm around my neck. But it… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is that chess is not the game of life because life does not ever happen the way you strategize… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
The idea of the mask in any scenario has always fascinated me. Not only does it protect identity, it also allows one to hide. — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“AND EVEN THOUGH his face was wet with tears he wasn't supposed to cry when he was alive, I couldn't see him as anything… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
Rappers are the white authors of our generation. They know me, my language, my codes, my family, my block. — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“I SWEAR SOMETIMES it feels like God be flashing photos of his children, awkward, amazing, tucked in his wallet for the world to see.… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
My relationship to comics isn't nearly as strong as some people's. Ha! I mean, I grew up with a comic book fanatic. My older… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Shawn turned back toward me, eyes dull from death but shining from tears, finally spoke to me. Just two words, like a joke he'd… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I just want young people to read my books and feel cared for, feel safe, feel like there's someone else in the world who… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
