--- title: "5 Momma Quotes By Angie Thomas" description: "5 Momma quotes by Angie Thomas. Plus more from Angie Thomas and more Momma sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f23/angie-thomas-2699_momma_how-he-could-sell-the-very-stuff-that-to_375628.jpg" --- > [“How he could sell the very stuff that took his momma from him? Did he realize that he was taking somebody else’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/how-he-could-sell-the-very-stuff-that-took-his-momma-from-him-did-he/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f23/angie-thomas-2699_momma_how-he-could-sell-the-very-stuff-that-to_375628.jpg) > [“Momma had told me, “See, she looks asleep,” but when I squeezed her hand, her eyes never opened. Daddy carried me out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/momma-had-told-me-see-she-looks-asleep-but-when-i-squeezed-her-hand/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/04c/angie-thomas-2699_momma_momma-had-told-me-see-she-looks-asleep-b_665334.jpg) > [“What you mean he’s staying with us?” “Just what I said. He got in a little trouble in Garden Heights and needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/what-you-mean-he-s-staying-with-us-just-what-i-said-he-got-in-a/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/01a/angie-thomas-2699_quote_what-you-mean-he-s-staying-with-us-just_1195504.jpg) > [“When I was twelve, my parents had two talks with me. One was the usual birds and bees. Well, I didn't really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/when-i-was-twelve-my-parents-had-two-talks-with-me-one-was-the-usual/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b68/angie-thomas-2699_cops_when-i-was-twelve-my-parents-had-two-tal_1616467.jpg) > [“Whenever Momma breaks a name down like that, you better hope it's not yours.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/whenever-momma-breaks-a-name-down-like-that-you-better-hope-it-s-not/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e90/angie-thomas-2699_quote_whenever-momma-breaks-a-name-down-like-t_2187497.jpg) ## Other authors on Momma ## More by Angie Thomas > [“The black officer checks Daddy while his partner glances around at all of the onlookers. There's quite a few of us now. Ms. Yvette…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/the-black-officer-checks-daddy-while-his-partner-glances-around-at/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [“For real?” I say what I’m supposed to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/for-real-i-say-what-i-m-supposed-to/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [I think that the more of us who take the time to understand how someone else is feeling, the more likely we are to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/i-think-that-the-more-of-us-who-take-the-time-to-understand-how/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [The transition from unknown to known-in-publishing has been empowering but also challenging. It's an honor to know that people actually want to know what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/the-transition-from-unknown-to-known-in-publishing-has-been/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [I really do hope 'The Hate U Give' provides mirrors for readers who don't often get them in books. I've had so many young…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/i-really-do-hope-the-hate-u-give-provides-mirrors-for-readers-who-don/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [“Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people’s lives too. Saving them from their “wild African ways.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/slave-masters-thought-they-were-making-a-difference-in-black-people-s/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [As a black woman, I feel like I have a unique experience that we don't often see in media portrayals of the South.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/as-a-black-woman-i-feel-like-i-have-a-unique-experience-that-we-don-t/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [“Who the fuck complains about going to Harry Potter World? Or Butter Beer? Or wands?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/who-the-fuck-complains-about-going-to-harry-potter-world-or-butter/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [“With King Lords, we had a whole bunch of folks who had our backs, no matter what. They bought us clothes and shit our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/with-king-lords-we-had-a-whole-bunch-of-folks-who-had-our-backs-no/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [I wanted to write a book like a rapper would write it - I didn't want to hold back. Rappers catch a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/i-wanted-to-write-a-book-like-a-rapper-would-write-it-i-didn-t-want/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [Bent Literary Agency had a Q&A on Twitter, and I took a chance and asked if the Black Lives Matter movement was an appropriate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/bent-literary-agency-had-a-q-a-on-twitter-and-i-took-a-chance-and/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [“Has this situation made you fearful of cops?" she eventually asks. "I don't know," I say truthfully. "My uncle's a cop. I know not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/has-this-situation-made-you-fearful-of-cops-she-eventually-asks-i-don/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [My maternal grandmother was a star on her high school basketball team in small-town Mississippi.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/my-maternal-grandmother-was-a-star-on-her-high-school-basketball-team/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [“Now I am that person, and I’m too afraid to speak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/now-i-am-that-person-and-i-m-too-afraid-to-speak/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) > [Representation makes a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/representation-makes-a-difference/) [Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/momma/angie-thomas/#itemlist", "name": "5 Momma Quotes By Angie Thomas", "numberOfItems": 5, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“How he could sell the very stuff that took his momma from him? 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