I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it came through hip-hop lyrics and my obsession with reading liner notes. Queen Latifah's 'Black Reign' is the album… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
Queen Latifah was writing poetry. Maybe Latifah's 'Ladies First' and Angelou's 'Phenomenal Woman' are the same thing, a generation apart. — 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
