“AND YOU KNOW it's weird to know a person you don't know and at the same time not know a person you… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
People always say time heals. Time doesn't necessarily heal anything. It allows you to manage things. There are occasions where you feel… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I have a hard time with people who say they write for children but they don't really like children. I love children.… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“IS IT POSSIBLE for a huge to peel back skin of time, the toughened and raw bits, the irritated and irritating dry… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I try to be an active griever. I feel like we lean on time because of the trope 'Time heals all wounds.'… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“I mean, I had seen this happen so many times. Not personally, but on TV. In the news. People getting beaten, and… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
“Again, dove into each other. This time the hug, a mix of I miss you and who are you and I'm confused… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
Poetry has the ability to create entire moments with just a few choice words. The spacing and line breaks create rhythm, a… — Jason Reynolds Copy Share Image
I was eight years old when I got the talk about what to do if a police officer stops me. I was… — 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
