Death eaters Quote 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…

— Angie Thomas

“For real?” I say what I’m supposed to.”

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Angie Thomas

“Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people’s lives too. Saving them from their “wild African ways.”

— 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.

— Angie Thomas

“Who the fuck complains about going to Harry Potter World? Or Butter Beer? Or wands?”

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— Angie Thomas