Quote by Angie Thomas Download Open image ““Whenever Momma breaks a name down like that, you better hope it's not yours.”” — Angie Thomas ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“Momma always said that a true lady never lets someone know when he's riled her; otherwise, she's giving away her power and her crown.… — Carolyn Brown Copy Share Image
“...And he shouldn't have talked to Mama in the hurtful ways he did neither. Calling her despicable names because she wanted to do things… — Lesley Kagen Copy Share Image
“Be careful how you say your own mother’s name; How you articulate your blood.” — Nkateko Masinga Copy Share Image
“... momma help me turn the face of history to your face. - Getting Down To Get Over - Dedicated To My Mother” — June Jordan Copy Share Image
“I think if there’s one thing that my mom did right, it was picking out a unique, cool-sounding name for her kid.” — Jeff Erno Copy Share Image
“Maman! The word seems to come out of me all on its own. I think it's strange my mouth would do that. The rest… — Claire King Copy Share Image
“be a different kind of life. I named her for my Aunt Katia, Mama’s” — Valya Dudycz Lupescu Copy Share Image
“Mama wasn’t Mama anymore, she was Mother, usually followed by a “pallease!” — Katherine Allred Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Slave masters thought they were making a difference in black people’s lives too. Saving them from their “wild African ways.” — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“Who the fuck complains about going to Harry Potter World? Or Butter Beer? Or wands?” — Angie Thomas Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
