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# Angie Thomas

(1988)   Novelist

 **153** quotes in **295** categories

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Angie Thomas is a novelist.

## Quick Facts About Angie Thomas

Born September 20, 1988

Profession Novelist

## About Angie Thomas

American author... \| Angela Thomas is an American young adult author, known for her contributions to young adult fiction. She gained international recognition for her novel The Hate U Give (2017) which addresses police violence and racism. Her second young adult novel, On the Come Up, was released on February 25, 2019.

##  Quotes by Angie Thomas · Page 2

> [“Funerals aren't for dead people. They're for the living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/funerals-aren-t-for-dead-people-they-re-for-the-living/)

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[Dead people](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dead-people/)

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> [So often, blackness is seen in a negative light.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/so-often-blackness-is-seen-in-a-negative-light/)

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[Blackness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blackness/)

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> [“Good-byes hurt the most when the other person’s already gone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/good-byes-hurt-the-most-when-the-other-person-s-already-gone/)

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[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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> [“Khalil died over a fucking hairbrush.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/khalil-died-over-a-fucking-hairbrush/)

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[Died](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/died/)

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> [Representation makes a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/representation-makes-a-difference/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Difference](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/difference/)

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> [“Be roses that grow in the concrete.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/be-roses-that-grow-in-the-concrete/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Concrete](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/concrete/)

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> [“..."She'll be a'ight." It's a prayer more than a prophecy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/she-ll-be-a-ight-it-s-a-prayer-more-than-a-prophecy/)

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[Prayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/prayer/)

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> [“Something to live for, something to die for.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/something-to-live-for-something-to-die-for/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Dying](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dying/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdf/angie-thomas-2699_quote_something-to-live-for-something-to-die-f_1900486.jpg)

> [“Doubt those bullets were meant for her, but bullets go where they wanna go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/doubt-those-bullets-were-meant-for-her-but-bullets-go-where-they/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Bullets](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bullets/)

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> [I've always been a huge Tupac fan, and I often listen to him for inspiration or when I'm stuck.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/i-ve-always-been-a-huge-tupac-fan-and-i-often-listen-to-him-for/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [“People are realizing and shouting and marching and demanding. They’re not forgetting. I think that’s the most important part.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/people-are-realizing-and-shouting-and-marching-and-demanding-they-re/)

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[Marching](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/marching/)

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> [“They went to Taipei, the Bahamas, Harry Potter World. I stayed in the hood and saw a cop kill my friend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/they-went-to-taipei-the-bahamas-harry-potter-world-i-stayed-in-the/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/friendship/)

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> [“Aunt Pooh doesn’t go from zero to one hundred—she goes from chill to ready to kill.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/aunt-pooh-doesn-t-go-from-zero-to-one-hundred-she-goes-from-chill-to/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Aunt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aunt/)

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> [“teeny-tiny part of me hoped Hailey would see how wrong she was, but she hasn’t. She may not ever see that. And”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/teeny-tiny-part-of-me-hoped-hailey-would-see-how-wrong-she-was-but/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Tiny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tiny/)

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> [“Intentions always look better on paper than in reality. The reality is, I may not make it to the courthouse in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/intentions-always-look-better-on-paper-than-in-reality-the-reality-is/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Intentions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/intentions/)

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> [“T-H-U-G L-I-F-E. Meaning what society give us as youth, it bites them in the ass when we wild out. Get it?” “Damn.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/t-h-u-g-l-i-f-e-meaning-what-society-give-us-as-youth-it-bites-them/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Community](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/community/)

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> [I wanted to write a book like a rapper would write it - I didn't want to hold back. Rappers catch a…](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/)

[Back](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/back/)

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> [“Daddy once told me there's a rage passed down to every black man from his ancestors, born the moment they couldn't stop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/daddy-once-told-me-there-s-a-rage-passed-down-to-every-black-man-from/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[African americans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-americans/)

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> [I wish when I was 15 that I realized my voice was important and that even my thoughts and my opinions had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/i-wish-when-i-was-15-that-i-realized-my-voice-was-important-and-that/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Opinions](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/opinions/)

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> [I think that the more of us who take the time to understand how someone else is feeling, the more likely we…](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/)

[I think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-think/)

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> [“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/)

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[Momma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/momma/)

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> [“DeVante. Khalil. Neither one of them thought they had much of a choice. If I were them, I’m not sure I’d make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/devante-khalil-neither-one-of-them-thought-they-had-much-of-a-choice/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Better](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better/)

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> [The Hogwarts houses are really gangs. They have their own colours, their own hideouts, and they are always riding for each other,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/the-hogwarts-houses-are-really-gangs-they-have-their-own-colours/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Always](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/always/)

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> [“That might be the problem. A lot of the good stuff is from the past. The Jonas Brothers, High School Musical, our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/that-might-be-the-problem-a-lot-of-the-good-stuff-is-from-the-past/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[High school](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/high-school/)

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> [“One of my biggest influences as a writer is J. K. Rowling . I grew up with Harry Potter. One thing I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/one-of-my-biggest-influences-as-a-writer-is-j-k-rowling-i-grew-up/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Influences](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/influences/)

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> [I really do hope 'The Hate U Give' provides mirrors for readers who don't often get them in books. I've had so…](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/)

[Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/)

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> [“Even if he was, I knew that boy. Watched him grow up with you. He was more than any bad decision he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/even-if-he-was-i-knew-that-boy-watched-him-grow-up-with-you-he-was/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Death](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/death/)

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> [“Has this situation made you fearful of cops?" she eventually asks. "I don't know," I say truthfully. "My uncle's a cop. I…](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/)

[African americans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/african-americans/)

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> [“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/)

[Momma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/momma/)

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> [“I have to think about that one for a minute. “Everybody’s pissed ’cause One-Fifteen hasn’t been charged,” I say, “but also because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/i-have-to-think-about-that-one-for-a-minute-everybody-s-pissed-cause/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Activism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activism/)

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> [“Sonny shows me his phone. It’s a text message from Rapid, sent this morning, and it consists of one simple-but-not-so-simple question: Wanna…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/sonny-shows-me-his-phone-it-s-a-text-message-from-rapid-sent-this/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Brianna](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brianna-24183/)

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> [“White people always want to split up. And when they do, something back happens.” “That’s only in horror movies, though,” he says.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/white-people-always-want-to-split-up-and-when-they-do-something-back/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Horror movies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/horror-movies/)

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> [As a black woman, I feel like I have a unique experience that we don't often see in media portrayals of the…](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/)

[Black](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/)

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> [“Brave doesn't mean you're not scared. It means you go on even though you're scared.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/brave-doesn-t-mean-you-re-not-scared-it-means-you-go-on-even-though/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Brave](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brave/)

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> [“Spring has decided to go through an identity crisis and get chilly on me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/spring-has-decided-to-go-through-an-identity-crisis-and-get-chilly-on/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Chilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/chilly/)

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> [“And at the end of the day, you don’t kill someone for opening a car door. If you do, you shouldn’t be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/and-at-the-end-of-the-day-you-don-t-kill-someone-for-opening-a-car/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[End of the day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/end-of-the-day/)

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> [We're seeing young people find their own voices and find their activism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/we-re-seeing-young-people-find-their-own-voices-and-find-their/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Activism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/activism/)

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> [“What's the point of having a voice if you're gonna be silent in those moments you shouldn't be?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/what-s-the-point-of-having-a-voice-if-you-re-gonna-be-silent-in-those/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Black lives matter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-lives-matter/)

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> [“This is about Us, with a capital U; everybody who looks like us, feels like us, and is experiencing this pain with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/this-is-about-us-with-a-capital-u-everybody-who-looks-like-us-feels/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Civil rights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/civil-rights/)

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> [Michael Brown - when he lost his life, there was more focus on what he had done sometimes than what was done…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angie-thomas/michael-brown-when-he-lost-his-life-there-was-more-focus-on-what-he/)

[Angie Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angie-thomas/)

[Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown/)

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## Angie Thomas by topic

[Racism (14)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/racism/angie-thomas/)

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                        "text": "“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 all cops are bad. And they risk their lives, you know? I'm always scared for my uncle. But I'm tired of them assuming. Especially when it comes to black people.”",
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                        "text": "“What you mean he’s staying with us?” “Just what I said. He got in a little trouble in Garden Heights and needs to stay here.” She scoffs, and I know where Momma gets it from. “A li’l trouble, huh? Tell the truth, boy.” She lowers her voice and asks with suspicious, squinted eyes, “Did you kill somebody?” “Momma!” my momma says. “What? I better ask before y’all have me sleeping in the house with a murderer, waking up dead!” What in the . . . “You can’t wake up dead,” I say. “Li’l girl, you know what I mean!” She moves from the doorway. “I’ll be waking up in Jesus’s face, trying to figure out what happened!” “Like you going to heaven,” Daddy mumbles.”",
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                        "text": "“I have to think about that one for a minute. “Everybody’s pissed ’cause One-Fifteen hasn’t been charged,” I say, “but also because he’s not the first one to do something like this and get away with it. It’s been happening, and people will keep rioting until it changes. So I guess the system’s still giving hate, and everybody’s still getting fucked?” Daddy laughs and gives me dap. “My girl. Watch your mouth, but yeah, that’s about right. And we won’t stop getting fucked till it changes. That’s the key. It’s gotta change.” A lump forms in my throat as the truth hits me. Hard. “That’s why people are speaking out, huh? Because it won’t change if we don’t say something.\" \"Exactly. We can't be silent.\" \"So I can't be silent.”",
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                        "text": "“Sonny shows me his phone. It’s a text message from Rapid, sent this morning, and it consists of one simple-but-not-so-simple question: Wanna meet up? My mouth drops. “Seriously?” “Seriously,” Sonny says. “Holy shit.” There’s one problem though. “Why haven’t you responded?” “I don’t know,” he says. “Part of me is like, hell yeah. The other part feels like this shit is too good to be true. What if he’s really a fifty-year-old man who lives in his mom’s basement and has a malicious plot to murder me and leave my body parts spread out across his backyard, unknown to anyone, until twenty years from now when a stray dog sniffs me out?” I stare at him. “The specifics in your examples are disturbing sometimes.”",
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                        "text": "“White people always want to split up. And when they do, something back happens.” “That’s only in horror movies, though,” he says. “Nah. Shit like that is always on the news,” says DeVante. “They go on a hiking trip, split up, and a bear kills somebody.” “Car breaks down, they split up to find help, and a serial killer murders somebody,” Seven adds.”",
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