All Tayari Jones Quotes
- People say, That which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But they are wrong. What doesn't kill you doesn't kill you. That's all you get.… All
- And this is how it started. Just with coffee and the exchange of their long stories. Love can be incremental. Predicaments, too. Coffee can start… Born
- Abandonment doesn't have the sharp but dissipating sting of a slap. It's like a punch to the gut, bruising your skin and driving the precious… Abandonment
- I am neither religious nor superstitious, but there is something otherworldly about the space where two roads come together. The devil is said to set… Believe
- If there was ever a time to boil up some grits it is now. Boil
- I guess this is how love is when it comes undone. No matter how tight you knit the stitches, a sharp tug on a loose… Comes Undone
- Dwelling on pain, spending too much time immersed in it, tasting its flavors, fingering its textures--this makes it only more potent. Dwelling
- It's funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury. Anger
- My first novel, Leaving Atlanta, took at look at my hometown in the late 1970s, when the city was terrorized by a serial murderer that… African
- This is what I have come to know: Our past is never passed and there is no such thing as moving on. But there is… Moving
- I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing… Board
- I don't mind expressing my opinions and speaking out against injustice. I would be doing this even if I wasn't a writer. I grew up… Always Understood
- Remember that the writing itself is good for you. If your story is so close to home that you are afraid to write it, it… Afraid
- I take mentoring very seriously and as a result I hardly get any work done during the school year. Any
- Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways. Adolescence
- I am always urging my students to honor their writing practice, to set up a schedule. Honor
- I do have a sister - I have two sisters. Inspirational
- I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young. Girl
- Secret families are really the bedrock issue of Western literature. Bedrock
- The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature. Adolescent
- When I am writing a story it feels as real as the life I am experiencing off the page. It's an emotional illusion, I guess. Emotional
- When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling… Author
- I like straightforward names for my characters. When I get too symbolic with names or places, I start feeling like the characters and the story… Character
- I think the NAACP isn't recognized enough for all of the work it does, especially in the field of law. They may have faded from… All
- Nine Years Under is a sparkling debut--- brimming with love and bursting with life. Booker's Baltimore is equal parts The Wire and The Cosby show.… Baltimore