American - Author | December 6, 1983 -
I am a consummate metaphor addict.
Jason Reynolds
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If a kid is reading a book about someone who looks like them but doesn't talk like them, we stunt their growth by dissing them.
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The truth of the matter is that chess is not the game of life because life does not ever happen the way you strategize and plan.
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Writing is like any other sort of sport. In order for you to get better at it, you have to exercise the muscle.
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The truths are universal: Every kid knows fear. Every kid knows family and friendship. Loss, love, laughter. Everything else is just detail.
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I have a chip on my shoulder I pet every morning, a constant feeling like I have something to prove. Hearing that the canon can't be diversified, there's no room for more brown faces - that fueled my fire.
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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 understands - or at least acknowledges - your existence.
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The literary world has to compete with YouTube, Instagram, PlayStation, Xbox, Hulu.
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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 brother was, and still is, obsessed. And I was obsessed with the fact that he was obsessed, because I was obsessed with him. But not necessarily with comics themselves.
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We all want to believe in the magic of someone knowing what we're thinking.
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I've been told what I can't do my whole life.
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The truth is, my life was made infinitely more difficult because I didn't read any books. But I didn't read any books. That's my story. That's my truth.
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