128 Quotes by Angie Thomas

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    Pastor Eldridge once preached that 'Faith isn't just believing but taking steps toward that belief.' So when my alarm goes of Tuesday morning, by faith I don't get up, believing that Momma won't make me go to school.

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    Thanks for bringing me here,' I say. With my awful mood, I owe her that.'Anytime, baby. We haven't hung out in a while. Somebody decided I wasn't cool anymore. I thought I was still cool, so whatever.' She sips from her steaming mug of coffee.

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    Wait,' Momma says.I peek out with one eye, Daddy does too. Momma never, ever interrupts prayer.'Uh, baby,' says Daddy, 'I was just finishing up.''I have something to add. Lord, bless my mom, and thank you that she went into her retirement fund and gave us the money for the down payment. Help us turn the basement into a suite so she can stay here sometimes.''No, Lord,' Daddy says.'Yes, Lord,' says Momma.'No, Lord.''Yes.''No, amen!

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    - Respire.J'y arrive pas. C'est comme si mon corps savait même plus ce que ça voulait dire, mais il connaît encore le verbe pleurer. Des larmes coulent sur mes joues. Les sanglots me font hoqueter.

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    Une fois qu'on a tout fait comme il faut, il arrive parfois que les choses tournent mal. Mais il faut persister, c'est ça la clé.

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    Pendant que certains et certaines parmi nous ont peur de l'impact que des chansons pourraient avoir sur nos enfants, d'autres parents sont terrifiés à l'idée que ceux et celles qui sont censés protéger leurs enfants pourrait leur faire du mal.

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    I squeeze through sweaty bodies and follow Kenya, her curls bouncing past her shoulders. A haze lingers over the room, smelling like weed, and music rattles the floor. Some rapper calls out for everybody to Nae-Nae, followed by a bunch of "Heys" as people launch into their own versions.

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