166 Quotes by Tayari Jones

But in truth, I was different now, burning and anointed.

I'm bringing this up because I knew that things like this happen to people, but by people, I didn't mean us.

People say, that which doesn't kill you makes you stronger. But they are wrong. What doesn't kill you, doesn't kill you.

You would have been crazy for my ex-husband," Gwen told her once, as Willie Mae pulled the straightening comb, sizzling with grease."Is he still available?"Mother chuckled and took a drag from her cigarette, catching the smoke with a damp towel. "He was available the whole time I was married to him.

I like my mimosas like I like my men...transparent.

It's funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury.

The next customer in line was a white woman who had purchased a set of baby’s pajamas for her pregnant sister.“Men,” the customer said. “Who can understand the way their minds work?”Mother knew what the lady was talking about, but she couldn’t laugh at a black man with her, even though she was only laughing at him for being a man.

In response, he gave an almost imperceptible shoulder shrug that said, White folk gonna white folk.

It was just the wrong race at the wrong time.