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Tayari Jones Quotes

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 in a household that believed in social justice. I have always understood myself as having an obligation to stand on the side of the silenced, the oppressed, and the mistreated Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

It’s funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury Picture Quote #1

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 view over the last couple of decades, but they are fighting the good fight Picture Quote #1

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. Sometimes, you just have to hope that’s enough Picture Quote #1

I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young Picture Quote #1

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When you write a novel, you make other people see your imaginary friends Picture Quote #1

If there was ever a time to boil up some grits it is now Picture Quote #1

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 probably means you need to write it Picture Quote #1

I take mentoring very seriously and as a result I hardly get any work done during the school year Picture Quote #1

I am always urging my students to honor their writing practice, to set up a schedule Picture Quote #1

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 a life just as it can start a day. This was the meeting of two people who were destined to love from before they were born, from before they made choices that would complicate their lives. This love just rolled toward my mother as though she were standing at the bottom of a steep hill. Mother had no hand in this, only heart Picture Quote #1

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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 Picture Quote #1

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 the truth Picture Quote #1

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 are less read, and I lose interest Picture Quote #1

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 in a household that believed in social justice. I have always understood myself as having an obligation to stand on the side of the silenced, the oppressed, and the mistreated Picture Quote #1

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 this telling and there is such a thing as passing through Picture Quote #1

It’s funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury Picture Quote #1

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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 thread will transform your warm sweater into a mangled heap of yarn that you can’t reuse or repair Picture Quote #1

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 air from your body Picture Quote #1

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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 in a household that believed in social justice. I have always understood myself as having an obligation to stand on the side of the silenced, the oppressed, and the mistreated. (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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. (Tayari Jones Quotes) It’s funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury. (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 view over the last couple of decades, but they are fighting the good fight (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. Sometimes, you just have to hope that’s enough (Tayari Jones Quotes) I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young (Tayari Jones Quotes) When you write a novel, you make other people see your imaginary friends (Tayari Jones Quotes) If there was ever a time to boil up some grits it is now (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 probably means you need to write it (Tayari Jones Quotes) I take mentoring very seriously and as a result I hardly get any work done during the school year (Tayari Jones Quotes) I am always urging my students to honor their writing practice, to set up a schedule (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 a life just as it can start a day. This was the meeting of two people who were destined to love from before they were born, from before they made choices that would complicate their lives. This love just rolled toward my mother as though she were standing at the bottom of a steep hill. Mother had no hand in this, only heart (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 the truth (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 are less read, and I lose interest (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 in a household that believed in social justice. I have always understood myself as having an obligation to stand on the side of the silenced, the oppressed, and the mistreated (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 this telling and there is such a thing as passing through (Tayari Jones Quotes) It’s funny how three or four notes of anger can be struck at once, creating the perfect chord of fury (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 thread will transform your warm sweater into a mangled heap of yarn that you can’t reuse or repair (Tayari Jones Quotes) 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 air from your body (Tayari Jones Quotes)