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.
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. Sh… - Tayari Jones
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. Sh…
- Tayari Jones
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 thi… - Tayari Jones
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 thi…
I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young. - Tayari Jones
I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.
If there was ever a time to boil up some grits it is now. - Tayari Jones
If there was ever a time to boil up some grits it is now.
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 wr… - Tayari Jones
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 wr…
The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature. - Tayari Jones
The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature.
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… - Tayari Jones
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…
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
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.
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 mentors becaus… - Tayari Jones
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 mentors becaus…
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