I try to create characters people want to sit with, even if nothing is happening. Jason Reynolds Read Quote
I was eight years old when I got the talk about what to do if a police officer stops me. I was 15 when I was face-down on the curb for the first time. Jason Reynolds Read Quote
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. Jason Reynolds Read Quote
I read tons of books, listen to music non-stop, watch as many movies as possible, catch a play when I can, art shows, concerts, bar talks – I just try to engage in art, which to me is everywhere, as often as I can because narrative lives in it all. Jason Reynolds Read Quote
All the academy will tell you that the language that is familiar to you is not appropriate. and that’s not to say that there shouldn’t be a standard, but when I come to school with my friends’ language, my grandmother’s language, the language in my mouth – you’re going to tell me that’s improper? Jason Reynolds Read Quote
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. Jason Reynolds Read Quote
The people who know me do not ask me about the next book or how it’s going. They ask, ‘Jason, are you sleeping?’ because they know my brain will not shut down. Jason Reynolds Read Quote
