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- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I love, loved, loved 'We Real Cool' by Gwendolyn Brooks.
- Brother
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
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- Nov 07, 2020
The feeling of self-discovery, for me, is perennial.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I believe that every character is a setting, a world with moving parts, and on the other hand, every setting is, in fact, a character - a living breathing thing with personality and backstory. The way stories come to life, at least for me, is when these elements commune in relationship to one another.
- Courage
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having a superpower has nothing to do with the ability to fly or jump, or superhuman strength. The truest superpowers are the ones we all possess: willpower, integrity, and most importantly, courage.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hip-hop saved me. It gave me permission to use language in a certain way. It validated my community and my friends. It gave our slang a certain elegance.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have a chip on my shoulder I pet every morning, a constant feeling like I have something to prove. Hearing that the canon can't be diversified, there's no room for more brown faces - that fueled my fire.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Infamous
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- Nov 07, 2020
Boston is pretty infamous for race relations.
- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be Langston Hughes.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing is like any other sort of sport. In order for you to get better at it, you have to exercise the muscle.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
Rap music was and is, for me, everything.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I wanted to be a poet. I fell in love with poetry around eight years old, but not through literature. Instead, it came through hip-hop lyrics and my obsession with reading liner notes. Queen Latifah's 'Black Reign' is the album that stands out the most.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
I read 'The Young Landlords' and felt almost a chemical change. What I realized while reading that book was that I could write in my voice, use my tongue, my language, my style, and write a story.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
The truths are universal: Every kid knows fear. Every kid knows family and friendship. Loss, love, laughter. Everything else is just detail.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
I know the feeling of confusion and betrayal. I know the feeling of fearing for my life.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Be not afraid of discomfort. If you can't put yourself in a situation where you are uncomfortable, then you will never grow. You will never change. You'll never learn.
- My Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
The truth is, my life was made infinitely more difficult because I didn't read any books. But I didn't read any books. That's my story. That's my truth.
- Nov 07, 2020
It's hard to be what you can't see.
- Playstation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The literary world has to compete with YouTube, Instagram, PlayStation, Xbox, Hulu.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
All I want kids to know is that I see them for who they are and not who everyone thinks they are.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
When Black Lives Matter started, it was polarizing.
- Every
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- Nov 07, 2020
I write every single day.
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- Nov 07, 2020