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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Nov 07, 2020
Once I got into college, I discovered literature - in particular, multicultural literature. I just started to understand the power of story and narrative, and you know, like anyone else, I kind of wanted to do it, too.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was young, I grew up in a family of working-class people. Not just my parents, but my extended family, as well.
- Grace
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- Nov 07, 2020
In all of my books, I really want to work with working-class people. My goal is to show the moments of grace and dignity in their lives.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've always wanted to write about the other side of the tracks, the have-nots, maybe because that's who I was.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to be so angry about the kids that had stuff. Like the kids that had cars, the kids that had money to go get lunch every day off campus. I used to feel so slighted.
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- Nov 07, 2020
A lot of people ask me, 'Are you born a writer?' And I don't think it's necessarily true. I just think what you either have or you don't is this ability to see something that's complex and worth talking about.
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- Nov 07, 2020