30 Jason Reynolds Quotes for You to Enjoy

Jason Reynolds

American Author

Born: Dec 6, 1983

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Related authors: F. Scott Fitzgerald Frederick Douglass Helen Keller Henry David Thoreau Joyce Meyer Mark Twain Og Mandino Zig Ziglar

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. Jason Reynolds

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People always say time heals. Time doesn't necessarily heal anything. It allows you to manage things. There are occasions where you feel the pain as if it just happened, but you know that it's a fleeting moment. Jason Reynolds

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. Jason Reynolds

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'To Kill a Mockingbird' wasn't about me. Jason Reynolds

Me About Mockingbird

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. Jason Reynolds

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All I want kids to know is that I see them for who they are and not who everyone thinks they are. Jason Reynolds

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When I was a kid, I couldn't see life outside ramen noodles and Kool-Aid. Jason Reynolds

Life Kid See Outside Noodles

It wasn't that the teachers were bad. From what I can remember, they were pretty good. It was about the selection of books. It was about not seeing my young life reflected back to me: my family dynamics, the noise and complexities of my neighborhood, the things I loved, like ice cream trucks and Kool-Aid. Jason Reynolds

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There are so many things I want to do, so many things I have to say. Jason Reynolds

Say Want Many Things

Poetry has the ability to create entire moments with just a few choice words. The spacing and line breaks create rhythm, a helpful musicality, a natural flow. The separate stanzas aid in perpetuating a kind of incremental reading, one small chunk at a time. Jason Reynolds

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I just want young people to read my books and feel cared for, feel safe, feel like there's someone else in the world who understands - or at least acknowledges - your existence. Jason Reynolds

I write every single day. Jason Reynolds

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The feeling of self-discovery, for me, is perennial. Jason Reynolds

Me Feeling Perennial Self-Discovery

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. Jason Reynolds

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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

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Boston is pretty infamous for race relations. Jason Reynolds

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I wanted to be Langston Hughes. Jason Reynolds

Hughes Wanted

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

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I would go to the store, I would buy cassette tapes, and I would read the liner notes and sort of subconsciously creating the connections between the rappers that I was reading and the poets that they were teaching us in school. Jason Reynolds

I'm writing all the books I wish I had when I was a kid. Jason Reynolds

Writing Wish Books Kid Had

It's naive of adults to believe that young people aren't aware of what is going on in the world. The best thing we can do is confront that to help them navigate it. We can help them say, 'These things are happening. What does that mean for your life?' Jason Reynolds

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