Top 14 Quotes by Tayari Jones

About Tayari Jones

These are some quotes by American author Tayari Jones Author, who was born on November 30, 1970.

I don't mind expressing my opinions and speaking out against injustice. I would be doing this even if I wasn't a writer. I grew up in a household that believed in social justice. I have always understood myself as having an obligation to stand on the side of the silenced, the oppressed, and the mistreated.

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I think the NAACP isn't recognized enough for all of the work it does, especially in the field of law. They may have faded from view over the last couple of decades, but they are fighting the good fight.

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My first novel, 'Leaving Atlanta,' took at look at my hometown in the late 1970s, when the city was terrorized by a serial murderer that left at least 29 African-American children dead.

My first novel, 'Leaving Atlanta,' took at look at my hometown in the late 1970s, when the city was terrorized by a serial murderer that left at least 29 African-American children dead.

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I like straightforward names for my characters. When I get too symbolic with names or places, I start feeling like the characters and the story are less read, and I lose interest.

I like straightforward names for my characters. When I get too symbolic with names or places, I start feeling like the characters and the story are less read, and I lose interest.

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Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways.

Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways.

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Secret families are really the bedrock issue of Western literature.

Secret families are really the bedrock issue of Western literature.

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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.

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.

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I do have a sister - I have two sisters.

I do have a sister - I have two sisters.

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I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.

I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.

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When I am writing a story it feels as real as the life I am experiencing off the page. It's an emotional illusion, I guess.

When I am writing a story it feels as real as the life I am experiencing off the page. It's an emotional illusion, I guess.

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