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From my anger, frustration, and hurt, I wrote the short story that would later become 'The Hate U Give.'

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Anger Become Frustration Give Hate Hurt Later Short Short Story Story Would Wrote

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Of course, my mom is my biggest and loudest cheerleader, and my family and friends are happy for me, but I'm still just Angie, not Angie-the-author-with-this-hyped-up-book. I appreciate that.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Appreciate Biggest Cheerleader Course Family Family And Friends Friends Happy Just Loudest Me Mom Still

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I'm not sure I could ever write for adults. That's not to throw shade or anything, but I feel like teenagers are much more open-minded and willing to listen sometimes.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Adult Anything Could Ever Feel Like Listen More Much Open-Minded Shade Sometimes Sure Teenagers Throw Willing Write I Feel I Feel Like

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I look at books as being a form of activism. Sometimes they'll show us a side of the world that we might not have known about.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: About Activism Being Books Form Known Look Might Show Side Sometimes Us World

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I think, as a writer, sometimes you do worry, 'Am I just writing, or am I putting the burden of African-Americans on my shoulder and carrying it?' But if we just write the stories that we're supposed to write, that's when we have the biggest impact.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Am Biggest Burden Carrying Impact Just Putting Shoulder Sometimes Stories Supposed Think Worry Write Writer Writing You I Think

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I knew there were calls for diversity in children's lit, but you always wonder as a person of color, how diverse is too diverse?

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Topics: Always Calls Children Color Diverse Diversity How Knew Lit Person Too Were Wonder You

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I want you to realize your voice matters.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Matters Realize Voice Want You Your I Want You

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I wish when I was 15 that I realized my voice was important and that even my thoughts and my opinions had value. Had I known, I probably would've spoken up more. I probably would've found my activism sooner and become a writer sooner.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Activism Become Even Found Had Important Known More Opinions Realized Sooner Spoken Thoughts Up Value Voice Wish Writer I Wish

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When I was in college, I lived in a mostly black, poor neighborhood. That's where I grew up, but I attended a mostly white upper-class school in conservative Mississippi. I was often very aware of how I presented myself.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Attended Aware Black College Conservative Grew How Lived Mississippi Mostly Myself Neighborhood Often Poor Presented School Up Upper-Class Very Where White

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I think that the more of us who take the time to understand how someone else is feeling, the more likely we are to resist alongside them.

~Angie Thomas

Topics: Alongside Else Feeling How Likely More Resist Someone Take Them Think Time Understand Us Who I Think

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: Unknown

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