Jason Reynolds : (3)

" I try to be an active griever. I feel like we lean on time because of the trope ‘Time heals all wounds.’ And there is truth to that, but I don’t think that it’s absolute. I think that to grieve and to deal and cope, you have to be actively processing the information. Have your moments, be broken, and allow yourself to fully express pain. " - Jason Reynolds

" The stories of kids who grew up in communities like mine weren’t being written about in many books for kids. " - Jason Reynolds

" All the academy will tell you that the language that is familiar to you is not appropriate. and that’s not to say that there shouldn’t be a standard, but when I come to school with my friends’ language, my grandmother’s language, the language in my mouth – you’re going to tell me that’s improper? " - Jason Reynolds