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I do have a sister - I have two sisters.
Written by
Tayari Jones
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.
Written by
Tayari Jones
I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.
Written by
Tayari Jones
I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors because it changes their lives.
Written by
Tayari Jones
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.
Written by
Tayari Jones
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.
Written by
Tayari Jones
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.
Written by
Tayari Jones
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.
Written by
Tayari Jones
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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Tayari Jones
Secret families are really the bedrock issue of Western literature.
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Tayari Jones
Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways.
Written by
Tayari Jones
I am always urging my students to honor their writing practice, to set up a schedule.
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Tayari Jones
I take mentoring very seriously and as a result I hardly get any work done during the school year.
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Tayari Jones
The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature.
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Tayari Jones
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