"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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Source : "Tayari Jones Knows Why She Sings". Interview with Ru Freeman, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 09, 2012.

Tayari Jones

#Real Quotes #Writing Quotes #Emotional Quotes

“I love the idea of biracial. I actually don't use the word biracial. I tend to use mixed. Biracial to me accentuates the word race, and, you know, I don't really care for it.”

Source : "Mat Johnson On 'Loving Day' And Life As A 'Black Boy' Who Looks White". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. June 29, 2015.
“I like getting toilet paper thrown at me.”
“What's all this fuss about plutonium? How can something named after a Disney character be dangerous?”
“My uncle was a music producer and even he'd tell me to get a proper job. I tried to get him to give me five grand to make an album - it didn't happen.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“Government! Government! What do I get for all I give, I'd like to know! Potholes and bombs!”
“Children betrayed their parents by becoming their own people.”
“Cameron Indoor Stadium is a special place in sports and there's really nothing else out there quite like it. Anytime I'm inside Cameron, I've got memories. Cameron is like Yankee Stadium or the old Boston Garden.”
“Go on... make a difference.”

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