Top 280 Angie Thomas Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “What’s even weirder? I think I’ve heard his voice before. Just can’t figure out where I’ve heard it.”

— Angie Thomas

252. “I didn’t mention that the officer pointed his gun at me. I didn’t say something right, and now that cop’s not getting arrested.”

— Angie Thomas

253. “People need to get their space opera life right.”

— Angie Thomas

254. “No. That’s not even her biggest problem,” says Jay. “Pooh doesn’t know who she is, and by not knowing who she is, she doesn’t know her worth. So, who are you?”

— Angie Thomas

255. “I told DeVante he’s a video game thot. He told me to shut up. We’re cool like that though.”

— Angie Thomas

256. “I think I got a name.”

— Angie Thomas

257. “He was more than any bad decision he made.”

— Angie Thomas

258. “I swear King never give a you-know-what. I think I care more ’bout him than he care ’bout himself.”

— Angie Thomas

259. “They didn’t mention that he was unarmed.”

— Angie Thomas

260. “My granddaddy says you never take big gifts that seem to be for no reason, because there’s a chance that there’s a big reason you can’t afford” -Bri.”

— Angie Thomas

261. “Our moms are best friends, and the three of them were pregnant with us at the same time. They call us the “Unholy Trinity” because they claim we kicked in their bellies whenever they were together. So nonverbal communication? Not new.”

— Angie Thomas

262. “So basically,′ Scrap says, ‘you won the popular vote ‘cause everybody loved you in the Ring, but you still lost the election since he the one getting game?’ I shake my head. ‘Too soon.”

— Angie Thomas

263. “I suddenly remember how different I am from most of the kids here. Nobody would have to drag me or my brothers to the Bahamas; we’d swim there if we could. For us, a family vacation is staying at a local hotel with a swimming pool for a weekend.”

— Angie Thomas

264. “I follow Grandma toward the front of the sanctuary. She and Granddaddy have a spot on the second row that’s theirs. See, the first row is for folks who wanna show off. The second row is for folks who wanna show off but wanna act like they’re subtler about it.”

— Angie Thomas

265. “We were ten, we didn’t know what happened after you died.”

— Angie Thomas

266. “I mean, I don’t know. I’m always weird about new people, I guess. The more people in your life, the more people who can leave your life, you know? I’ve lost enough as it is.”

— Angie Thomas

267. “Besties before testes.”

— Angie Thomas

268. “There’s a beast that roams my street and he goes by the name crack cocaine. It’s kinda strange how he gets in the veins and turns mothers into strangers who only share the same name.”

— Angie Thomas

269. “Their faces are familiar, but you don’t get names and life stories when you’re bagging folks’ groceries.”

— Angie Thomas

270. “Long as I can do it my way.”

— Angie Thomas

271. “I’ve always had this theory that God is a sitcom writer who loves to put me in ridiculous situations.”

— Angie Thomas

272. “Disney took all our parents’ money.”

— Angie Thomas

273. “It’s an Apple MacBook, Daddy.′ ‘It damn sure wasn’t the price of an apple.”

— Angie Thomas

274. “All right now, y’all,” Granddaddy says to us. That’s his way of saying good morning.”

— Angie Thomas

275. “Listening to them laugh makes my brain do that annoying thing where it immediately thinks the worst. My therapist says it’s part of my anxiety – expect bad stuff as opposed to good things so I won’t be hurt. Anxiety plays the most frustrating mind games.”

— Angie Thomas

276. “There’s Hailey, sitting on top of it, having a heated discussion with curly-haired, dimpled Luke. I think that’s foreplay for them. They’ve liked each other since sixth grade, and if your feelings can survive the awkwardness of middle school you should stop playing around and go out.”

— Angie Thomas

277. “I’d have to do double the work to get half the respect. On top of that, I gotta be just as cutthroat, and I better not show weakness. Basically, I gotta be one of the guys and then some in order to survive.”

— Angie Thomas

278. “Occasionally she goes “Mmm” at some line the same way my grandma does during a sermon. Poetry’s Mrs. Murray’s religion.”

— Angie Thomas

279. “When people die, they sometimes take the living with them.”

— Angie Thomas

280. “Malik thumps Sonny’s forehead. Sonny punches Malik’s shoulder. They go back and forth, punching and swatting at each other. Totally normal. In fact, a Sonny and Malik fight is one of the few things guaranteed in life, right up there with death, taxes, and Kanye West rants.”

— Angie Thomas

281. “It’s even about that little boy in 1955 who nobody recognized at first – Emmett. The messed-up part? There are so many more.”

— Angie Thomas

282. “Give him a name that tells him who he is and who he can be. The world’s gon’ try to do that enough.”

— Angie Thomas

283. “For real?” I say what I’m supposed to.”

— Angie Thomas

284. “Dr. Cook is quiet at first. He sighs. “Hopefully much more than I’ve currently done. I’m sorry that we’ve failed you in any way, Brianna.” Two words, three syllables: I’m sorry. Does he know how far we’ve Come without hearing, “I’m sorry?”

— Angie Thomas

285. “Man, you ain’t white. You light-skinned.”

— Angie Thomas

286. “I’ve cried over you. But I don’t think you’ve cried over yourself, and that’s the problem” -Jay.”

— Angie Thomas

287. “That might be the problem. A lot of the good stuff is from the past. The Jonas Brothers, High School Musical, our shared grief. Our friendship is based on memories. What do we have now?”

— Angie Thomas

288. “I try to forget that he has an entire floor as big as my house and hired help that looks like me.”

— Angie Thomas

289. “Whenever Momma breaks a name down like that, you better hope it’s not yours.”

— Angie Thomas

290. “Daddy also said there’s nothing more dangerous than when that rage is activated.”

— Angie Thomas

291. “Okay. You’re a Jar Jar Binks,” Sonny says. “Got it.”

— Angie Thomas

292. “Claim folks need to act peaceful, but rolling through here like we in a goddamn war.”

— Angie Thomas

293. “Momma reaches her fork onto my plate and breaks off a piece of pancake. “What is Tumblr anyway? Is it like Facebook?” “No, and you’re forbidden to get one. No parents allowed. You guys already took over Facebook.” “You haven’t responded to my friend request yet.” “I know.” “I need Candy Crush lives.” “That’s why I’ll never respond.”

— Angie Thomas

294. “Momma had told me, “See, she looks asleep,” but when I squeezed her hand, her eyes never opened. Daddy carried me out the sanctuary as I screamed for her to wake up.”

— Angie Thomas