Top 280 Angie Thomas Quotes (2026 Update)
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251. “For real?” I say what I’m supposed to.”

— Angie Thomas

252. “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

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

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

— Angie Thomas

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

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256. “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

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

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

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

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

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261. “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

262. “For all the roses growing in concrete. Keep blossoming.”

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263. “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.”

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264. “Sonny only watches Real Housewives of Atlanta to get NeNe quotes, just like he watches Empire for Cookie quotes, and he lives for moments to use them.”

— Angie Thomas

265. “Dammit! My pops wants me to come home and babysit the gremlins.”

— Angie Thomas

266. “Never let their actions determine what you do. The moment you do, you’ve given them the power.”

— Angie Thomas

267. “Granny do them long prayers, man. She act like God don’t know what’s going on and it’s her job to fill him in.”

— Angie Thomas

268. “It takes a lot of nerve to go off on somebody, call them out, and tell them you love them within a span of 5 minutes.”

— Angie Thomas

269. “Besides, is it really mine if I’m not being myself?”

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270. “They remind me a lot of my son, honestly. See, with plants and babies it’s all about survival. Nobody flat-out say that when it comes to babies, but it’s the truth. I gotta make sure the plants get everything they need to grow like I gotta do with Seven.”

— Angie Thomas

271. “What’s even weirder? I think I’ve heard his voice before. Just can’t figure out where I’ve heard it.”

— Angie Thomas

272. “Loving you isn’t enough. Being hard on you isn’t enough. I haven’t been enough.”

— Angie Thomas

273. “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

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

— Angie Thomas

275. “I think I got a name.”

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

— Angie Thomas

277. “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

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

— Angie Thomas

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

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280. “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

281. “He yawn and lay down on me. Naptime creeping up on him. I stay this way a minute. I like listening to him breathe and feeling his chest rise against mine. He don’t know that I’m tired all the time or that I’m technically a kid. He just know that I got him. When we like this, I ain’t gotta know a whole lot either. I just know that I love him. I kiss his temple so he’ll know it.”

— Angie Thomas

282. “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

283. “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

284. “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.”

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285. “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

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

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287. “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.”

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

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289. “Long as I can do it my way.”

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290. “Besties before testes.”

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291. “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

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

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

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294. “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

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

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

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297. “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