Top 280 Angie Thomas Quotes (2024 Update)
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251. “When people die, they sometimes take the living with them.”

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

254. “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

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

— Angie Thomas

256. “Done up. The good news? A lot rhymes with “done up.” The bad news? A lot rhymes with “done up.”

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

258. “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

259. “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

260. “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

261. “There are jobs, and there are jobs with benefits. Big difference. Whenever somebody in my family gets a job, the first question is, “Does it have benefits?”

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

263. “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

264. “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

265. “French braids. Are they cute? Yeah. Is it a process? Unfortunately. They’re so tight I can feel my thoughts.”

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

268. “But we can’t,” he says, voice strained. “Not like this.” “Why not?” I slip my hand in his pants, heading for the bulge. “Because you’re not in a good place.”

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

270. “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

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

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

273. “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

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

— Angie Thomas

275. “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

276. “My parents have this thing where they never want me or my brothers to talk to somebody without looking them in their eyes. They claim that a person’s eyes say more than their mouth, and that it goes both ways – if we look someone in their eyes and mean what we say, they should have little reason to doubt us.”

— Angie Thomas

277. “You’re just a casualty in the reality of the madness of Bri.”

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

280. “I think I got a name.”

— Angie Thomas

281. “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

282. “The beautiful thing about best friends? They can tell when you don’t wanna talk, and they don’t push it.”

— Angie Thomas

283. “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

284. “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

285. “Some people say that your life flashes before your eyes in moments like this. But for me, all the stuff I haven’t done flashes before mine.”

— Angie Thomas

286. “I knew it was a daily fight for her to stay clean. I just didn’t realize I was the reason she fights.”

— Angie Thomas

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

— Angie Thomas

288. “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

289. “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

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

— Angie Thomas

291. “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

292. “Who said talking isn’t doing something?’ she says. It’s more productive than silence.”

— Angie Thomas

293. “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

294. “He always has it on the Friday of spring break because you need Saturday to recover and Sunday to repent.”

— Angie Thomas