empathy is more powerful than sympathy
The way you speak should not determine your intelligence. I should be able to say 'lit,' and you still know I'm intelligent. I should be able to say 'turn up,' and that doesn't take away from my intel...
From my anger, frustration, and hurt, I wrote the short story that would later become 'The Hate U Give.'
Holy shit. Who the fuck complains about going to Harry Potter World? Or Butter Beer? Or wands?
Maya’s boyfriend, Ryan, happens to be the only other black kid in eleventh grade, and everybody expects us to be together. Because apparently when it’s two of us, we have to be on some Noah’s Ark type...
