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14 quotes by Tayari Jones

Tayari Jones (born November 30, 1970 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an African-American author and winner of the Hurston-Wright Legacy Award for Debut Fiction. She was educated Spelman College, the University of Iowa and Arizona State University.
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I think the NAACP isn't recognized enough for all of the work it does, especially in the field of law. They may have faded from view over the... →

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I don't mind expressing my opinions and speaking out against injustice. I would be doing this even if I wasn't a writer. I grew up in a... →

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I like straightforward names for my characters. When I get too symbolic with names or places, I start feeling like the characters and the story are... →

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When it comes to memoir, we want to catch the author in a lie. When we read fiction, we want to catch the author telling the truth.

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I take mentoring very seriously and as a result I hardly get any work done during the school year.

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The adolescent protagonist is one of the hallmarks of American literature.

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Adolescence is a modern construct and very American in so many ways.

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I take mentoring very seriously and I am on the board of an organization called Girls Write Now, where we match teen girls and writing mentors... →

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I am always urging my students to honor their writing practice, to set up a schedule.

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I do have a sister - I have two sisters.

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I was kind of an invisible girl when I was young.

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Secret families are really the bedrock issue of Western literature.

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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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