Ariyah

“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, Concrete Rose

“Don’t let the cuteness fool you. Babies straight-up thugs. They don’t give a damn what you going through.”
― Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose

“For all the roses growing in concrete. Keep blossoming.”
― Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose

“I wanna hug her, but I don’t got the right.”
― Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose