“I never know which Starr I should be. I can use some slang, but not too much slang, some attitude, but not too much attitude, so I’m not a 'sassy black girl.' I have to watch what I say and how I say it, but I can’t sound 'white.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
“Be roses that grow in the concrete.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
“I can't change where I come from or what I've been through, so why should I be ashamed of what makes me, me?”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
“Pac said Thug Life stood for 'The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody'.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
“Intentions always look better on paper than in reality.”
― The Hate U Give
― The Hate U Give
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