Author: Tayari Jones

Quotes

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.

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.

- Tayari Jones

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 because it changes their lives.

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 because it changes their lives.

- Tayari Jones

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

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

- Tayari Jones

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.

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.

- Tayari Jones

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