Ariyah

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

“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

“They remind me a lot of my son, honestly. See, with plants and babies it’s all about survival. Nobody flat-out say that when it comes to babies, but it’s the truth. I gotta make sure the plants get everything they need to grow like I gotta do with Seven.”
― Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose

“He looked in a mirror lately? Stupid written on his forehead.”
― Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose