“I look at books as being a form of activism. Sometimes they'll show us a side of the world that we might not have known about.”

“When I was a kid, if you asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, the answer was easy - the next Lisa Leslie.”

“Michael Brown - when he lost his life, there was more focus on what he had done sometimes than what was done to him.”

“Pac said Thug Life stood for 'The Hate U Give Little Infants Fucks Everybody'.”

“I look at the stars again. Daddy says he named me Starr because I was his light in the darkness. I need some light in my own darkness right about now.”

“Khalil, I'll never forget. I'll never give up. I'll never be quiet. I promise.”

“Tu peux très bien être courageuse et avoir peur quand même, Starr, dit-elle. Etre courageuse, ça veut dire ne pas se laisser abattre par sa peur. Et c'est ce que tu fais.”