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Alaya Dawn Johnson

Alaya Dawn Johnson Biography

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Alaya Dawn Johnson is an American author recognized for her young adult and fantasy novels. Born on March 31, 1982, she has made a name for herself with her distinctive storytelling and intricate character development. Johnson's works frequently tackle themes of identity, race, and social justice.

Alaya Dawn Johnson is an American author recognized for her young adult and fantasy novels. Born on March 31, 1982, she has made a name for herself with her distinctive storytelling and intricate character development. Johnson's works frequently tackle themes of identity, race, and social justice.

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“Fear and courage, they can live together in a man." "Indeed," said Flip, recovering from the specter of slave-catchers, "you could say that one is necessary for the other." "Oh, sure," I said, "you boys have plenty of courage. But I'd say it ain't courage that grows alongside fear, that nurses from the same teat. It's fury.”

Fear Courage Emotions Fury

Book:Reconstruction

Source: Reconstruction

“Amid all that blood of the dying sun, the verde was still alive.”

Dying Death And Dying

Book:The Summer Prince

Source: The Summer Prince

“So I take my lover, my king, and I put him in a pedestal and I cut him down. A man, like the ones who ruined the world.”

Death Sacrifice Kings Sacrifice For Gain

Book:The Summer Prince

Source: The Summer Prince

“The summer kings are gods, and we are finally, in the end, just men.”

Men Death Gods Gods And Men Enki

Book:The Summer Prince

Source: The Summer Prince

“In the dark, I seem to stretch. Without a body to witness, I grow and grow with my pleasure. I feel like a constellation, a concept hung on a scattering of stars.”

Feelings Sex Feeling Alive

Book:The Summer Prince

Source: The Summer Prince

“Anger that grows in the soil of deprivation is a holy fruit, while that which is sewn in the soil of overabundance grows crooked and full of poison.”

Anger Rage Deprivation Overabundance

Book:Reconstruction

Source: Reconstruction

“Gods are what people worship. Men are what die.”

People Men Dies Worship

Book:The Summer Prince

Source: The Summer Prince

“Think of it like the best mac and cheese you've ever had. No neon yellow Velveeta and bread crumbs. I'm talking gourmet cheddar, the expensive stuff from Vermont that crackles as it melts into the crust on top. Imagine if right before you were about to tear into it, the mac and cheese starts talking to you?”

Ifs Thinking Stuff Talking Imagine Tears Bread Expensive Yellow Cheese Macs Crumbs Neon Vermont Gourmet Cheddar Bread Crumbs

Author:Alaya Dawn Johnson

“To love light, you have to love dark. I'm not trying to be profound, I know you'll understand. I don't mean that you have to hate to love, or that you have to die to live. I mean that sometimes, you turn out the lights just to turn them back on.”

Knows Life Trying Mean Sometimes Light Hate Dies Turns Dark Profound Love Hate

Book:The Summer Prince

Source: The Summer Prince

“There's a song", I say. "There's always a song", he says.”

Author:Alaya Dawn Johnson

“The past stands in the path of the future, knowing it will be crushed.”

Past Knowing Path Crushed

Book:The Summer Prince

Source: The Summer Prince

About the Author

Born: March 31, 1982
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 11

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Death Dies Men Anger Bread Bread Crumbs Cheddar Cheese Courage Crumbs

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People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

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