Home / Quotes / Quote by Kekla Magoon

Quote by Kekla Magoon

“We need a whole bunch of books about people of color, kids on the spectrum, etc. It's strange that we have a population of school children that is majority nonwhite but their books are majority white.”

Quote by Kekla Magoon

Author

Kekla Magoon is an American author born in 1980. Her works are primarily aimed at young adult readers, known for their profound themes and rich imagination. more

You May Also Like

“We need heroes of color in all different genres. It's also valuable for white readers to be able to meet people in books that are different than themselves. That can be a way of expanding their minds and experiences.”

People Way Needs Mind Book Different Able White Color Reader Hero Valuable Genre Expanding Different Genres

Author:Kekla Magoon

“Everybody has to learn that the world works in very specific ways, and you're not in charge of it.”

Author:Samuel L. Jackson

“It's always interesting to play characters who are vulnerable and how you display that vulnerability and what it's going to mean to people who watch it.”

People Mean Play Character Interesting Watches Vulnerable Vulnerability Display

Author:Samuel L. Jackson

“It's hard to be reverent today when directors make films that are not as good. There will be time later, though, when their lesser films are forgotten and just focus on the greatness.”

Hard Today Film Focus Greatness Directors Forgotten

Author:Robert Osborne

“The press today is full of people who are not qualified and not trying very hard to be good reporters.”

People Trying Hard Today Presses Be Good Reporters Qualified

Author:Robert Osborne

“Everything, everything in war is barbaric... But the worst barbarity of war is that it forces men collectively to commit acts against which individually they would revolt with their whole being.”

Men War Whole Force Peace Worst Military Commit Teamwork Antiwar World War I Revolt Peace War No War Barbaric Barbarity Against War

Author:Ellen Key

“Work hard at everything you do. Never give up. Never quit. Many people have talents but without the hard work you won't get anywhere.”

People Giving Hard Talent Hard Work Giving Up Quitting Never Giving Up Never Quit

Author:Carli Lloyd

“You want attention, you want support, you want to be treated properly, and I don't wanna have to go anywhere and teach people how to treat me.”

People Want Attention Teach Support Treats Treated Support You

Author:Joe Budden

“You don't need to be at a major, not at all. Technology being the way it is, and record sales being the way it is, there are not too many things that you need to depend on a label for that you can't go out and do yourself.”

Way Needs Technology Records Depends Majors Labels

Author:Joe Budden

“I'm a firm believer in my higher power havin' a plan, and he's never wrong, and he's not open to suggestions.”

Plans Higher Believer Firm Suggestions Higher Power

Author:Joe Budden