Lu Quotes

“Bullies should be snitched on, especially if you don’t feel like you can back them down.”
― Jason Reynolds, Lu

“percent chance it might rain. A little. A lot. Today. Or maybe tomorrow. I mean, come on. And I’m supposed to just believe lightning don’t never strike the same place twice? Ever? Right. You know who really made me know my mother was wrong? Ghost. One time he told me about this guy—name start with a”
― Jason Reynolds, Lu

“I’m, um… I’m not perfect,” he repeated, now wiping away a tear. “But none of us are. And what we learn is that if we push, if we aren’t scared to be scared, if we’re not terrified of being uncomfortable, if we can trust ourselves and be honest about where we fall short, where we miss the bar, and can accept a little help, which we all need sometimes, we can be… good.”
― Jason Reynolds, Lu

“Bobby Brown. He got a song called “Roni” that my mother loves, that I think is so funny, because this dude, Bobby, just be calling this girl that he says he loves a “Tenderoni,” which I think is such a stupid name. Seriously. Like… what? So whenever Mom be singing it, I just change out Tenderoni with Macaroni or Pepperoni. It makes her so mad. “You ruining this song for me, Lu. Do you know your dad and I danced to this on our first date and at our wedding?” She turned the volume down just low enough to make sure I could hear her, and she could still hear the song. “If Dad called you Tenderoni, why would you go out on a second date with him? That’s like calling you Turkey Wing,” I explained. “ ‘Oh, oh, if you find a Turkey Wing that is right for youuuuu,’ ” I sang, pretending to be a lover boy like Bobby Brown apparently was.”
― Jason Reynolds, Lu

“Sometimes we fall. It happens. Plus, I don’t even know what you so worked up about anyway. Especially today. I was the one being a human hurdle. And I didn’t care what I looked like. You know why? Because sometimes I gotta be who I am for you to know it’s okay for you to be who you are.” He knocked his fist against mine.”
― Jason Reynolds, Lu