Quotes from Kwame Alexander

A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break.

The mind of an adult begins in the imagination of a child.

All because your bike got stolen and you lost your cool one night and then posted that you needed someone to intervene between you and the monsters and your cousin Julie told your aunt who called your dad who texted Mom who drove all night and scheduled an appointment with St. Nick who thinks your post was a cry for help when actually you were just listening to Eminem and thought the song was kinda nice

I guess you Da Man now, Filthy, JB says. And for the first time in my life I don't want to be. I bet the dishes you miss number fifty, he says, walking away. Where's he going? Hey, I shout. We Da Man. And when he turns around I toss him the ball. He dribbles back to the top of the key, fixes his eyes on the goal. I watch the ball leave his hands like a bird up high, skating the sky, crossing over us.

The mind of a fool is like a broken pot. It holds nothing.

Sometimes you have to lean back a little and fade away to get the best shot.

Dreams are today's answers for tomorrow's questions.

Dreams are hints from the beyond, but they can also be warnings.

Because Dad told you he'd be here forever. Because I thought forever was like Mars -- far away.