You gotta be willing to die in it or die for it. An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works If my pops were here, he'd say you've fallen into the trap of the white standard.. She is blinded towards her own mistakes by defensiveness and a fear of being called a racist. The burning of Ms Ofrahs headquarters did not concern her that much because she knows activism starts and lives in peoples hearts and not in buildings. In the book, we see Lisa tell this quote to Starr when she was blaming herself for the Garden Heights strife after the first night of riots. "When you fight, you put yourself out there, not caring who you hurt or if you'll get hurt. A smile tries to form on his lips, but he shakes his head. Hate U Give Hailey Quotes & Sayings. . Starr says this when she was talking about Kenya, though it can be seen as a foreshadowing of Khalils fate. The one you had before we bought you that expensive-ass fruit one? If you dont wanna speak out, thats up to you, but dont let it be because youre scared of them. Daddy also said theres nothing more dangerous than when that rage is activated., Intentions always look better on paper than in reality., Sometimes you can do everything right and things will still go wrong. Starr, Part 1, Chapter 1. She'd spent most of her life blending into the background. You can live anywhere in the world and still contribute your quota to support a movement. I hate that I let myself fall into that mind-set of trying to rationalize his death. "The Hate U Give" Embodies the Double Consciousness Theory | Bitch Media Hailey Grant is an antagonistic character in the novel The Hate U Give. Now Im lucky? ", 4. Thats the hate theyre giving us, baby, a system designed against us. Nice and Loving Likes the fresh prince of Bel Air even though it's older than his parents Tries his best to understand why there are certain thing he shouldn't say Seems to actually love Starr despite the condom Cool dude He loves high school musical and every time he plays basketball he sings . Well, I didnt really get the usual version. Teens talk about sex, but no more than kissing is done. "Your voices matter, your dreams matter, your lives matter. Daddy also said there's nothing more dangerous than when that rage is activated. 'The Hate U Give' Lets Its Heroine Find Her Voice - The Atlantic