Top 5 Quotes by Alaya Dawn Johnson

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

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

Past, Knowing, Path

Alaya Dawn Johnson (2013). “The Summer Prince”, p.173, Scholastic Inc.

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.

Alaya Dawn Johnson

Life, Hate, Mean

Alaya Dawn Johnson (2013). “The Summer Prince”, p.95, Scholastic Inc.

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

Alaya Dawn Johnson

Song

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?

Alaya Dawn Johnson

Thinking, Talking, Yellow