I'm always wondering if he'll return. Sometimes I pray that he doesn't. And sometimes I hope he will. I wish on falling stars and eyelashes. Absence isn't solid the way death is. It's fluid, like language. And it hurts so much...so, so much.
Keep on doing what you're doing. - Jacqueline Woodson
Keep on doing what you're doing.
- Jacqueline Woodson
I believe in one day and someday and this perfect moment called Now. - Jacqueline Woodson
I believe in one day and someday and this perfect moment called Now.
People are going to judge you all the time no matter what you do...Don't worry about other people. Worry about you. - Jacqueline Woodson
People are going to judge you all the time no matter what you do...Don't worry about other people. Worry about you.
Sometimes you do have to laugh to keep from crying. And sometimes the world feels all right and good and kind of like it's becoming nice again around… - Jacqueline Woodson
Sometimes you do have to laugh to keep from crying. And sometimes the world feels all right and good and kind of like it's becoming nice again around…
But on paper, things can live forever. On paper, a butterfly never dies. - Jacqueline Woodson
But on paper, things can live forever. On paper, a butterfly never dies.
Even the silence has a story to tell you. Just listen. Listen. - Jacqueline Woodson
Even the silence has a story to tell you. Just listen. Listen.
In all your getting, get understanding. - Jacqueline Woodson
In all your getting, get understanding.
From a really young age, I was reading like a writer. I was reading for the deep understanding of the literature; not simply to hear the story but to… - Jacqueline Woodson
From a really young age, I was reading like a writer. I was reading for the deep understanding of the literature; not simply to hear the story but to…
I think writers are the history keepers, right? We're the ones who are bearing witness to what's going on in the world. And I feel like it's our job … - Jacqueline Woodson
I think writers are the history keepers, right? We're the ones who are bearing witness to what's going on in the world. And I feel like it's our job …
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