I think I had gotten messages really young that poetry wasn't for me, that it was for, basically, some dead white men. My experience and my intellect was on the outside of understanding that. I think that's what's so destructive.
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.
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 …
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…
In all your getting, get understanding. - Jacqueline Woodson
In all your getting, get understanding.
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