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Jacqueline Woodson
Jacqueline Woodson
American Writer
Born: Feb 12, 1963
Me People Think World Writing You
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Diversity is about all of us, and about us having to figure out how to walk through this world together. Jacqueline Woodson
Together World Walk Diversity Out About Having Through How Us Figure
People who are living in economic struggle are more than their circumstances. They're majestic and creative and beautiful. Jacqueline Woodson
Beautiful Struggle Creative People Living Circumstances More Economic Majestic Than Who
My writing is inspired by where I come from, where I am today, and where I hope to go some day. Jacqueline Woodson
Today Hope Day Writing Some Inspired Come Am Go Where
Reading equals hope times change. Jacqueline Woodson
Hope Change Reading Equals Times
Each book I write is a shout into the silence and a prayer and a plea for change. Jacqueline Woodson
Silence Prayer Change Book Plea Write Shout Each
If you have no road map, you have to create your own. Jacqueline Woodson
You Own Road Road Map Create Your Map
I think, even though homophobia still exists, there is much more of a dialogue and a taboo around being homophobic. Jacqueline Woodson
Think Though Taboo More Around Still Dialogue Exists Being Much Even Homophobic
The idea of feeling isolated is scary to me - to walk through the world alone would be heartbreaking. Jacqueline Woodson
Alone Me World Walk Feeling Would Would-Be Scary Through Idea Isolated Heartbreaking
A 10-year-old knows a lot. If you think she or he isn't noticing the world around them, you're missing a lot. Jacqueline Woodson
You World Think He Missing She Knows Around Lot Them Noticing
I write for whoever needs to read it. Jacqueline Woodson
Needs Write Read Whoever
Being a Witness was too closed an experience. That's what I walked away from, not the things I believe. Jacqueline Woodson
Experience Witness Closed Believe Too Walked Being Away Things
I didn't know how many independent bookstores had amazing wine lists until I toured with 'Another Brooklyn.' Jacqueline Woodson
Amazing Wine Bookstores Independent Brooklyn Had Toured Know Until Another How Lists Many
I rewrite a lot until I get the rhythm and story right on the page. Jacqueline Woodson
Until Lot Get Rewrite Story Rhythm Page Right
I didn't have any idea of what I was getting into by going away to college. And I was scared. I was scared of failing. I was scared of it not being for me because I was going to be one of the first people in my family to go off to college. Jacqueline Woodson
Family Me People College First Scared Idea Failing First People Because Go Off Any Getting Going Going Away Being Away
What I write comes from a place of deep love, and a deep understanding of all kinds of otherness. Jacqueline Woodson
Love Understanding Kinds Write Place Deep Deep Love
When I'm feeling frustrated with a story, I have faith that it's going to come. Also, when I first started writing, I wanted to write the stories that were not in my childhood, to represent people who hadn't historically been represented in literature. Jacqueline Woodson
Faith People Writing First Feeling Write Come Also Were Been Historically Going Represent Childhood Wanted Stories Story Literature Frustrated Who Started
You can't have too many books featuring people of color, just like you can't have too many books featuring white people. Jacqueline Woodson
You People White Too Books Color Like Just Many
I realized if I didn't start talking to my relatives, asking questions, thinking back to my own beginnings, there would come a time when those people wouldn't be around to help me look back and remember. Jacqueline Woodson
Time Me People Remember Relatives Own Thinking Back Those Would My Own Come Look Talking Around Questions Beginnings Realized Asking Asking Questions Help Start
My mother was a single mom whose days were spent as a customer service rep at Con Edison in downtown Brooklyn. Jacqueline Woodson
Service Mom Mother Single Spent Brooklyn Con Days Edison Single Mom Rep Were Customer Customer Service Whose Downtown
For my family, 'black-ish' is the reward on a Thursday evening - a day after the show officially airs, when it's finally available to be streamed. Jacqueline Woodson
Day Family Reward Finally Thursday Officially After Available Show Evening
In the midst of observing the world and coming to consciousness, I was becoming a writer, and what I wanted to put on the page were the stories of people who looked like me. Jacqueline Woodson
Me People World Writer Put Observing Like Looked Becoming Coming Were Wanted Stories Midst Page Who Consciousness
By the time I was in fifth grade, I was dreaming of the Pulitzer Prize. Jacqueline Woodson
Time Dreaming Prize Grade Fifth Pulitzer By The Time
I would have written 'Brown Girl Dreaming' if no one had ever wanted to buy it, if it went nowhere but inside a desk drawer that my own children pulled out one day to find a tool for survival, a symbol of how strong we are and how much we've come through. Jacqueline Woodson
Buy Day Survival Strong Girl Own Tool Drawer One Day Out Would Find Dreaming Inside Brown My Own Through Had No-One Written Come How How Much Children Wanted Much Ever Nowhere Symbol Desk Pulled
When I was a child, we never began a meal without prayer. We thanked God for the food, for each other. Jacqueline Woodson
God Food Prayer Meal Other Never Without Began Child Each
My kids speak of both subtle slights and blatant racism. It's a narrative I never imagined for them. Jacqueline Woodson
Racism Speak Kids Both Never Blatant Narrative Subtle Them Imagined
Told a lot of stories as a child. Not 'Once upon a time' stories but, basically, outright lies. I loved lying and getting away with it! Jacqueline Woodson
Time Lying Once Lies Outright Lot Child Getting Stories Loved Away Basically
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