American - Writer | February 12, 1963 -
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
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There was something about telling the lie-story and seeing your friends' eyes grow wide with wonder. Of course I got in trouble for lying, but I didn't stop until fifth grade.
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I am still surprised when I walk into a bookstore and see my name on a book's binder.
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I'm inspired by questions I have that I try to figure out the answers to through my writing.
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I love the physical act of writing as well as how I grow which each situation I put on the page.
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I think 'Miracle's Boys' made more people aware of my work.
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The hardest part is telling one's story. Once the story is on the page, the rest will come.
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I feel like I am walking in some amazing footsteps of writers who have come before me, like S.E. Hinton, Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Paul Curtis, Richard Peck and Kate DiCamillo, who I love.
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I deeply believe in many Christian values: love people; do the right thing; know that there's good in everyone, that God's looking out for all of us.
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Being a Witness was too closed an experience. That's what I walked away from, not the things I believe.
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When I write, I don't think about messages for my readers.
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What I learned for myself... is that no matter what the circumstances, people survive.
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