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Jacqueline Woodson Quotes

In the family, writing wasn't anything anyone understood - being a writer in the real world? How could it be? We didn't have those mirrors.

Jacqueline Woodson

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: american
Birth: February 12, 1963

Topics

Family Writing World Mirrors Real

People talk about writing convincing teenagers like it's a really clever thing to do, but it comes incredibly naturally to me. Which, of course, is slightly a worry.

People Me Writing Worry Clever Talk

I'm willing to make compromises based on someone I think is the one, but I think it's psychologically important to people when they're famous to be the only famous person they know.

People Think Famous Someone Person

I was diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder at 19, which I thought would derail my career. Thankfully, I was able to get help and continue the path, and I think, for me, the buzzword is perseverance.

Perseverance Path Me Think Thought

I make no excuses. Stefan Struve was the man that night. He earned his win fair and square.

Man Win Night Excuses Fair Earned

I think my broadcast partner Mike Gorman said it best. He said there's a generation of fans who know me as a player and there's a generation of fans who know me as a coach and now there's a generation of fans who think I'm Shrek!

Best Me Partner Think Generation

In my opinion, the true pioneers are those artists who make manifest in their works the new content, the determining characteristics of life in our time.

Mikhail Sholokhov

Life Time Opinion Manifest New True

Christians are to love their neighbors as we love ourselves.

Love Neighbors To Love Ourselves

My whole thing was being wanted and being accepted by a ball club. That was the most important thing to me.

Me Important Club Ball Being Whole

I still think of myself as from Illinois.

Myself Think Still Illinois

In the end, there is no absence of irony: the integrity of what is sacred to Native Americans will be determined by the government that has been responsible for doing everything in its power to destroy Native American cultures.

Integrity Power Government End Doing

I think the bad-guy roles are fun - there are more of them, and they're written more colorfully.

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Fun Think More I Think Roles Them

The Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery other than in prisons - but it was a lie that you regained your freedom once you left the prison gates.

Freedom Lie Slavery Constitution You

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