I couldnt be a writer without hope. I think I became a writer because Im pretty optimistic.
Jacqueline WoodsonLately, I'd been feeling like I was standing outside watching everything and everybody. Wishing I could take the part of me that was over there and the part of me that was over here and push them togetherโmake myself into one whole person like everybody else.
Jacqueline WoodsonThere is so much work left to be done in the world and for me, I am hoping to make the change I can and do the work I need to do through this gift I've been given.
Jacqueline Woodson