When I was a kid, I got in trouble for lying a lot, and I had a teacher say, instead of lying, write it down, because if you write it down, it's not a lie anymore; it's fiction.
Jacqueline WoodsonThat's what makes best friends. It's not whether or not you live on the same block or go to the same school, but how you feel about each other in your hearts.
Jacqueline WoodsonI love slow readers. And readers who think about what I've written, think about how it's written - and copy me!
Jacqueline WoodsonSometimes...you have to try to forget people you love just so you can keep living.
Jacqueline Woodson