Don't trust women, my mother said to me. Even the ugly ones will take what you thought was yours.
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 WoodsonI actually don't think of whiteness and heterosexuality as 'the norm'. Maybe there are people who still do but none of them are close friends of mine.
Jacqueline WoodsonI love slow readers. And readers who think about what I've written, think about how it's written - and copy me!
Jacqueline Woodson