327 Quotes by Jacqueline Woodson

A 10-year-old knows a lot. If you think she or he isn't noticing the world around them, you're missing a lot.

Young people are often ignored and disregarded, but they are acute observers and learners of everything we say and do.

I always say I write because I have questions, not because I have answers. It's true that you begin the conversation - that's the role of the artist. But it's not my job to tell us what to do next. I wish I had those tools.

What I write comes from a place of deep love, and a deep understanding of all kinds of otherness.

Hope is universal.

People who are living in economic struggle are more than their circumstances. They're majestic and creative and beautiful.

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.

I'm usually working on several things at once. If I get bored with one, I can go on to another. That way, I never get stuck.

I am still surprised when I walk into a bookstore and see my name on a book's binder.