“My mom was a big fan of Al Green... James Brown we weren't allowed to ...” — Jacqueline Woodson Quote

“My mom was a big fan of Al Green... James Brown we weren't allowed to listen to, so of course I knew James Brown.”

“Friendship is such an important thing to me, and I feel like the people who I love and help keep me whole - I can't imagine a life without them.”

“When I was a child, we never began a meal without prayer. We thanked God for the food, for each other.”

“My dad didn't graduate from high school, ended up being a printing salesman, probably never made more than $8,000 a year. My mom sold real estate and did it part time.”

“My mom always says, 'If you don't believe in something, you'll lose yourself completely.'”

“The Vatican is against surrogate mothers. Good thing they didn't have that rule when Jesus was born.”