“Kids are always told that they can be anything that they want. But wha...” — Lisa Graff Quote

“Kids are always told that they can be anything that they want. But what if you want to be a ballerina, and you're terrible at ballet? Or what if you're gifted at ballet, but you don't like doing it?”

“One of the things I like to do during an 'overhaul' revision is bust out my highlighters and colored pens. Tools like these make me feel like a real writer.”

“Kids know when you're pulling a fast one, storywise, and I think that even when they're being entertained, children want to hear the truth, just like adults do.”

“I have been a ballerina, a cheerleader and a sorority girl. I was the girliest girl alive.”

“The force for change I represent is of course from being a mixed-race ballerina.”

“If my mother was taking pictures, I never wanted her to take the camera off me, ever. When I look at my videos from when I was even just two, I would be playing ballerina.”