“With my writing, I try to do stuff I have not done before. Each time I...” — Jacqueline Woodson Quote

“With my writing, I try to do stuff I have not done before. Each time I sit down, I want to have a new experience, and by extension, I want my readers to have a different experience.”

“Greenville, S.C., in the 1970s is a rolling green dream in my memory now.”

“I don't believe there are 'struggling' readers, 'advanced' readers, or 'non' readers.”

“Each time I seem to go through one of life's huge things, I want to play music.”

“I hate personal competition, and so each time in my career I came in a field where it was highly competitive, I gave up.”

“I like to fail. I have had so many failures and each time I have failed, I have figured out how to grow.”