I think it's important to remember that writing is a gift and our stories are gifts to ourselves … - Jacqueline Woodson

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In 1945, peace broke out. It was the end of the Joke. Joke warfare was banned at a special session of the Geneva Convention, and in 1950 the last remaining copy of the joke was laid to rest here in the Berkshire countryside, never to be told again.

Jacqueline Woodson

I think it's important to remember that writing is a gift and our stories are gifts to ourselves and to the world and sometimes giving isn't always the easiest thing to do but it comes back.

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Sometimes. . . you have to try to forget people you love just so you can keep living.

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I remember my mother would get upset with me 'cause she said I walked like my dad. But I think it was more like, there's something about you that's not quite ladylike and femme. And then when I got older - once I came out, my mom and grandma were horrified and just kind of like, where did we go wrong?

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I think I'd rather have my heart broke than do the breaking. —Lena

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One place exists as their interpretation of it. For the people living and thriving inside of it, it's another place.

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The Bible is big in the religion, treating people as you want to be treated.

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