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Because I write realistic fiction, I generally don't think about fixing anyone - I just think about how I want to feel at the end of the book - And I try to write toward that feeling.
Jacqueline Woodson
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Jacqueline Woodson
Age: 61
Born: 1963
Born: February 12
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I have met women who don't have close women friends, and I've always been like, How could that possibly be?
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I believe in one day and someday and this perfect moment called Now.
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