Jacqueline Woodson Quotes

Sometimes, when I'm sitting at my desk for long hours and nothing's coming to me, I remember my fifth-grade teacher, the way her eyes lit up when she said, 'This is really good.'

Jacqueline Woodson

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• Sometimes, when I'm sitting at my desk for long hours and nothing's coming to me, I remember my fifth-grade teacher, the way her eyes lit up when she said, 'This is really good.'

  

  Jacqueline Woodson
  • Remember
  • Eyes
  • Teacher