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> [A sense of community has always been important to me. I understood very early that I could not grow as an artist or as a person without being connected to institutions and clients that served the community.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/a-sense-of-community-has-always-been-important-to-me-i-understood/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

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## More by Jerry Pinkney

> [Receiving both the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award suggests I have succeeded, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/receiving-both-the-coretta-scott-king-virginia-hamilton-award-for/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [“…this story offers far more than a simple moral of how the meek can trump the mighty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/this-story-offers-far-more-than-a-simple-moral-of-how-the-meek-can/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [Drawing creates its own kind of private space. Coupled with certain interests that I want to speak to in my art, it's really kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/drawing-creates-its-own-kind-of-private-space-coupled-with-certain/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [If I were to give myself a pat on the back, it would be for sticking with bookmaking as my primary way of expressing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/if-i-were-to-give-myself-a-pat-on-the-back-it-would-be-for-sticking/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [I'm often in conversations with people who have learning disabilities, and they talk about how they were teased and perhaps laughed at sometimes as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/i-m-often-in-conversations-with-people-who-have-learning-disabilities/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [Though the blame cannot be placed entirely on publishers, I do think a more diverse pool of editors would go a long way toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/though-the-blame-cannot-be-placed-entirely-on-publishers-i-do-think-a/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [I've always felt that if I worked hard enough and continued to refine my craft, while staying curious about our times and our world,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/i-ve-always-felt-that-if-i-worked-hard-enough-and-continued-to-refine/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [All of us have places that we can go where we feel most complete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/all-of-us-have-places-that-we-can-go-where-we-feel-most-complete/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [The process of creating art allows me to learn about the subject I'm illustrating. So, if I want to learn more about plantation life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/the-process-of-creating-art-allows-me-to-learn-about-the-subject-i-m/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [Part of what I'm doing with generations is that I try to express in my work pieces of my growing up years that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/part-of-what-i-m-doing-with-generations-is-that-i-try-to-express-in/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [I never demonstrate how art should be made or what the outcome should look like. Instead, give kids the tools and the materials to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/i-never-demonstrate-how-art-should-be-made-or-what-the-outcome-should/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [There's probably more of a struggle to get material and narratives published that really speak to black culture. And that has a lot to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/there-s-probably-more-of-a-struggle-to-get-material-and-narratives/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [I try not to respond with a pep talk, such as, "Everyone has talent, just try, you'll see." I skirt those kinds of answers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/i-try-not-to-respond-with-a-pep-talk-such-as-everyone-has-talent-just/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [I feel the calmest when I'm drawing or when I'm creating images. I love connecting the mind with the hand and producing something -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/i-feel-the-calmest-when-i-m-drawing-or-when-i-m-creating-images-i/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

> [If you do the best work you can, the reward is ultimately your self-satisfaction - the sense that you have done the best you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-pinkney/if-you-do-the-best-work-you-can-the-reward-is-ultimately-your-self/)

[Jerry Pinkney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-pinkney/)

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