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title: "1 Cook Mom Quotes By Renée Watson"
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> [“The aroma from Mom’s chopped herbs and sprinkled spices swims through the house. The pots are shaking to a boil; the oven is warming. I get Mom to try a few words. And while I am teaching Mom, she is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/the-aroma-from-mom-s-chopped-herbs-and-sprinkled-spices-swims-through/)

[Renée Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

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## More by Renée Watson

> [“The aroma from Mom’s chopped herbs and sprinkled spices swims through the house. The pots are shaking to a boil; the oven is warming.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/the-aroma-from-mom-s-chopped-herbs-and-sprinkled-spices-swims-through/)

[Renée Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [“I wonder if any of these boys ever sit in a room for boys' talk night and discuss how to treat women. Who teaches…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/i-wonder-if-any-of-these-boys-ever-sit-in-a-room-for-boys-talk-night/)

[Renée Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [Picture books are more difficult for me because it is telling a huge story in the least amount of words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/picture-books-are-more-difficult-for-me-because-it-is-telling-a-huge/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [One important thing I take away daily is that for all the talk about what youth are not doing - especially young people of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/one-important-thing-i-take-away-daily-is-that-for-all-the-talk-about/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [“But when I leave? It happens again. The shattering. And this makes me wonder if a black girl's life is only about being stitched…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/but-when-i-leave-it-happens-again-the-shattering-and-this-makes-me/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [“I wonder how he felt at night. When the star-filled sky blanketed him, did he ever think about what his life was like before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/i-wonder-how-he-felt-at-night-when-the-star-filled-sky-blanketed-him/)

[Renée Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [Post-publication I have been surprised at the limited resources publishers have to promote books. I certainly knew that being a new author, I would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/post-publication-i-have-been-surprised-at-the-limited-resources/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [“Those girls are not the opposite of me. We are perpendicular. We may be on different paths, yes. But there’s a place where we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/those-girls-are-not-the-opposite-of-me-we-are-perpendicular-we-may-be/)

[Renée Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [I have always known that I wanted to work with youth through the arts and I believe the arts can help young people cope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/i-have-always-known-that-i-wanted-to-work-with-youth-through-the-arts/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [I have learned patience, for sure. Pre-publication is a long waiting game, especially for authors of picture books. We write the manuscript, sign the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/i-have-learned-patience-for-sure-pre-publication-is-a-long-waiting/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [Once I became an adult and started to pursue writing as a professional career, I realized my main characters were always young people. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/once-i-became-an-adult-and-started-to-pursue-writing-as-a/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [“Makes me feel like no matter how dressed up we are, no matter how respectful we are, some people will only see what they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/makes-me-feel-like-no-matter-how-dressed-up-we-are-no-matter-how/)

[Renée Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [In my writing I hope to have a balance between the good and bad, the hard and soft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/in-my-writing-i-hope-to-have-a-balance-between-the-good-and-bad-the/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [“And this makes me wonder if a black girl’s life is only about being stitched together and coming undone, being stitched together and coming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/and-this-makes-me-wonder-if-a-black-girl-s-life-is-only-about-being/)

[Renée Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

> [I teach young people how the arts can be used to stand up against injustice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ren-e-watson/i-teach-young-people-how-the-arts-can-be-used-to-stand-up-against/)

[Renee Watson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ren-e-watson/)

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