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> [“When she first died, I felt sorry about all the pills I'd given that made her feel so miserable. But now I didn't feel so many regrets. Lynn wanted her life. I thought she was willing to suffer if she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/when-she-first-died-i-felt-sorry-about-all-the-pills-i-d-given-that/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

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## More by Cynthia Kadohata

> [I almost never slept deeply anymore--as soon as she said my name, I always sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/i-almost-never-slept-deeply-anymore-as-soon-as-she-said-my-name-i/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [“Jichan looked surprised. "Nothing wrong with gullible. How you be happy if not gullible?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/jichan-looked-surprised-nothing-wrong-with-gullible-how-you-be-happy/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [I have so much respect for people who do blue-collar work because I come from that background myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/i-have-so-much-respect-for-people-who-do-blue-collar-work-because-i/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [“It was hard to stay angry when I felt so sad. I would rather have felt angry, but instead, all I could do was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/it-was-hard-to-stay-angry-when-i-felt-so-sad-i-would-rather-have-felt/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [Watch out for life ... It's harder than it looks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/watch-out-for-life-it-s-harder-than-it-looks/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [Some days I think she was really miserable, because she cried a lot. In a way, I'd had to steel my heart to her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/some-days-i-think-she-was-really-miserable-because-she-cried-a-lot-in/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [“When she first died, I felt sorry about all the pills I'd given that made her feel so miserable. But now I didn't feel…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/when-she-first-died-i-felt-sorry-about-all-the-pills-i-d-given-that/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [“On the forty-ninth day after Lynn's death I opened all the windows in the alcove, even though it was raining. I closed my eyes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/on-the-forty-ninth-day-after-lynn-s-death-i-opened-all-the-windows-in/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [I love writing about people on the road.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/i-love-writing-about-people-on-the-road/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [“For everything in my life, I would ask, Why? Why didn't the Chinese lady have teeth? Probably it was because she didn't brush them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/for-everything-in-my-life-i-would-ask-why-why-didn-t-the-chinese-lady/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [In 1982, when I was almost 26 years old, I decided I wanted to write fiction. I'd majored in journalism in college, and I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/in-1982-when-i-was-almost-26-years-old-i-decided-i-wanted-to-write/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [I try to find my deepest, often hidden feelings about what's working and what's not. This is difficult because I do lie to myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/i-try-to-find-my-deepest-often-hidden-feelings-about-what-s-working/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [I know a lot about when I was a little girl, because my sister used to keep a diary. Today I keep her diary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/i-know-a-lot-about-when-i-was-a-little-girl-because-my-sister-used-to/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> [“Usually while I lay in bed, I liked to think of new things I could do for Lynnie. Maybe I could let her try…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/usually-while-i-lay-in-bed-i-liked-to-think-of-new-things-i-could-do/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

> ['Weedflower' was already in the copyediting phase when I heard about the Newbery award, so it didn't really influence my writing of that book,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-kadohata/weedflower-was-already-in-the-copyediting-phase-when-i-heard-about/)

[Cynthia Kadohata](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-kadohata/)

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