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title: "2 Understood People Quotes By Cynthia Rylant"
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> [ \[May\] understood people and she let them be whatever way they needed to be. She had faith in every single person she ever met, and this never failed her, for nobody ever disappointed May. Seems people knew she saw the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/may-understood-people-and-she-let-them-be-whatever-way-they-needed-to/)

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> [“May was the best person I ever knew… She understood people and she let them be whatever way they needed to be. She had faith in every single person she ever met, and this never failed her, for nobody ever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/may-was-the-best-person-i-ever-knew-she-understood-people-and-she-let/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

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## More by Cynthia Rylant

> [“And I love being a writer because I want to leave something here on earth to make it better, prettier, stronger. I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/and-i-love-being-a-writer-because-i-want-to-leave-something-here-on/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [They say that to be a writer you must first have an unhappy childhood. I don't know if unhappiness is necessary, but I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/they-say-that-to-be-a-writer-you-must-first-have-an-unhappy-childhood/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [When the wicked want to bring down the innocent, they aim for a loving heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/when-the-wicked-want-to-bring-down-the-innocent-they-aim-for-a-loving/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/in-november-the-smell-of-food-is-different-it-is-an-orange-smell-a/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [I love being a writer because I want to leave something here on earth to make it better, prettier, stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/i-love-being-a-writer-because-i-want-to-leave-something-here-on-earth/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [God turns clouds inside out to make fluffy beds for the dogs in Dog Heaven, and when they are tired from running and barking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/god-turns-clouds-inside-out-to-make-fluffy-beds-for-the-dogs-in-dog/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [It is when we are most lost that we sometimes find our truest friends.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/it-is-when-we-are-most-lost-that-we-sometimes-find-our-truest-friends/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [I am so grateful to be a writer. I hope every child grows up and finds something to do that will seem important and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/i-am-so-grateful-to-be-a-writer-i-hope-every-child-grows-up-and-finds/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [“It is almost impossible for a parent to hold a secret from a child. Children, without the skills of language, spend years developing instead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/it-is-almost-impossible-for-a-parent-to-hold-a-secret-from-a-child/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [Every person is able to add beauty, whether by growing flowers, or singing, or cooking luscious meals, or raising sweet pets. Every part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/every-person-is-able-to-add-beauty-whether-by-growing-flowers-or/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [But what is it that makes a person want to stay here on this earth anyway, and go on suffering the most awful pain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/but-what-is-it-that-makes-a-person-want-to-stay-here-on-this-earth/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [I learned to write from authors. I didn't know any, but I read their books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/i-learned-to-write-from-authors-i-didn-t-know-any-but-i-read-their/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [ \[May\] understood people and she let them be whatever way they needed to be. She had faith in every single person she ever met,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/may-understood-people-and-she-let-them-be-whatever-way-they-needed-to/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [But I know now that you can't expect anything from anybody. If somebody loves you, it's because he wants to. And it's never because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/but-i-know-now-that-you-can-t-expect-anything-from-anybody-if/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

> [A lot of people think they can write poetry, and many do, because they can figure out how to line up the words or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/a-lot-of-people-think-they-can-write-poetry-and-many-do-because-they/)

[Cynthia Rylant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-rylant/)

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