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> [“We wanted a family so bad, all of us. And we just grabbed each another and made us one. Simple as that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-rylant/we-wanted-a-family-so-bad-all-of-us-and-we-just-grabbed-each-another/)

[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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