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 always assumed I would write nonfiction. — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
It took seven years from the day I decided I wanted to write fiction to actually getting a book published. — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
I almost never slept deeply anymore--as soon as she said my name, I always sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was. — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
“Jichan looked surprised. "Nothing wrong with gullible. How you be happy if not gullible?” — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
I have so much respect for people who do blue-collar work because I come from that background myself. — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
“It was hard to stay angry when I felt so sad. I would rather have felt angry, but instead, all I could do was… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
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… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
“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… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
“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… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
“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… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
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… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
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… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
I know a lot about when I was a little girl, because my sister used to keep a diary. Today I keep her diary… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
“Usually while I lay in bed, I liked to think of new things I could do for Lynnie. Maybe I could let her try… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
'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,… — Cynthia Kadohata Copy Share Image
