Cynthia Lord

“If you say something over and over and over, maybe they’ll give in to shut you up.”

— Cynthia Lord

When someone is upset, it’s not a good time to bring up your own problems.

— Cynthia Lord

“Touch blue and your wish will come true.”

— Cynthia Lord

Just because other people think something, that doesn't make it true. Maybe there's some truth in that, but it's unsatisfying, bitter-tasting truth.

— Cynthia Lord

Just this once, let it be easy.

— Cynthia Lord

“Cathrine pretty today. I nod, yes it's a very pretty day. Jason touches my arm. Cathrine pretty.”

— Cynthia Lord

“Jason tilts his head toward me, his hand moving slyly across his book. Stupid. Speech. Woman. ”

— Cynthia Lord

“When you say something stupid, gloss over it with superfast talking and maybe no one’ll notice.”

— Cynthia Lord

Why can't the world be simpler, like it is for guinea pigs? They only have a few rules: Crying will get you…

— Cynthia Lord

Some people think they know who you are, when really they don't.

— Cynthia Lord

...choosing words is harder than I thought.

— Cynthia Lord

Sometimes people don't answer because they didn't hear you, Other times it's because they don't want to hear you!

— Cynthia Lord

“If you want to get away with something, don’t announce it first.”

— Cynthia Lord

“Not everything worth keeping needs to be useful”

— Cynthia Lord

No toys in the fish tank

— Cynthia Lord

“Most people say if you tell a wish it won't come true. But I don't think wishes work like that. I don't…

— Cynthia Lord

Looking closer can make something beautiful

— Cynthia Lord

I wish everyone had the same chances," I say. "Because it stinks a big one that they don't." - Catherine

— Cynthia Lord

It's easy to remember only the good parts of people if you never see them. Real people are much more complicated.

— Cynthia Lord

Wishes are slippery things. You have to be very specific or you can get exactly what you wished for and still end…

— Cynthia Lord

It hurts how life goes on, unknowing.

— Cynthia Lord

“How else can hopes go but up?”

— Cynthia Lord

“Looking at the poster, I thought, Maybe we can't solve every big problem, but we can try to solve the ones we…

— Cynthia Lord

Stay because you want to be here. Stay because we would miss you. And stay because you can belong in more than…

— Cynthia Lord

People say it's better to know the truth, but what if the ending's a bad one? Is it still better to know?…

— Cynthia Lord