"But what is it that makes a person……" — 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 just for the sake of getting to stay? I used to think it was because people fear death. But now I think it is because people can't bear saying goodbye."
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Cynthia Rylant
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15 Quotes by Cynthia Rylant
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God turns clouds inside out to make fluffy beds for the dogs in Dog Heaven, and when they are tired…
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It is odd how we sometimes deny ourselves the very pleasure we have longed for and which is finally within…
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They say that to be a writer you must first have an unhappy childhood. I don't know if unhappiness is…
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I learned to write from authors. I didn't know any, but I read their books.
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Every person is able to add beauty, whether by growing flowers, or singing, or cooking luscious meals, or raising sweet…
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I am so grateful to be a writer. I hope every child grows up and finds something to do that…
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I want to do something important in my life, and I think that adding beauty to the world with books...…
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I love being a writer because I want to leave something here on earth to make it better, prettier, stronger.
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[May] understood people and she let them be whatever way they needed to be. She had faith in every single…
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But I know now that you can't expect anything from anybody. If somebody loves you, it's because he wants to.…
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And, finally, I know, too. That throwing away this mess doesn't mean I'm giving something up. Or losing something I…
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It is when we are most lost that we sometimes find our truest friends.
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