6 Quotes & Sayings By Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant is the author of several award-winning picture books, including her Caldecott Honor-winning What Do You Do All Day, Mr. Fox? and a beloved short story collection, A Fine White Dust. Her first novel for young readers, The Relatives Came, received a starred review from Booklist and was named a Junior Library Guild selection. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and two children.

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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. Cynthia Rylant
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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 disappointed May. Seems people knew she saw the very best of them, and they'd turn that side to her to give her a better look. Cynthia Rylant
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One morning she happened upon a bit of cloth decorated with pictures of little red squirrels carrying small, brown, nutsacks, and she nearly fainted away. Cynthia Rylant
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Rain could show up at your door and teach you how to dance. Cynthia Rylant
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In November, the trees are standing all sticks and bones. Without their leaves, how lovely they are, spreading their arms like dancers. They know it is time to be still. Cynthia Rylant