"It was funny, though, the things you didn't learn about people until after they died."

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Source : Cynthia Leitich Smith (2010). “Tantalize”, p.29, Candlewick Press

Cynthia Leitich Smith

“We were basically strangers going off into the wilderness”
“Thereâ€™s no such thing as being totally â€˜foundâ€™â€¦the fun, I think, is in the searching.”
“I'm not a southern lady, I'm from Pennsylvania and we speak sort of correctly there. People identify me that way and they also easily identify me on the street because of my short stature. I get picked out in many ways and no way is a burden.”
“All of a sudden I'm in the major leagues and we're traveling from town to town. I see the other players dressing different every day. I've got only one suit and I keep wearing it over and over. I'm really embarrassed.”
“I'm a choreographer and I love watching 'The Bachelorette.'”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“A positive attitude toward life is always better.”
“Since mankind's dawn, a handful of oppressors have accepted the responsibility over our lives that we should have accepted for ourselves. By doing so, they took our power. By doing nothing, we gave it away. We've seen where their way leads, through camps and wars, towards the slaughterhouse.”
“So...have you ever thought about dyeing your hair punk-rocker-chick black? As I'm sure you've heard, I have a thing for brunettes and always avoid blondes." "I've heard. And no." "Too bad. Because you're making me rethink my stance about doing my friends' exes." i snorted, not even trying to hide my...incredulity? Surely I wasn't amused. "Your making me rethink my stance on cold-blooded homicide”

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