Cynthia Voigt
Cynthia Voigt
Cynthia Voigtis an American writer of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse. Her first book in the Tillerman family series, Homecoming, was nominated for several international prizes and adapted as a 1996 film. Her novel Dicey's Song won the 1983 Newbery Medal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionWriter
Date of Birth25 February 1942
CountryUnited States of America
good-friend together able
...a really good friend, the kind of friend who - when they were together both of them were more able to be who they really were.
character stories emotion
All I wanted to do was read, to be told stories. Stories were full of excitement and emotions and characters that entertained and often inspired.
teaching kids littles
I love teaching; I love little kids.
book writing grades
I didnt write anything at all except book reports until I was in seventh grade, and then I wrote mostly poetry for myself.
college arrogant scholar
I was no scholar in college, and was arrogant about what I thought.
kids adults forget
Kids are really tougher than adults, but we tend to forget this in an affluent society that lets kids indulge themselves.
life blow wind
Maybe life was like a sea, and all the people were like boats ... Everybody who was born was cast into the sea. Winds would blow them in all directions. Tides would rise and turn, in their own rhythm. And the boats - they just went along as best they could, trying to find a harbor.
life lasts chance
You could say that all of life is a series of last chances.
fun people littles
But I'll tell you something else, too. Something I've learned, the hard way. I guess"—Gram laughed a little—"I'm the kind of person who has to learn things the hard way. You've got to hold on. Hold on to people. They can get away from you. It's not always going to be fun, but if you don't—hold on—then you lose them.
littles what-is-life respectable
You must not let yourself become too respectable. Keep yourself a little wild. What is life for, if not for the living of it?
skins get-away
She couldn’t get any farther away inside from her skin. She couldn’t get away.
thinking hands people
I got to thinking—when it was too late—you have to reach out to people. To your family, too. You can't just let them sit there, you should put your hand out. If they slap it back, well you reach out again if you care enough. If you don't care enough, you forget about them, if you can.
maps forests empty
...When this map was made, there was only empty forest in the south," Gran told Birle."Not empty," Granda corrected her. "The forest is never empty.
character development rebellion
Rebellion is necessary for development of character.