But I'll tell you something else, too. Something I've learned, the hard way. I guess"โGram laughed a littleโ"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'tโhold onโthen you lose them.
Cynthia VoigtI didnt write anything at all except book reports until I was in seventh grade, and then I wrote mostly poetry for myself.
Cynthia VoigtMaybe 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.
Cynthia VoigtI got to thinkingโwhen it was too lateโyou 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.
Cynthia Voigt