Cynthia Rylant Quotes

″‘I want a brother,’ he told his parents. ‘Sorry,’ they said.”

″‘I want to have a dog,’ he told his parents. ‘Sorry,’ they almost said. But first they looked at their house with no brothers and sisters. Then they looked at their street with no children. Then they looked at Henry’s face. Then they looked at each other. ‘Okay,’ they said.”

″‘I want to hug you!’ Henry told his parents. And he did.”

″...he stood 3 feet tall, and he drooled.”

“When he walked he use to worry about tornadoes, ghosts, biting dogs, and bullies.”

“The sun was shining, the birds were flying, the grass smelled sweet.”

“He whined a little, alone without Henry.”

“Henry’s heart hurt and he cried for an hour.”

“In those dreams Mudge was alone and Henry was alone.”

“Then they looked at their street with no children. Then they looked at Henry’s face.”

“He grew out of seven collars in a row.”

“Mudge loved Henry’s room. He loved the dirty socks. He loved the stuffed bear.”