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All Quotes by author - Cynthia Kadohata
" At the time I was writing 'Weedflower,' my friend Naomi Hirahara was writing a book about Japanese-American flower farmers. She knew quite a few elderly farmers and put me in touch with four or five of them who had been in camps during WWII. Some, like my father, were reluctant to talk about their experiences. "
Time
Flower
Friend
" I hate thinking about writer's block! I don't have writer's block much, knock on wood, but if I do, I think it's usually because I haven't done enough research and am therefore unable to create a fully realized world. "
Think
Thinking
World
" I have so much respect for people who do blue-collar work because I come from that background myself. "
Myself
Work
Respect
" I love writing about people on the road. "
Writing
About
Love
" In 1982, when I was almost 26 years old, I decided I wanted to write fiction. I'd majored in journalism in college, and I'd always assumed I would write nonfiction. "
College
Old
Always
" I try to find my deepest, often hidden feelings about what's working and what's not. This is difficult because I do lie to myself without being aware that that's what I'm doing. "
Myself
Doing
Hidden
" It took seven years from the day I decided I wanted to write fiction to actually getting a book published. "
Seven
Fiction
Day
" 'Weedflower' was already in the copyediting phase when I heard about the Newbery award, so it didn't really influence my writing of that book, but since then, I have become more aware of having an audience. "
Book
Writing
Influence
" You feel almost a part of the wheat when you're sitting in a combine. "
Part
Feel
Almost
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