The How and the Why Quotes

“Don’t be sorry for how you feel. Feel what you need to feel. Own your feelings.”
― Cynthia Hand, The How & the Why

“But what I'm thinking in this moment is: none of us really get to have our own, separate lives. Our lives are always all horribly tangled up with the people around us. The people we love.”
― Cynthia Hand, The How and the Why

“Mama Jo says if we can stay in character and keep moving through the play smoothly with all of these interruptions, it means we’re truly ready for the performance.”
― Cynthia Hand, The How & the Why

“It’s picture night for the play—when Mama Jo invites all the parents to come see the final rehearsal and come up onto the stage with their cameras. It’s kind of fun—at any time during the performance a parent can shout, “Freeze!” and all of the actors have to freeze in place and have their picture taken.”
― Cynthia Hand, The How & the Why