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Cynthia is a classmate of Squeaky’s whom Squeaky resents because she pretends to be naturally gifted at everything she does rather than admitting that she practices honing certain skills. For instance, Cynthia tells people that she’s relaxing instead of studying for tests, and she wins the school spelling bee despite claiming to have forgotten about it. But Squeaky sees through this “phony” routine: despite Cynthia’s act of pretending to be a piano prodigy, Squeaky hears Cynthia practicing scales whenever she walks by her house. Cynthia irritates Squeaky because Squeaky studies all night for tests and trains relentlessly for track races—she has no patience for people who think that they’re above hard work.
Cynthia Procter Quotes in Raymond’s Run
The Raymond’s Run quotes below are all either spoken by Cynthia Procter or refer to Cynthia Procter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Raymond’s Run
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Now you take Cynthia Procter for instance. She’s just the opposite. If there’s a test tomorrow, she’ll say something like, “Oh, I guess I’ll play handball this afternoon and watch television tonight,” just to let you know she ain’t thinking about the test. […] I could kill people like that. I stay up all night studying the words for the spelling bee. And you can see me any time of day practicing running.
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[…] it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner. Doesn’t he always keep up with me on my trots? And he surely knows how to breathe in counts of seven cause he’s always doing it at the dinner table, which drives my brother George up the wall. And I’m smiling to beat the band cause if I’ve lost this race, or if me and Gretchen tied, or even if I’ve won, I can always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion. After all, with a little more study I can beat Cynthia and her phony self at the spelling bee. And if I bugged my mother, I could get piano lessons and become a star. And I have a big rep as the baddest thing around. And I’ve got a roomful of ribbons and medals and awards. But what has Raymond got to call his own?
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Cynthia Procter Quotes in Raymond’s Run
The Raymond’s Run quotes below are all either spoken by Cynthia Procter or refer to Cynthia Procter. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Raymond’s Run
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Now you take Cynthia Procter for instance. She’s just the opposite. If there’s a test tomorrow, she’ll say something like, “Oh, I guess I’ll play handball this afternoon and watch television tonight,” just to let you know she ain’t thinking about the test. […] I could kill people like that. I stay up all night studying the words for the spelling bee. And you can see me any time of day practicing running.
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[…] it occurred to me that Raymond would make a very fine runner. Doesn’t he always keep up with me on my trots? And he surely knows how to breathe in counts of seven cause he’s always doing it at the dinner table, which drives my brother George up the wall. And I’m smiling to beat the band cause if I’ve lost this race, or if me and Gretchen tied, or even if I’ve won, I can always retire as a runner and begin a whole new career as a coach with Raymond as my champion. After all, with a little more study I can beat Cynthia and her phony self at the spelling bee. And if I bugged my mother, I could get piano lessons and become a star. And I have a big rep as the baddest thing around. And I’ve got a roomful of ribbons and medals and awards. But what has Raymond got to call his own?
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