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Want Quotes by Lois Lowry

9 Want quotes by Lois Lowry

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If you’ve ever felt that tug of longing, these nine snippets from Lois Lowry give a quick pulse on how she frames Want. It’s a modest set, but each line cuts straight to the heart of what we chase, offering a handy reference for anyone pondering motivation.

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“..you have more than you know. And people will want what you have.”

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So many of my books, I don't want to say they have messages, but they have important things to say.

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But then everyone would be burdened and pained. They don't want that. And that's the real reason The Receiver is so vital…

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We live in times that are in many ways ambiguous. Maybe that's why kids want precision in what they read - they…

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Sometimes I wish they'd ask for my wisdom more often - there are so many things I could tell them; things I…

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If everyting's the same, then there aren't any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!" (Jonas) "It's…

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I think 'The Giver' is such a moral book, so filled with important truths, that I couldn't believe anyone would want to…

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When I moved from Cambridge, I donated all my fiction. I carefully cut out pages the authors had autographed for me. I…

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Kids have no sense of appropriateness. They can ask me whatever they want. You do develop a sense of intimacy with readers,…

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“Take your pride in your pain. You are stronger than those who have none.”

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“Sometimes we have to hurt people, in order to keep ourselves whole. We must just do it with love, that's all.”

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“No one mentioned such things; it was not a rule, but was considered rude to call attention to things that were unsettling or different…

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When you lose a child in an accident as I did, it's final - you're not caught in this longing for him, to search…

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“Don't grow much more, or you will be taller than I am, little Longlegs!" Annemarie smiled, but Peter's comment was no longer the lighthearted…

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“Matty had felt this sensation—the”

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