All Lois Lowry Quotes
- The fact that I lost my son permeates my being. Fact
- There will always be a place for bunnies to talk in rhyme, but that's not what I do. Bunnies
- We live in times that are in many ways ambiguous. Maybe that's why kids want precision in what they read - they don't like that… Ambiguity
- Writing is self employment, so you can make your own schedule. Employment
- Early on I came to realize something, and it came from the mail I received from kids. That is, kids at that pivotal age, 12,… Adult
- I believe without a single shadow of a doubt that it is necessary for young people to learn to make choices. Learning to make right… Believe
- I don't for one second think about the possibility of censorship when I am writing a new book. I know I am a person who… Book
- I don't read young adult or children's books, now that my grandchildren are beyond the age of my reading to them. I read reviews, and… Adult
- I don't set out to transmit a message. I don't write with a political point of view. There are no religious overtones. Looking back at… Book
- I often compare myself as a kid to my own grandchildren, who are around 11 and 14 now. That's the age kids usually read my… Age
- I tend not to think about audience when I'm writing. Many people who read 'The Giver' now have their own kids who are reading it.… Attracted
- I think when you've had success, publishers and reviewers and readers are willing to let you try something new if you've already proven yourself. They're… Actually Waiting
- Evil can do anything, for a price. Evil
- Think only on the climb. Think on what you control Climb
- It's a funny thing about names, how they become a part of someone. Funny
- It's just that... without the memories it's all meaningless. All
- Submitting to censorship is to enter the seductive world of 'The Giver': the world where there are no bad words and no bad deeds. But… All
- I write books because I have always been fascinated by stories and language, and because I love thinking about what makes people tick. Writing a… Affects
- I have been fortunate. I have done so many things and enjoyed so many things and had such a great life, not to imply that… Been
- Memory is the happiness of being alone. Alone
- It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened. Beginning
- Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none Inspirational
- You eat canned tuna fish and you absorb protein. Then, if you're lucky, someone give you Dover Sole and you experience nourishment. It's the same… Absorb
- ...now he saw the familiar wide river beside the path differently. He saw all of the light and color and history it contained and carried… All
- The man that I named the Giver passed along to the boy knowledge, history, memories, color, pain, laughter, love, and truth. Every time you place… Acceptance