"Our people made that choice, the choice to……" — Lois Lowry
"Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with difference. We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others."
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120 Quotes by Lois Lowry
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When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I…
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I don't know what she is now. A stranger, mostly. It's as if she has become a part of a…
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It's hard to give up the being together with someone.
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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…
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For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement…
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What's important is the preparation for adult life, and the training you'll receive in your Assignment.
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Reading is the most important way to prepare for life.
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Gathering Blue' was a separate book. I wanted to explore what a society might become after a catastrophic world event.…
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I think I've written 40 books, and none of them have been heavy on action. I'm an introspective person.
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I left home at the correct time but when I was riding along near the hatchery, the crew was separating…
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But there's a whole world waiting, still, and there are good things in it.
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I turn to books for a feeling of companionship: for somebody knowing what I have known.
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