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Lois Lowry Quotes

It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened Picture Quote #1

That’s why they call you Seer. You see more than most Picture Quote #1

It was the helplessness that scared the both of us Picture Quote #1

Making lists of reasons was sometimes a good way to figure things out Picture Quote #1

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 with books Picture Quote #1

If you were to be lost in the river, Jonas, your memories would not be lost with you. Memories are forever Picture Quote #1

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Ellen had said that her mother was afraid of the ocean, that it was too cold and too big. The sky was, too, thought Annemarie. The whole world was: too cold, too big. And too cruel Picture Quote #1

It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere Picture Quote #1

He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himsel Picture Quote #1

The community of the Giver had achieved at such great price. A community without danger or pain. But also, a community without music, color or art. And books Picture Quote #1

What’s important is the preparation for adult life, and the training you’ll receive in your Assignment Picture Quote #1

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 it is also the world where choice has been taken away and reality distorted. And that is the most dangerous world of all Picture Quote #1

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The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared Picture Quote #1

I would say that most of my books are contemporary realistic fiction... a couple, maybe three, fall into the ‘historic fiction’ category. Science fiction is not a favorite genre of mine, though I have greatly enjoyed some of the work of Ursula LeGuin. I haven’t read much science fiction so I don’t know other sci-fi authors Picture Quote #1

I’ve always been interested in medicine and was pleased when my brother became a doctor. But after thinking seriously about that field, I realized that what intrigued me was not the science, not the chemistry or biology of medicine, but the narrative - the story of each patient, each illness Picture Quote #1

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 moral ambiguity Picture Quote #1

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 my books, I can say, ‘Oh, yes, it is there.’ But it’s not in my mind when I write Picture Quote #1

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. Even from the beginning, the book attracted an audience beyond a child audience Picture Quote #1

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When I wrote ‘The Giver,’ it contained no so-called ‘bad words.’ It was set, after all, in a mythical, futuristic, and Utopian society. Not only was there no poverty, divorce, racism, sexism, pollution, or violence in the world of ‘The Giver’ there was also careful attention paid to language: to its fluency, precision, and power Picture Quote #1

Often in the past, there have been authors that were deeply disappointed in their adaptation, but that’s because they haven’t accepted the fact that a movie is a different thing, and it can’t possibly be the same as the book Picture Quote #1

I’m not terribly conversant with children’s literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult Picture Quote #1

She smiles, and her eyes look as if they can see back into her memory, into all the things that have gone into making a person what they are Picture Quote #1

In 1952, when I was 15 and living on Governors Island, which was then First Army Headquarters, I encountered the newly-published ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ Of course, that book became the iconic anti-establishment novel for my generation Picture Quote #1

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 book. And I remember myself; we’d gone through a world war. My father was an army officer so I was aware of what was going on. But I wasn’t bombarded with images of catastrophe like many kids are today Picture Quote #1

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People are starting to refer to ‘The Giver’ as a classic, but I don’t know how that is defined. But if it means that 10, 20, 50 years from now kids will still be reading it, that is kind of awe-inspiring Picture Quote #1

...you can pretend that bad things will never happen. But life’s a lot easier if you realize and admit that sometimes they do Picture Quote #1

What comes to me always is a character, a scene, a moment. That’s going to be the beginning. Then, as I write, I begin to perceive an ending. I begin to see a destination, although sometimes that changes. And then, of course, there’s the whole middle section looming Picture Quote #1

The grand surprise has really been the fact that being an author, which to me had always implied being a private person, actually requires you to be a public person as well, and those are two separate entities to me Picture Quote #1

When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I don’t belong in a psych ward, I don’t think, but they become very real, like my own family, and then I have to say goodbye, close the door, and work on other things Picture Quote #1

You know, sometimes it’s nice to just have someone to blame, even if it has to be yourself, even if it doesn’t make sense Picture Quote #1

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It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened (Lois Lowry Quotes) That’s why they call you Seer. You see more than most (Lois Lowry Quotes) It was the helplessness that scared the both of us (Lois Lowry Quotes) Making lists of reasons was sometimes a good way to figure things out (Lois Lowry Quotes) 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 with books (Lois Lowry Quotes) If you were to be lost in the river, Jonas, your memories would not be lost with you. Memories are forever (Lois Lowry Quotes) Ellen had said that her mother was afraid of the ocean, that it was too cold and too big. The sky was, too, thought Annemarie. The whole world was: too cold, too big. And too cruel (Lois Lowry Quotes) It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere (Lois Lowry Quotes) He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himsel (Lois Lowry Quotes) The community of the Giver had achieved at such great price. A community without danger or pain. But also, a community without music, color or art. And books (Lois Lowry Quotes) What’s important is the preparation for adult life, and the training you’ll receive in your Assignment (Lois Lowry Quotes) 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 it is also the world where choice has been taken away and reality distorted. And that is the most dangerous world of all (Lois Lowry Quotes) The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared (Lois Lowry Quotes) I would say that most of my books are contemporary realistic fiction... a couple, maybe three, fall into the ‘historic fiction’ category. Science fiction is not a favorite genre of mine, though I have greatly enjoyed some of the work of Ursula LeGuin. I haven’t read much science fiction so I don’t know other sci-fi authors (Lois Lowry Quotes) I’ve always been interested in medicine and was pleased when my brother became a doctor. But after thinking seriously about that field, I realized that what intrigued me was not the science, not the chemistry or biology of medicine, but the narrative - the story of each patient, each illness (Lois Lowry Quotes) 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 moral ambiguity (Lois Lowry Quotes) 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 my books, I can say, ‘Oh, yes, it is there.’ But it’s not in my mind when I write (Lois Lowry Quotes) 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. Even from the beginning, the book attracted an audience beyond a child audience (Lois Lowry Quotes) When I wrote ‘The Giver,’ it contained no so-called ‘bad words.’ It was set, after all, in a mythical, futuristic, and Utopian society. Not only was there no poverty, divorce, racism, sexism, pollution, or violence in the world of ‘The Giver’ there was also careful attention paid to language: to its fluency, precision, and power (Lois Lowry Quotes) Often in the past, there have been authors that were deeply disappointed in their adaptation, but that’s because they haven’t accepted the fact that a movie is a different thing, and it can’t possibly be the same as the book (Lois Lowry Quotes) I’m not terribly conversant with children’s literature in general. I tend to read books for adults, being an adult. (Lois Lowry Quotes) She smiles, and her eyes look as if they can see back into her memory, into all the things that have gone into making a person what they are. (Lois Lowry Quotes) In 1952, when I was 15 and living on Governors Island, which was then First Army Headquarters, I encountered the newly-published ‘The Catcher in the Rye.’ Of course, that book became the iconic anti-establishment novel for my generation. (Lois Lowry Quotes) 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 book. And I remember myself; we’d gone through a world war. My father was an army officer so I was aware of what was going on. But I wasn’t bombarded with images of catastrophe like many kids are today. (Lois Lowry Quotes) People are starting to refer to ‘The Giver’ as a classic, but I don’t know how that is defined. But if it means that 10, 20, 50 years from now kids will still be reading it, that is kind of awe-inspiring. (Lois Lowry Quotes) ...you can pretend that bad things will never happen. But life’s a lot easier if you realize and admit that sometimes they do. (Lois Lowry Quotes) What comes to me always is a character, a scene, a moment. That’s going to be the beginning. Then, as I write, I begin to perceive an ending. I begin to see a destination, although sometimes that changes. And then, of course, there’s the whole middle section looming. (Lois Lowry Quotes) The grand surprise has really been the fact that being an author, which to me had always implied being a private person, actually requires you to be a public person as well, and those are two separate entities to me. (Lois Lowry Quotes) When I create characters, I create a world to inhabit and they begin to feel very real for me. I don’t belong in a psych ward, I don’t think, but they become very real, like my own family, and then I have to say goodbye, close the door, and work on other things. (Lois Lowry Quotes) You know, sometimes it’s nice to just have someone to blame, even if it has to be yourself, even if it doesn’t make sense. (Lois Lowry Quotes)

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