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Lois Lowry Quotes

Kids deserve the right to think that they can change the world Picture Quote #1

Things seem more when you’re little. They seem bigger, and distances seem farther Picture Quote #1

I see all of them. All the colors Picture Quote #1

The fact that I lost my son permeates my being Picture Quote #1

Writing is self employment, so you can make your own schedule Picture Quote #1

Evil can do anything, for a price Picture Quote #1

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It’s a funny thing about names, how they become a part of someone Picture Quote #1

It’s just that... without the memories it’s all meaningless Picture Quote #1

People do things that turn out badly, often for the most benevolent of reasons Picture Quote #1

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 it is ending, but that there aren’t many things that I feel I have left undone Picture Quote #1

There is something about that moment, when literature becomes accessible, and a door of the world opens Picture Quote #1

He was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace Picture Quote #1

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He wept, and it felt as if the tears were cleansing him, as if his body needed to empty itself Picture Quote #1

Mama was crying, and the rain made it seem as if the whole world was crying Picture Quote #1

I have learned over the course of my many years that it is a bad idea, usually, to investigate piteous weeping but always a fine thing to look into a giggle Picture Quote #1

Now he saw another elephant emerge from the place where it had stood hidden in the trees. Very slowly it walked to the mutilated body and looked down. With its sinuous trunk it struck the huge corpse; then it reached up, broke some leafy branches with a snap, and draped them over the mass of torn thick flesh. Finally it tilted its massive head, raised its trunk, and roared into the empty landscape Picture Quote #1

For the first time, he heard something that he knew to be music. He heard people singing. Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps, it was only an echo Picture Quote #1

He hunched his shoulders and tried to make himself smaller in the seat. He wanted to disappear, to fade away, not to exist Picture Quote #1

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Then I went home to continue my life, which had changed a little, as lives do every day, inching by microspecks forward toward whatever surprises are coming next Picture Quote #1

They were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on. And he was angry at himself, that he could not change that for them Picture Quote #1

Because of fear, they made shelter and found food and grew things. For the same reason, weapons were stored, waiting Picture Quote #1

She fell asleep, and it was a sleep as thin as the night clouds, dotted with dreams that came and went like the stars Picture Quote #1

Even trained for years as they all had been in precision of language, what words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine? Picture Quote #1

The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without colour, pain or past Picture Quote #1

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There was just a moment when things weren’t quite the same, weren’t quite as they had always been through the long friendship Picture Quote #1

It be better, I think, to climb out in search of something, instead of hating, what you’re leaving Picture Quote #1

I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid Picture Quote #1

And they are beginning to realize that the world they live in is a place where the right thing is often hard, sometimes dangerous, and frequently unpopular 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

I don’t know what she is now. A stranger, mostly. It’s as if she has become a part of a different world, one that doesn’t include me anymore Picture Quote #1

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Kids deserve the right to think that they can change the world (Lois Lowry Quotes) Things seem more when you’re little. They seem bigger, and distances seem farther (Lois Lowry Quotes) I see all of them. All the colors (Lois Lowry Quotes) The fact that I lost my son permeates my being (Lois Lowry Quotes) Writing is self employment, so you can make your own schedule (Lois Lowry Quotes) Evil can do anything, for a price (Lois Lowry Quotes) It’s a funny thing about names, how they become a part of someone (Lois Lowry Quotes) It’s just that... without the memories it’s all meaningless (Lois Lowry Quotes) People do things that turn out badly, often for the most benevolent of reasons (Lois Lowry Quotes) 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 it is ending, but that there aren’t many things that I feel I have left undone (Lois Lowry Quotes) There is something about that moment, when literature becomes accessible, and a door of the world opens (Lois Lowry Quotes) He was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace (Lois Lowry Quotes) He wept, and it felt as if the tears were cleansing him, as if his body needed to empty itself (Lois Lowry Quotes) Mama was crying, and the rain made it seem as if the whole world was crying (Lois Lowry Quotes) I have learned over the course of my many years that it is a bad idea, usually, to investigate piteous weeping but always a fine thing to look into a giggle (Lois Lowry Quotes) Now he saw another elephant emerge from the place where it had stood hidden in the trees. Very slowly it walked to the mutilated body and looked down. With its sinuous trunk it struck the huge corpse; then it reached up, broke some leafy branches with a snap, and draped them over the mass of torn thick flesh. Finally it tilted its massive head, raised its trunk, and roared into the empty landscape (Lois Lowry Quotes) For the first time, he heard something that he knew to be music. He heard people singing. Behind him, across vast distances of space and time, from the place he had left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps, it was only an echo (Lois Lowry Quotes) He hunched his shoulders and tried to make himself smaller in the seat. He wanted to disappear, to fade away, not to exist (Lois Lowry Quotes) Then I went home to continue my life, which had changed a little, as lives do every day, inching by microspecks forward toward whatever surprises are coming next (Lois Lowry Quotes) They were satisfied with their lives which had none of the vibrance his own was taking on. And he was angry at himself, that he could not change that for them (Lois Lowry Quotes) Because of fear, they made shelter and found food and grew things. For the same reason, weapons were stored, waiting (Lois Lowry Quotes) She fell asleep, and it was a sleep as thin as the night clouds, dotted with dreams that came and went like the stars (Lois Lowry Quotes) Even trained for years as they all had been in precision of language, what words could you use which would give another the experience of sunshine? (Lois Lowry Quotes) The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without colour, pain or past (Lois Lowry Quotes) There was just a moment when things weren’t quite the same, weren’t quite as they had always been through the long friendship (Lois Lowry Quotes) It be better, I think, to climb out in search of something, instead of hating, what you’re leaving (Lois Lowry Quotes) I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid (Lois Lowry Quotes) And they are beginning to realize that the world they live in is a place where the right thing is often hard, sometimes dangerous, and frequently unpopular (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) I don’t know what she is now. A stranger, mostly. It’s as if she has become a part of a different world, one that doesn’t include me anymore (Lois Lowry Quotes)

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