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Lois Lowry is an American author renowned for her works in children's and young adult literature. Her books often explore social and political issues, with her most famous work being 'The Giver', which has been praised for its profound themes and rich imagination.

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“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 choices is the only way they will survive in an increasingly frightening world.”

People World Way Believe Young Choices I Believe Doubt Shadow Frightening Right Choices

Author:Lois Lowry

“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.”

People Thinking Writing Children Book Kids Reading Audience Giver

Author:Lois Lowry

“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 excited about what you're doing, you have people interested in it, and actually waiting for it. It's empowering.”

People Ifs Thinking Trying Waiting Willing Reader Excited Empowering Something New Proven Publishers Doing You Reviewers

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“People in the know say The Giver was the first young adult dystopian novel.”

People Knows Firsts Young Novel Adults Young Adult Dystopian Giver

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“People do things that turn out badly, often for the most benevolent of reasons.”

People Reason Turns Benevolent

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“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 story... 'The Giver' or any other... is simply an exploration of the nature of behavior: why people do what they do, how it affects others, how we change and grow, and what decisions we make along the way.”

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“I knew that there had been times in the past-terrible times-when people had destroyed others in haste,in fear, and had brought about their own destruction”

People Past Terrible Destruction Destroyed Giver Haste Terrible Times

Book:The Giver Quartet Omnibus

Source: The Giver Quartet Omnibus

“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.”

People Firsts Left Space Behinds Heard Singing First Time Distance Life Changing Echoes Time And Space Giver

Book:The Giver Quartet Omnibus

Source: The Giver Quartet Omnibus

“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.”

People Made Choices Differences Color Letting Go My Time Sunshine Giver Sameness

Book:The Giver

Source: The Giver

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Born: March 20, 1937
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 153

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