It is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything.
But there's a whole world waiting, still, and there are good things in it.
What's important is the preparation for adult life, and the training you'll receive in your Assignment.
Keep a green tree in your heart and perhaps the singing bird will come.
It's hard to give up the being together with someone.
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.