Things seem more when you’re little. They seem bigger, and distances seem farther.

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

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

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

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.

He wept, and it felt as if the tears were cleansing him, as if his body needed to empty itself.

I don't for one second think about the possibility of censorship when I am writing a new book. I know I am a person who cares about kids and who cares about truth and I am guided by my own instincts, and trust them.