It is so good to have friends who understand how there is a time for crying and a time for laughing, and that sometimes the two are very close together.
Lois LowryFor a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure.
Lois LowryI 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.
Lois Lowry