I was a sidelines child: never class president, never team captain, never the one with the most valentines in my box.

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

Think only on the climb. Think on what you control

The community of the Giver had achieved at such great price. A community without danger or pain. But also, a community without music, color or art. And books.

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.

And here in this room, I re-experience the memories again and again it is how wisdom comes and how we shape our future.

He wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself