Kids deserve the right to think that they can change the world. Lois Lowry changedeservekid Change image and share on social
People do things that turn out badly, often for the most benevolent of reasons. Lois Lowry badlybenevolentpeople Change image and share on social
People can lie in letters, but they tend not to. They certainly lie in memoirs. Lois Lowry letterliememoir Change image and share on social
As female hormones decrease, they're replaced with an overwhelming urge to grow delphinium. Lois Lowry decreasedelphiniumfemale Change image and share on social
It's interesting that so many books now are published as the first in a series. It never occurred to me. Although 'The Giver' does have an ambiguous ending. I've heard about that from readers over the years. Lois Lowry ambiguousbookend share on social
When I was a kid in the '50s, during the Eisenhower years, everything seemed to be working fine. I don't recall as a teenager ever worrying about the state of the future world. Lois Lowry 50seisenhowerfine Change image and share on social
People are starting to refer to 'The Giver' as a classic, but I don't know how that is defined. But if it means that 10, 20, 50 years from now kids will still be reading it, that is kind of awe-inspiring. Lois Lowry aweclassicdefine share on social
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. Lois Lowry attractaudiencebegin share on social
I'm a writer; I like to retain subtlety and nuance. Lois Lowry nuanceretainsubtlety Change image and share on social
When I moved from Cambridge, I donated all my fiction. I carefully cut out pages the authors had autographed for me. I didn't want those autographed books showing up on eBay. Lois Lowry authorautographbook Change image and share on social
