It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere.
Lois LowryHe wept because he was afraid now that he could not save Gabriel. He no longer cared about himself
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Always in the dream, it seemed as if there were a destination: a something--he could not grasp what-that lay beyond the place where the thickness of snow brought the sled to a stop. He was left, upon awakening, with the feeling that he wanted, even somehow needed, to reach the something that waited in the distance. The feeling that it was good. That it was welcoming. That it was significant. But he did not know how to get there.
Lois LowryWhat if others-adults-had, upon becoming Twelves, received in their instructions the same terrifying sentence? What if they had all been instructed: You may lie?
Lois LowryThere was just a moment when things weren't quite the same, weren't quite as they had always been through the long friendship
Lois LowryThings could change, Gabe," Jonas went on. "Things could be different. I don't know how, but there must be some way for things to be different. There could be colors. And grandparents," he added, staring through the dimness toward the ceiling of his sleepingroom. "And everybody would have the memories."
"You know the memories," he whispered, turning toward the crib.
Garbriel's breathing was even and deep. Jonas liked having him there, though he felt guilty about the secret. Each night he gave memories to Gabriel: memories of boat rides and picnics in the sun; memories of soft rainfall against windowpanes; memories of dancing barefoot on a damp lawn.
"Gabe?"
The newchild stirred slightly in his sleep. Jonas looked over at him.
"There could be love," Jonas whispered.
Why do some of us turn menacing?' she whispered.
Lois LowryGay!' he chirped. 'Gay!' It was the way he said his own name.
Lois LowryAnd here in this room, I re-experience the memories again and again it is how wisdom comes and how we shape our future.
Lois LowryThe 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.
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