I didn't understand the war. It was new, and they all said it would be there for a long time, but where it was, exactly, was one of the things I didn't understand. It seemed to be out-of-doors, and that was why we had the blackout curtains, so that we didn't have to look at it at night–or it didn't have to look at us, perhaps. Yet on some nights we sat on the balcony and watched searchlights play across the dark sky, and that had to do with the war, too. So the war was in the sky, somehow.
And it was there in the daytime, though I was not sure where. It was why sometimes, during school, whistles blew, and we had to run to the subway station.
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
Lois LowryGenius disregards the boundaries of propriety. Genius is permitted to shout if shouting is productive.
Lois LowryIt is much easier to be brave if you do not know everything.
Lois LowryMots clés inspirational
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.
Lois LowryMots clés inspirational
If you were to be lost in the river, Jonas, your memories would not be lost with you. Memories are forever.
Lois LowryMots clés lowry
Teasing's part of the fun that comes before kissing
Lois LowryHe wept, and it felt as if the tears were cleansing him, as if his body needed to empty itself.
Lois LowryMots clés tears
You will be faced, now, with pain of a magnitude that none of us here can comprehend because it is beyond our experience. The Receiver himself was not able to describe it, only to remind us that you would be faced with it, that you would need immense courage.
Lois LowryMata batin yang merupakan berkah kesepian
Lois LowryMots clés kehidupan
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