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But then everyone would be burdened and pained. They don't want that. And that's the real reason The Receiver is so vital to them, and so honored. They selected me--and you-to lift that burden from themselves.
Lois Lowry
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Lois Lowry
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: March 20
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Honolulu
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Lois Ann Hammersberg
Lois James Worthy Johnson
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I was a sidelines child: never class president, never team captain, never the one with the most valentines in my box.
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It's just that... without the memories it's all meaningless.
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I think 'The Giver' is such a moral book, so filled with important truths, that I couldn't believe anyone would want to suppress it, to keep it from kids.
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