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101 " The next morning, for the first time, Jonas did not take his pill. Something within him, something that had grown there through the memories, told him to throw the pill away. "
― Lois Lowry , The Giver (The Giver, #1)
102 " Two children—one male, one female—to each family unit. It was written very clearly in the rules. "
103 " Now, seeing the newchild and its expression, he was reminded that the light eyes were not only a rarity but gave the one who had them a certain look—what was it? Depth, he decided; as if one were looking into the clear water of the river, down to the bottom, where things might lurk which hadn’t been discovered yet. "
104 " Suddenly he was aware with certainty and joy that below, ahead, they were waiting for him; and that they were waiting, too, for the baby. "
105 " But his mother laughed again in a reassuring, affectionate way. “No, no,” she said. “It’s just the pills. You’re ready for the pills, that’s all. That’s the treatment for Stirrings. "
106 " You suggested, Jonas, that perhaps she wasn't brave enough? I don't know about bravery: what it is, what it means. I do know that I sat here numb with horror. Wretched with helplessness. And I listened as Rosemary told them that she would prefer to inject herself. "
107 " The books in his own dwelling were the only books that Jonas had ever seen. He had never known that other books existed. But this room’s walls were completely covered by bookcases, filled, which reached to the ceiling. There must have been hundreds—perhaps thousands—of books, their titles embossed in shiny letters. Jonas stared at them. He couldn’t imagine what the thousands of pages contained. "
108 " But this room’s walls were completely covered by bookcases, filled, which reached to the ceiling. There must have been hundreds—perhaps thousands—of books, their titles embossed in shiny letters. "
109 " my job is to transmit to you all the memories I have within me. Memories of the past. "
110 " This new Caleb was a replacement child. The couple had lost their first Caleb, a cheerful little Four. "
111 " Its a little like looking at yourself looking in a mirror looking at yourself looking in a mirror. "
112 " You have the colors,” The Giver told him. “And you have the courage. I will help you to have the strength. "
113 " This is the time," she began, looking directly at them, "when we acknowledge differences. You Elevens have spent all your years till now learning to fit in, to standardize your behavior, to curb any impulse that might set you apart from the group. "But today we honor your differences. They have determined your futures. "
114 " For a contributing citizen to be released from the community was a final decision, a terrible punishment, an overwhelming statement of failure. "
115 " Honor,” he said firmly. “I have great honor. So will you. But you will find that that is not the same as power. "
116 " He sat in his dwelling alone, watching through the window, seeing children at play, citizens bicycling home from uneventful days at work, ordinary lives free of anguish because he had been selected, as others before him had, to bear their burden. "
117 " she said, “thank you for your childhood. "
118 " There could be love." Jonas whispered. "
119 " The Giver shrugged. “Our people made that choice, the choice to go to Sameness. Before my time, before the previous time, back and back and back. We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with differences.” He thought for a moment. “We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others. "
120 " Of course they needed to care. It was the meaning of everything. “And "