People Do Things That Turn Out Badly,

Early On I Came To Realize Something, And It Came From The Mail I Received From Kids. That Is, Kids At That Pivotal Age, 12, 13 Or 14, They're Still Deeply Affected By What They Read, Some Are Changed By What They Read, Books Can Change The Way They Feel About The World In General. I Don't Think That's True Of Adults As Much.

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.

It Be Better, I Think, To Climb Out In Search Of Something, Instead Of Hating, What You're Leaving.

It Was Almost December, And Jonas Was Beginning To Be Frightened.

The Writer After All Is Only Half The Book, The Other Half Is The Reader.