The Giver * Quotes

"When people have the freedom to choose, they choose wrong. Every single time."

"I had learned that knowing what something is, is not the same as knowing how something feels."

"Memories are not just about the past. They determine our future. You can change things. You can make things better."

Jonas: "Your instructions said I can lie. Do you lie?"
The Giver: "All the time. Mostly for personal amusement."

Jonas: [after he kissed her] "Fiona, what do you feel?"
Fiona: "I don't have the words to describe it."

"You have the courage, let me give you the strength."

"All memories of the past were erased."
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