Lois Lowry Quotes

I often compare myself as a kid to my own grandchildren, who are around 11 and 14 now. That's the age kids usually read my book. And I remember myself; we'd gone through a world war. My father was an army officer so I was aware of what was going on. But I wasn't bombarded with images of catastrophe like many kids are today.

Lois Lowry

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 20, 1937

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The fact is, the media never gets off the interstate unless there's a major explosion.

Jim Harrison

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Over the last 15 years we've developed our brand into a global brand and we wanted our giving to follow suit.

Tommy Hilfiger

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At Cornell University, my professor of European literature, Vladimir Nabokov, changed the way I read and the way I write. Words could paint pictures, I learned from him. Choosing the right word, and the right word order, he illustrated, could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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You must stand for free speech in the streets.

Mary Harris Jones

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Not to be harsh, but why do we care so much about celebrity acceptance of Christian beliefs?

Monica Johnson

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There's something honorable about holding out for love and not breaking up for the sake of the baby. I see people get divorced, and there is a part of me that thinks, I wonder how hard they tried?

Judd Apatow

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I hope to make acting my career for the rest of my life, if I can.

Chloe Grace Moretz

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I like trendy clothes just like everybody else does.

Chrisette Michele

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Like the periwig and the bowler hat, the plus-four and the bow-tie, the blazer is on the way out, and those who persist in wearing it do so with a smattering of self-consciousness, a touch of obstinacy, even a pinch of camp.

Craig Brown

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I like debating policy.

Anthony Scaramucci

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You'd have a hard time finding anything better than Barcelona for food, as far as being a hub. Given a choice between Barcelona and San Sebastian to die in, I'd probably want to die in San Sebastian.

Anthony Bourdain

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The arts are so important not only to society but to ourselves as human beings. It keeps in touch with our own humanity. So access to the arts in any way, shape, or form is vital.

Audra McDonald

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