The Giver Quotes With Page Numbers
The Giver is a thought-provoking novel that has captivated readers for decades. Here are the top 99 quotes with page numbers to remind us of its enduring impact:
Top 99 Quotes from The Giver with Page Numbers
- “The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.” (p. 112)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.” (p. 111)
- “If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things!” (p. 97)
- “It’s not a practical solution, but it is the way we have always done things.” (p. 21)
- “They know nothing. They don’t know what it’s like to be alive, to have to make choices, to fall in love, to lose.” (p. 123)
- “I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid.” (p. 24)
- “Things could change, Gabe. Things could be different. I don’t know how, but there must be some way for things to be different.” (p. 158)
- “There’s much more. There’s all that goes beyond–all … that is Elsewhere–and all that goes back, and back, and back.” (p. 98)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “But I like the word ‘release’ because it sounds like a gift, a reward for a job well done.” (p. 21)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “I looked at you, and you looked at me, and for that moment, it was like the world was holding its breath.” (p. 95)
- “I liked the feeling of love,’ [Jonas] confessed. He glanced nervously at the speaker on the wall, reassuring himself that no one was listening. ‘I wish we still had that,’ he whispered. ‘Of course,’ he added quickly, ‘I do understand that it wouldn’t work very well. And that it’s much better to be organized the way we are now. I can see that it was a dangerous way to live.’” (p. 128)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “He knew that there was no quick comfort for emotions like those. They were deeper and would take longer to go away.” (p. 177)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “The life where nothing was ever unexpected. Or inconvenient. Or unusual. The life without color, pain or past.” (p. 128)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “It’s the choosing that’s important, isn’t it?” (p. 98)
- “I don’t know what you mean when you say ‘the whole world’ or ‘generations before him.’ I thought there was only us. I thought there was only now.” (p. 95)
- “It was not a practical thing, so it had been done away with.” (p. 59)
- “He was free to enjoy the breathless glee that overwhelmed him: the speed, the clear cold air, the total silence, the feeling of balance and excitement and peace.”