Quotes From The Giver Novels & Stories

The voice kept repeating inside me, it must be the voice of the moon goddess. 'When you're out on a mission, you need to focus!' Since I was battling with emotions, I decided to open the book I held just to set my eyes on it and get inspired. Sometimes you can be communicated with through things like a quote, picture or movie scene. This is a warning I have to take lest I might end my journey as Emily did, halfway. I looked firmly into his eyes, "Sorry Calvin, this' a girls' meeting!" It was my way of asking him to leave without being rude.

I whined because I was so embarrassed while he laughed at me. "Hate pollutes the mind." He quoted again and I whimpered. "Next time, pay attention!" He stated, giving me a look. "If we’re quoting Shakespeare, I want to add one." I scoffed crossing my arms on my chest. He motioned his hand to tell me to go on. "Hell is empty and all the devils are here." I spat angrily but it only amused him more and clapped for me as if saying ‘bravo.’ "I hate you... go to hell!" I scowled and grabbed my bag to leave the room. When I was at the door he spoke again.

Others looked at each other, unsure, hesitant. Then, slowly, a few hands began to rise. One. Two. Three. Each hand felt like a nail driven into my chest. Four. Five. Six. Seven. I could barely breathe. Finally, an eighth hand lifted into the air, and my stomach twisted into painful knots. Giveon stepped forward from where he’d been leaning against a tree, his voice calm but firm. “Remember what you’re doing,” he said, glancing at them. “Her powers could heal us. She’s already helped some of you. If she leaves, that gift goes with her.”

"That's a quote, isn't it?" Her mouth opens, and her eyes widen on him. "Yes Master, it is." Gazing out of the window, he rubs his nose. "I know the reference, but for the life of me, I can't think where from." Charlotte's eyes are glossing.... What's going on here? Michael exchanges a look with me, shrugging and shaking his head. She almost whispers. "It's from 'The Notebooks of Lazarus Long.' taken from Heinlein's 'Time Enough for Love'."

I learned things the hard way, but I know I learned the right things. Without my consent, no one can make me feel weak inferior. That says a quote I read from G****e. "You know how much I hate it when you dodge that," he said and stepped forward to grab my hair. Rowan, the 10th grader, and his henchwoman, Killa, are graduating this year. Well, for someone four years older than you, they're pretty childish. No matter how I think about it, everything boils down to the 'dysfunctional family' route.

I еаgеrlу unwrapped іt to fіnd it wаѕ a whіtе gоld bracelet and іnѕсrіbеd wеrе thе words: ‘Lіfе holds ѕресіаl magic fоr thоѕе whо dаrе tо dream’ Mу eyes fіllеd uр with tears, ѕuсh a perfect quote. I lооkеd uр іntо hеr glassy еуеѕ аnd lеарt uр gіvіng hеr a hug. Shе ѕtаggеrеd bасk ѕlіghtlу, аnd I соuld tell frоm hеr hоld thаt ѕhе was tаkеn bасk by my actions.

Some heartbreaking. Some beautiful beyond imagination. The Rootkeeper raised both hands. "The Fifth Dawn will not belong to one hero." The roots beneath the chamber pulsed. "It will belong to every person who chooses to help another grow." The people exchanged quiet glances. The little girl stepped forward. "I can do that." A young boy nodded. "So can I." An old woman smiled. "I've been doing that my whole life." Harbor laughed. "I simply didn't have words for it." The ancient forest slowly bowed.

He kissed me, and the world faded away. Later, after the cake was cut and the guests had gone, I sat alone in the garden. The fairy lights were still on, casting soft shadows across the grass. I thought about Ethan. About Mia. About all the people who had hurt me and been hurt by me. I pulled out my phone and opened a new note. I typed the quote I’d been saving—the one that had carried me through the darkest years. “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”

“Remind yourself of the love you have for your father. Once you acknowledge that your love for him still resides in your heart, even if he is no longer here, you will find him and your happiness again.” She jerked upright, glancing at him as if she had been stung by a bee. Confusion flickered in her eyes. “Where did you hear that? Is it a famous quote from a film?” “I don’t watch movies, sweetheart,” he replied with a smirk. “Why?” “Years ago, someone said this to me. I was dead drunk. By the next morning, his face had vanished from my memory, but his words remained etched in my heart. They truly helped me a lot!”

Veronica's POV: 'Love is not what you do... Love is what you are... Love never tests you... it embraces you...' I swear that I must have heard this quote somewhere on I*******m a while ago... now I totally understand the meaning of it. I dropped my phone onto the mat beside me and started walking toward the waves, my steps unsteady, dizziness washing over me as a memory from my past rose uninvited in my mind. Chase was standing across from me, fury blazing in his eyes. On the table beside me lay a neatly folded stack of laundry.