The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared.

Lois Lowry in The Giver

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Lois Ann Lowry (; née Hammersberg; born March 20, 1937) is an American writer. She is the author of several books for children and young adults, including The Giver Quartet, Number the Stars, and Rabble Starkey. She is known for writing about difficult subject matters, dystopias, and complex themes in...

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