100+ Powerful Quotes from The Giver with Page Numbers

“Everything was the same for everyone.” (p. 5)

“We gained control of many things. But we had to let go of others.” (p. 98)

“Precision of language was always important.” (p. 4)

“The community protected its citizens. It made life easy.” (p. 98)

“There could be no climate control if there were extremes of temperature.” (p. 22)

“It’s how they made the community so safe.” (p. 63)

“Everyone had to be identical.” (p. 95)

“The people did their work quietly and efficiently.” (p. 40)

“They had eliminated all unemployment.” (p. 86)

“No one wanted to be different.” (p. 96)

“Sameness. It was the key to peace.” (p. 95)

“We relinquished color when we relinquished sunshine and did away with differences.” (p. 95)

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness of it.” (p. 150)

“Memories are forever,” The Giver said softly. (p. 102)

“He was the repository of the community’s collective memory.” (p. 79)

“Without the memories, it’s all just… nothing.” (p. 122)

“The memories are what hold us back.” (p. 104)

“You will be faced with deep sadness, Jonas. That is the cost.” (p. 104)

“I have memories that go back even before my own time.” (p. 101)

“The past is real, even if it’s gone.” (p. 117)

“He transmitted the memory of snow so that Jonas would understand cold.” (p. 77)

“The capacity to see beyond is a gift.” (p. 100)

“To keep the memories is a burden.” (p. 102)

“Wisdom comes from experience. And experience…” (p. 102)

“He was suffering. He knew that now.” (p. 146)

“The pain was filled with fear.” (p. 144)

“Jonas felt the knife cut into his leg.” (p. 143)

“But the pain was worth it, he decided.” (p. 145)

“The worst part is the loneliness.” (p. 150)

“He had never felt pain like this.” (p. 142)

“Suffering is part of memory.” (p. 104)

“He wanted to tell them about painless childbirth.” (p. 110)

“He could feel the grief of the old man.” (p. 148)

“The war memory left him shaking.” (p. 152)

“He lay down in the snow and felt the cold pierce him.” (p. 146)

“Pain was a new thing to him.” (p. 142)

“Do you love me?” Jonas asked. “Your father replied, ‘Precisely.’” (p. 163)

“He had never before known love.” (p. 159)

“Love is something you feel deeply.” (p. 160)

“He saw his mother’s eyes fill with tears.” (p. 161)

“He wanted to stay in the warmth of the family.” (p. 162)

“He remembered the feeling of being held.” (p. 159)

“The word ‘love’ came to him again.” (p. 163)

“He realized that love was more than comfort.” (p. 161)

“He missed the warmth of shared feelings.” (p. 162)

“He longed to say ‘I love you’ to his parents.” (p. 163)

“Love was not something that could be regulated.” (p. 164)

“He knew then that love was real.” (p. 164)

“We can’t change things. We don’t want things to be different.” (p. 98)

“The choices were painful sometimes.” (p. 104)

“If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices!” (p. 98)

“He wanted to make his own decisions.” (p. 122)

“The ability to choose is what makes us human.” (p. 123)

“They’ve never known hunger, so they’ve never known satisfaction.” (p. 104)

“When people have the freedom to choose, they lose their security.” (p. 98)

“Jonas realized he wanted color, even though it was dangerous.” (p. 96)

“He wanted to see beyond.” (p. 100)

“He didn’t want to go back to ignorance.” (p. 122)

“Choice brings responsibility.” (p. 104)

“He was beginning to see the cost of sameness.” (p. 123)

“The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It’s the loneliness.” (p. 150)

“He had never felt so alone.” (p. 149)

“He could talk to no one of his training.” (p. 101)

“He missed having a friend.” (p. 120)

“He was separated from the others.” (p. 121)

“He couldn’t share what he saw.” (p. 122)

“He longed for someone who could understand.” (p. 150)

“He felt the distance growing between him and Gabriel.” (p. 165)

“He was carrying a burden no one else could feel.” (p. 148)

“He was the only one who could see color.” (p. 122)

“He could not explain his feelings to Asher.” (p. 120)

“He was set apart by knowledge.” (p. 121)

“Wisdom comes from experience,” The Giver said. (p. 102)

“You need to learn from the past.” (p. 101)

“Knowledge is power, but it’s also a burden.” (p. 103)

“He was beginning to understand the depth of things.” (p. 119)

“The books were forbidden to him.” (p. 100)

“He saw the layers beneath the surface.” (p. 122)

“Understanding grows slowly.” (p. 120)

“He began to question what he had been taught.” (p. 118)

“He realized that truth was more complex.” (p. 121)

“Knowledge changes a person.” (p. 123)

“He could no longer accept simple answers.” (p. 122)

“He was gaining wisdom through pain.” (p. 145)

“There’s got to be somewhere else.” (p. 124)

“He would find a place where colors existed.” (p. 125)

“He believed there was another life.” (p. 166)

“He would save Gabriel.” (p. 167)

“He felt hope rise within him.” (p. 168)

“He would leave behind the lies.” (p. 169)

“He knew he could not stay.” (p. 167)

“He would seek real love.” (p. 170)

“He imagined hills and rivers.” (p. 168)

“He clung to the memory of music.” (p. 169)

“He would risk everything for freedom.” (p. 170)

“He believed in Elsewhere.” (p. 171)

“He would take the memories to protect the community.” (p. 151)

“He accepted the burden willingly.” (p. 152)

“He knew the cost of saving Gabriel.” (p. 167)

“He gave up comfort for truth.” (p. 166)

“He sacrificed his place in the community.” (p. 168)

“He would carry the pain so others wouldn’t.” (p. 151)

“Responsibility weighed heavily on him.” (p. 149)

“He chose to bear the loneliness.” (p. 150)

“He gave up safety for freedom.” (p. 169)

“He understood the value of sacrifice.” (p. 170)

“He took the memories so the community could forget.” (p. 151)

“He left everything behind for a chance at life.” (p. 171)

“He saw the apple change.” (p. 36)

“He noticed the flowers had changed too.” (p. 37)

“He could see beyond the sameness.” (p. 95)

“He perceived things no one else could.” (p. 122)

“He began to see color everywhere.” (p. 96)

“His vision was expanding.” (p. 120)

“He could see the depth in people’s eyes.” (p. 161)

“He realized he was seeing the truth.” (p. 121)

“He perceived emotion in ways before unknown.” (p. 159)

“He saw the world differently now.” (p. 123)

“He could no longer unsee what he had seen.” (p. 122)

“Vision brought both beauty and sorrow.” (p. 145)