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Kids deserve the right to think that they can change the world.
Lois Lowry
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Interpretation

What this quote means

Children should be empowered to believe in their ability to make a positive impact on the world.

This quote by Lois Lowry emphasizes the importance of fostering a sense of agency and hope in children. It suggests that instilling the belief that they can effect change inspires kids to dream big and take action towards improving their surroundings and society, encouraging them to develop their potential and contribute meaningfully to the world.

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In practice

Example use cases

In a speech encouraging youth activism, you might say, 'As Lois Lowry reminds us, kids deserve the right to think that they can change the world.'

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The man that I named the Giver passed along to the boy knowledge, history, memories, color, pain, laughter, love, and truth. Every time you place a book in the hands of a child, you do the same thing. It is very risky. But each time a child opens a book, he pushes open the gate that separates him from Elsewhere. It gives him choices. It gives him freedom. Those are magnificent, wonderfully unsafe things. [from her Newberry Award acceptance speech]
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If somebody takes the time, a: to read a book that I have written, and then to b: care about it enough to write me and ask questions, surely I owe them a response.
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I think when you've had success, publishers and reviewers and readers are willing to let you try something new if you've already proven yourself. They're excited about what you're doing, you have people interested in it, and actually waiting for it. It's empowering.
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Most people remember being 4 objectively, as if they're seeing a movie of a 4-year-old. But me, if you ask me to think about when I'm 4, I can feel myself being 4, and I am there, looking out through my 4-year-old eyes.
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