Lois Lowry Quotes

I own over ninety-five different hats and, over the years, have lost or given away 120 hats. You gain to lose... you lose to gain.

If, along the way, something is gained, then something will also be lost.

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.

There is no decision that we can make that doesn't come with some sort of balance or sacrifice.

To gain that which is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

Sometimes you have to give up one good in order to get another good.

You can achieve one thing, but because of that, you have to adapt or lose something else. If you end up in a relationship, you sometimes have to lose the closeness of your friendships, for example, or you have to move away somewhere... For me, that creates the sense of melancholy which I think exists in most people's lives.

Settling is not necessarily a bad thing. People tend to take it as 'losing something in order to gain something else.' That does not have to be the case. Instead of using the word 'settling,' we should actually be using the word 'compromising.'

You never gain something but that you lose something.

Something's lost, but something's gained, in living everyday.

Whatever you compromise to gain, you will lose.

What you gain here, you lose on the other side.

For everything you gain, you lose something.

One may gain one truth at the expense of another.

When we believe we are losing control, we grab on tight. When our greatest fear comes upon us, we clench our fist and teeth, close our eyes and hold on. We must learn how to let go. When the time comes for growth and change, we must have the courage and faith to let go. Whatever leaves my life makes room for something better.

It is not well to make great changes in old age.

Whenever you give up something, you must replace it with something.

To gain what is worth having, it may be necessary to lose everything else.

Oh yes, technique has definitely advanced. But you never advance without losing something en passant, and you lose it because you're paying so much attention to the new thing.

There's no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that's even better, and quickly.

I was missing out on a lot of things that my friends were doing, but in another way, they were missing things I was doing. It was kind of a trade-off I had to make.

No matter what we want of life we have to give up something in order to get it.

Comfort and growth cannot coexist.

We’re going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.

From my experience and understanding, I believe money follows name and fame, while recognition calls for a huge amount of sacrifice. To get something, you have to lose something. That's the rule of life.