I often compare myself as a kid to my own grandchildren, who are around 11 and 14 now. That's the age kids usually read my book. And I remember myself; we'd gone through a world war. My father was an army officer so I was aware of what was going on. But I wasn't bombarded with images of catastrophe like many kids are today. Lois Lowry
我经常把自己比作一个孩子，现在是11岁和14岁左右的孙子。这是孩子们通常读我的书的年龄。我记得我自己，我们经历了一场世界大战。我父亲是一名军官，所以我知道发生了什么事。但我并没有像今天很多孩子那样被灾难所轰炸。洛伊丝·洛利（谷歌翻译仅供参考）