“ It was almost as if there was a tear in the fabric I was made of, and he was the only color thread that would match to stitch it back up. Jodi Picoult
“ If you had to pack your whole life into a suitcase-not just the practical things, like clothing, but the memories of the people you had lost and the girl you had once been-what would you take? Jodi Picoult
“ I knew what it was like to lose someone you loved. You didn't get past something like that, you got through it. Jodi Picoult
“ I grew up in a household where we didn't really talk about our feelings, and where the only reason you went to a doctor was because you'd accidentally cut off a limb with a chain saw. Jodi Picoult
“ I close my eyes, thinking that there is nothing like an embrace after an absence, nothing like fitting my face into the curve of his shoulder and filling my lungs with the scent of him. Jodi Picoult
“ Eric understands that the world is rarely the way it is supposed to be. And he knows that, given the chance, we don't have to wait for someone to make messes of our lives. We do a good enough job, our… Jodi Picoult
“ But even if every house looked identical-if all the furnishings were the same- it still wouldn't feel like yours.That's because home isn't where you are. It's who you're with. Jodi Picoult
“ A very wise man once told me that you can't look back-you just have to put the past behind you, and find something better in your future. Jodi Picoult
“ The best parenting advice I ever got was from a labor nurse who told me the following:1. After your baby gets here, the dog will just be a dog.2. The terrible twos last through age three.3. Never ask… Jodi Picoult
“ Once you had put the pieces back together, even though you may look intact, you were never quite the same as you'd been before the fall. Jodi Picoult
“ I have several writer friends, but I don't involve them in my work process. I'm more likely to talk about the business of publishing with them. Jodi Picoult
“ By now you've already formed your own impression. you believe that an act committed a lifetime ago defines a man, or you believe that a person's past has nothing to do with his future. you think i am… Jodi Picoult
