“ A lie, as you probably know, has a taste all its own. Blocky and bitter and never quite right. Jodi Picoult
“ Courage wasn’t something you were bequeathed at birth, and it wasn’t a lack of fright. It was overcoming your fear, because the ones you love mattered more. Jodi Picoult
“ As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really… Jodi Picoult
“ You know, the mind is a remarkable thing. Just because you can't see the wound doesn't mean it isn't hurting. It scars all the time, but it heals. Jodi Picoult
“ There are no silver bullets in life; there's just the long, messy climb out of the pit you've dug yourself. Jodi Picoult
“ There are just as many stories to be told in the dark spots s there are in the bright ones. Jodi Picoult
“ The first time someone I loved left me behind...I didn't know how my family would balance. We had been such a sturdy little end table, four solid legs. I was sure we would now be off-kilter, always un… Jodi Picoult
“ THE TRUTH and ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation. Jodi Picoult
“ Sometimes it made her want to put her fist through glass; other times, it made her cry a river. Jodi Picoult
“ Skin color doesn't make you different,' Melody said. 'We're all the same on the inside.' 'The only people who ever say that,' Raymon replied, 'are white. Jodi Picoult
“ Nathaniel closes his eyes and jumps, his arms glued to his sides like that fly's. He doesn't try to break his fall, just hits hard, because it hurts less than everything else. Jodi Picoult
“ Men. You can't live with them...and you can't legally shoot them. I tossed out my husband eight years ago and got a llama instead. Best decision I ever made. Jodi Picoult
“ It's like the psychiatrists themselves are buying into that stupid belief that therapy is something to hide. Jodi Picoult
“ Isn’t that what true romance issupposed to be about? Finding the person who’s your soul mate. Someone you dream about at night. Someone whose name is on your lips when you wake up in the morning. Jodi Picoult
“ If you hid long enough, a ghost among men, you might disappear forever without anyone noticing. It's human nature to ensure that someone has seen the mark you left behind. Jodi Picoult
“ I would have given anything to keep her little. They outgrow us so much faster than we outgrow them.Brian Fitzgerald, talking about his children. Jodi Picoult
