“ Surely she knows --like I do--that fairy tales are just stories. That happy endings aren't real. Jodi Picoult
“ She thought of death like the seam of a hem: each time you lose someone close, it unraveled a little. You could still go along with your life, but you'd be forever tripping over something you previous… Jodi Picoult
“ Remember when you were a little kid and you'd fall asleep in the car? And someone would carry you out and put you into bed, so that when you woke up in the morning, you knew automatically you were hom… Jodi Picoult
“ On the day before classes were supposed to start, Mama took me out to dinner. You’re destined to do small great things, she told me. Just like Dr. King said. She was referring to one of her favorite q… Jodi Picoult
“ It was one thing to make a mistake; it was another thing to keep making it. I knew what happened when you let yourself get close to someone, when you started to believe they loved you: you'd be disapp… Jodi Picoult
“ Into the silence rips a sound that makes me let go of Max's hand and cover my ears. It is like the strafe of a bullet, nails on a chalkboard, promises being broken. It's a note I have never heard - th… Jodi Picoult
“ If his voice hasn't been the melody of my life, it's been the bass line, so subtle you don't notice it until it's missing. Jodi Picoult
“ I wonder if there's a difference between being a dutiful mother and being a good mother.'There is,' I said, and Charlotte looked up at me, expectant. Even if I couldn't articulate the difference as an… Jodi Picoult
“ I realized it was like looking into the sun—you shouldn't do it, because you'd turn your face away and be blind to everything else. Jodi Picoult
“ I loved Alex so much that it was easier to let him hurt me than to watch him hurt himself. Jodi Picoult
“ I know what loose ends can do to a soul. The sooner she knows the truth, whatever it is, the sooner she can get on with her future. Jodi Picoult
