“ It was always easier for me to show love than to say it. The word reminded me of pralines: small, precious, almost unbearable sweet. I would light up in his presence; I felt like a sun in the constell… Jodi Picoult
“ It is so strange, to encounter an ex. It's as if you're in a foreign film, and what you're saying face-to-face has nothing to do with the subtitles flowing beneath you. We are so careful not to touch,… Jodi Picoult
“ It is amazing, what you can make yourself believe, when you have to. If you keep telling yourself you are a certain kind of person, eventually you will become that person. That’s what the Final Soluti… Jodi Picoult
“ It had to be up at the top of the page, didn’t it…. Oliver rolls his eyes and wearily looks at the sheer cliff of rock before him. You do it for Seraphima, I point out. Jodi Picoult
“ It felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from? Jodi Picoult
“ In the space between yes and no, there's a lifetime. It's the difference between the path you walk and the one you leave behind; it's the gap between who you thought you could be and who you really ar… Jodi Picoult
“ In my family, we seem to have a tortured history of not saying what we ought to and not meaning what we do. Jodi Picoult
“ If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? Jodi Picoult
“ If you choose to be looking for something, you'd better be ready for whatever it is you are find. Because it may not be what you've been expecting. Jodi Picoult
“ If history has a habit of repeating itself, doesn't someone have to stay behind to shout out a warning? Jodi Picoult
“ I, um, I have this problem. I broke up with my boyfriend, you see. And I'm pretty upset about it, so I wanted to talk to my best friend. She swallowed and looked at the black ground. The thing is, the… Jodi Picoult
“ I've always been a loner, and I've never really felt like I belong here. I'm like one of those women who read Jane Austen obsessively and still hope that Mr. Darcy might show up at the door. Or the Ci… Jodi Picoult
“ I'm lonely. Why do you think I had to learn to act so independent? I also get mad too quickly, and I hog the covers, and my second toe is longer than my big one. My hair has it's own zip code. Plus, I… Jodi Picoult
“ I'd like to say that this time I'd kill myself too..but I've never had that kind of courage. Jodi Picoult
“ I wonder if it's putting on someone else's skin for a while that she likes so much, or if it's the option of being able to send back a circumstance that just doesn't suit you. Jodi Picoult
“ I wish I could tell him I understand: the higher you raise your hopes, the farther you have to fall. Jodi Picoult
“ I went to law school for the same reason everyone else goes to law school: I had no idea what to do with my life and my parents were paying. Jodi Picoult
“ I watch her do the simplest things: brushing her hair into a ponytail, feeding the dog, tying Sophie's shoelaces, and I want to tell her what she means to me, but I never actually say the words. After… Jodi Picoult
“ I truly believed that the cost of success for us shouldn't be the cost of failure for a good friend. Jodi Picoult
