--- title: "6 Convince Quotes By Jodi Picoult" description: "6 Convince quotes by Jodi Picoult. Plus more from Jodi Picoult and more Convince sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jodi-picoult-45_amazing_it-s-amazing-what-you-can-convince-yours_650131.jpg" --- > [“It’s amazing what you can convince yourself of, if you buy into the lie.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/it-s-amazing-what-you-can-convince-yourself-of-if-you-buy-into-the-lie/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jodi-picoult-45_amazing_it-s-amazing-what-you-can-convince-yours_650131.jpg) > [“You lie to convince people you are not a monster . . . not that you are one.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/you-lie-to-convince-people-you-are-not-a-monster-not-that-you-are-one/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/jodi-picoult-45_quote_you-lie-to-convince-people-you-are-not-a_1066787.jpg) > [Most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us. To be honest, I don't blame them.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/most-people-who-offer-their-help-do-it-to-make-themselves-feel-better/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6d/jodi-picoult-45_able_most-people-who-offer-their-help-do-it-t_1607297.jpg) > [when you want something so desperately, you shake with the need for it. you tell yourself that you don't need more than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/when-you-want-something-so-desperately-you-shake-with-the-need-for-it/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/561/jodi-picoult-45_able_when-you-want-something-so-desperately-y_1955331.jpg) > [There are some things we do because we convince ourselves it would be better for everyone involved. We tell ourselves that it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/there-are-some-things-we-do-because-we-convince-ourselves-it-would-be/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce6/jodi-picoult-45_convince_there-are-some-things-we-do-because-we-c_2739831.jpg) > [There's no way to convince her that just because you put half. planet between you and someone else, you can't drive that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/there-s-no-way-to-convince-her-that-just-because-you-put-half-planet/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15c/jodi-picoult-45_believe_there-s-no-way-to-convince-her-that-just_2851245.jpg) ## Other authors on Convince ## More by Jodi Picoult > [You get through it, you just never get over it](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/you-get-through-it-you-just-never-get-over-it/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“Let me guess," Eric says, "You never meant for it to happen." "Hell, yes, I did. I've wanted her since you two started dating."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/let-me-guess-eric-says-you-never-meant-for-it-to-happen-hell-yes-i/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“It’s the difference between dancing along the eggshell crust of acquaintance and diving into the messy center of a relationship.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/it-s-the-difference-between-dancing-along-the-eggshell-crust-of/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [Because hate's just the flip side of love. Like heads and tails on a dime. If you don't know what it feels like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/because-hate-s-just-the-flip-side-of-love-like-heads-and-tails-on-a/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [Some women are meant to change the world, while others are meant to hold it together. And then there are those of us who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/some-women-are-meant-to-change-the-world-while-others-are-meant-to/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [I love feeling loved. I don't love knowing that I will always come in second place. I love the fact that at least sometimes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-love-feeling-loved-i-don-t-love-knowing-that-i-will-always-come-in/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“Music is the language of memory”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/music-is-the-language-of-memory/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [But there is a different between mending someone who's broken and finding someone who makes you complete.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/but-there-is-a-different-between-mending-someone-who-s-broken-and/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“sometimes words are not big enough to contain all the feelings you are trying to pour into them. My”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/sometimes-words-are-not-big-enough-to-contain-all-the-feelings-you/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“The age wasn't as important as the milestones.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/the-age-wasn-t-as-important-as-the-milestones/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [The night is falling down around us. Meteors rain like fireworks, quick rips in the seam of the dark... Every second, another streak of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/the-night-is-falling-down-around-us-meteors-rain-like-fireworks-quick/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“When she had packed all the artifacts that made up their personal history into liquor store boxes, the house became strictly a feminine place.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/when-she-had-packed-all-the-artifacts-that-made-up-their-personal/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/maybe-who-we-are-isn-t-so-much-about-what-we-do-but-rather-what-we-re/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [“Here's what I hadn't realized : the mother you haven't seen for almost 36 years isn't your mother. She is a stranger. Sharing DNA…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/here-s-what-i-hadn-t-realized-the-mother-you-haven-t-seen-for-almost/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) > [My brother believed in all sorts of mythical creatures: pixies, dragons, werewolves, honest men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/my-brother-believed-in-all-sorts-of-mythical-creatures-pixies-dragons/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/convince/jodi-picoult/#itemlist", "name": "6 Convince Quotes By Jodi Picoult", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It’s amazing what you can convince yourself of, if you buy into the lie.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jodi Picoult" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/it-s-amazing-what-you-can-convince-yourself-of-if-you-buy-into-the-lie/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jodi-picoult-45_amazing_it-s-amazing-what-you-can-convince-yours_650131.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jodi-picoult-45_amazing_it-s-amazing-what-you-can-convince-yours_650131.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jodi-picoult-45_amazing_it-s-amazing-what-you-can-convince-yours_650131.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It’s amazing what you can convince yourself of, if you buy into the lie.” — Jodi Picoult", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You lie to convince people you are not a monster . . . not that you are one.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jodi Picoult" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/you-lie-to-convince-people-you-are-not-a-monster-not-that-you-are-one/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/jodi-picoult-45_quote_you-lie-to-convince-people-you-are-not-a_1066787.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/jodi-picoult-45_quote_you-lie-to-convince-people-you-are-not-a_1066787.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1dc/jodi-picoult-45_quote_you-lie-to-convince-people-you-are-not-a_1066787.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You lie to convince people you are not a monster . . . not that you are one.” — Jodi Picoult", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us. 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