“We pretend that we know our children, because it's easier than admitting the truth--from the minute that cord is cut, they are… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
I have never understood why it is called losing a child. No parent is that careless. We all know exactly where our… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“You can argue that it's a different world now than the one when Matthew Shepard was killed, but there is a subtle… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike." What do you mean?"… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“...he glanced at the stranger in the seat beside him and tried to remember when she used to be his daughter.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Turn around, and the people you thought you knew might change. Your little boy might now live half a world away. Your… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“I'm a daughter from a strong man and beautiful mommy, and I'm so proud to be I am.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Someone once told me that when you give birth to a daughter, you've just met the person whose hand you'll be holding… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Maybe mothers - consciously or subconsciously - repelled their daughters in different ways. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“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."… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“It’s the difference between dancing along the eggshell crust of acquaintance and diving into the messy center of a relationship.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
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… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Some women are meant to change the world, while others are meant to hold it together. And then there are those of us who… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
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… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
But there is a different between mending someone who's broken and finding someone who makes you complete. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“sometimes words are not big enough to contain all the feelings you are trying to pour into them. My” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
The night is falling down around us. Meteors rain like fireworks, quick rips in the seam of the dark... Every second, another streak of… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“When she had packed all the artifacts that made up their personal history into liquor store boxes, the house became strictly a feminine place.… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
