--- title: "6 Down and Quotes By Jodi Picoult" description: "6 Down and quotes by Jodi Picoult. Plus more from Jodi Picoult and more Down and sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/jodi-picoult-45_adoration_so-much-of-the-language-of-love-was-like_637538.jpg" --- > [So much of the language of love was like that: you devoured someone with your eyes, you drank in the sight of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/so-much-of-the-language-of-love-was-like-that-you-devoured-someone/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/edd/jodi-picoult-45_adoration_so-much-of-the-language-of-love-was-like_637538.jpg) > [But it was like wearing a size five sneakers when your foot is a seven- you can get by for a few…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/but-it-was-like-wearing-a-size-five-sneakers-when-your-foot-is-a/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0b/jodi-picoult-45_down-and_but-it-was-like-wearing-a-size-five-snea_2021106.jpg) > [And the very act of living is a tide; at first it seems to make no difference at all, and then one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/and-the-very-act-of-living-is-a-tide-at-first-it-seems-to-make-no/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/jodi-picoult-45_differences_and-the-very-act-of-living-is-a-tide-at_2065768.jpg) > [Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/writing-is-total-grunt-work-a-lot-of-people-think-it-s-all-about/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85f/jodi-picoult-45_down-and_writing-is-total-grunt-work-a-lot-of-peo_2872475.jpg) > [it was possible to grow up in an instant, that you could look down and see the line in the sand dividing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/it-was-possible-to-grow-up-in-an-instant-that-you-could-look-down-and/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/jodi-picoult-45_dividing_it-was-possible-to-grow-up-in-an-instant_2919211.jpg) > [Honey, Kate is not going to die sooner because you have one more glass of mine, or because you stay overnight in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/honey-kate-is-not-going-to-die-sooner-because-you-have-one-more-glass/) [Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/21f/jodi-picoult-45_ass_honey-kate-is-not-going-to-die-sooner-be_3179029.jpg) ## Other authors on Down and ## 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/down-and/jodi-picoult/#itemlist", "name": "6 Down and Quotes By Jodi Picoult", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So much of the language of love was like that: you devoured someone with your eyes, you drank in the sight of him, you swallowed him whole. 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