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title: "8 Falling apart Quotes By Jodi Picoult"
description: "8 Falling apart quotes by Jodi Picoult. Plus more from Jodi Picoult and more Falling apart sayings from other authors."
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> [ Love \[is\] supposed to move mountains, to make the world go round, to be all you need, but it \[falls\] apart at… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/love-is-supposed-to-move-mountains-to-make-the-world-go-round-to-be/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [“It is a curious thing, watching a strong man fall to pieces.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/it-is-a-curious-thing-watching-a-strong-man-fall-to-pieces/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [“I can stand on my own in a world that is falling apart. I can stand so well, I realize, that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-can-stand-on-my-own-in-a-world-that-is-falling-apart-i-can-stand-so/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-woke-up-one-morning-thinking-about-wolves-and-realized-that-wolf/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [I think you can love a person too much. You put someone up on a pedestal, and all of a sudden, from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-think-you-can-love-a-person-too-much-you-put-someone-up-on-a/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [“I don't belong to a religion. Religion's the reason the world's falling apart..." That's what religion does. It points a finger. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-don-t-belong-to-a-religion-religion-s-the-reason-the-world-s/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [When the news you don't want to hear is looming before you like Everest, two things can happen. Tragedy can run you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/when-the-news-you-don-t-want-to-hear-is-looming-before-you-like/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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> [something is always falling apart in me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/something-is-always-falling-apart-in-me/)

[Jodi Picoult](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jodi-picoult/)

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## Other authors on Falling apart

## 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/)

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