“What he did was wrong. He doesn't deserve your love. But he does deserve your forgiveness, because otherwise he will grow like… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“But forgiving isn’t something you do for someone else. It’s something you do for yourself. It’s saying, You’re not important enough to… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
But if you seek forgiveness, doesn't that automatically mean you cannot be a monster? By definition, doesn't that desperation make you human… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
It does'nt matter who forgives you, if you're the one who can't forget. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Forgiveness is spiritual. Punishment is legal," Leo says. "They're not mutually exclusive. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
You know, Sage, Jesus didn't tell us to forgive everyone. He said turn the other cheek, but only if you the one… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Forgiveness is spiritual. Punishment is legal. They’re not mutually exclusive.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
What he did was wrong. He doesn't deserve your love. But he does deserve your forgiveness, because otherwise he will grow like… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget? — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
...when people we love make choices, we don't always understand them. But we can go on loving them, just the same. It… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
A place like this wears down everything, and tolerance is no exception. In here, coexistence passes for forgiveness. You do not learn… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“To be forgiven, the person has to be sorry. In Judaism, that’s called teshuvah. It means ‘turning away from evil.’ It’s not… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Just because you had every right to feel sorry for yourself didn't mean you ever took the opportunity to do so. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“It does not matter who forgives you, if you’re the one who can’t forget.” — 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
