Grandmother Quotes by Jodi Picoult

8 Grandmother quotes by Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult’s eight short reflections on grandmothers blend narrative depth with everyday insight. The lines provide a concise window into her literary take on family.

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“My grandmother lived a remarkable life. She watched her nation fall to pieces; and even when she became collateral damage, she believed…

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I pointed to the wound. "It's missing," I said. My grandmother smiled, and that was all it took for me to stop…

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My grandmother told me that her father used to ask her a riddle: What must you break apart in order to bring…

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“It ain’t necessarily that way, Raymond,” his grandmother had said when he told her this truth. “You been looking at the wrong…

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“Maybe because I do not like the idea of my grandmother and someone like Josef still coexisting in this world.”

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“His grandmother had taught him that there was no such thing as coincidence. There are millions of people in this world, she…

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I never said I do not remember, my grandmother corrects. I said I prefer to forget.

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“My grandmother smiled, and that was all it took for me to stop seeing the scar, and to recognize her again. “Yes,”…

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“When she had packed all the artifacts that made up their personal history into liquor store boxes, the house became strictly a feminine place.…

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“Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.”

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My brother believed in all sorts of mythical creatures: pixies, dragons, werewolves, honest men.

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