The night is falling down around us. Meteors rain like fireworks, quick rips in the seam of the dark... Every second, another… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Words got in the way. The things we felt the hardest--like what it was like to have a boy touch you as… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
The truth was, history repeated itself on a daily basis; mistakes were made over and over. People were haunted by what they… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
But love wasn't about sacrifice, and it wasn't about falling short of someone's expectations. By definition, love made you better than good… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Summertime, I think, is a collective unconscious. We all remember the notes that made up the song of the ice-cream man; we… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Sometimes it made her want to put her fist through glass; other times, it made her cry a river. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Was it the act of giving birth that made you a mother? Did you lose that label when you relinquished your child?… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
When I was little, the great mystery to me was not how babies were made, but why? — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
if i have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over - only living with the… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
[I] don't think I was trying to kill myself. I just wanted to hurt, and understand exactly whay I was hurting. This… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
The book that made me want to be a writer in the first place was Gone with the Wind - I read… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
When the door opens, I realize that the only thing worse than waiting is the moment you realize a decision has been… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
The first person you fell in love with stole your heart. The first person you made love with stole your soul. And… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Tradionally, parents made decisions for a child, because presumably they are looking out for his or her best interests. But if they… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Men. You can't live with them...and you can't legally shoot them. I tossed out my husband eight years ago and got a… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Once upon a time there were two sisters. One of them was really, really strong, and one of them wasn't.' You looked… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
You fell in love with someone because of the tilt of his smile, or because he could make you laugh, or in… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
...because he believed that if you wanted to get rid of a hole, you filled it. He had not realized at the… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
When your mother is made out of your dreams, anything real is bound to disappoint you. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
That the sum of a man's life was not where he wound up but in the details that brought him there. That… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Tutoring a four year old to get into an exclusive preschool made as much sense as hiring a swim coach for a… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
And he made love to her, offering his body in both tenderness and anger, unsure which was the best way to pass… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
What if love wasn't the act of finding what you were missing but the give-and-take that made you both match? — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
I love getting fan mail. Often, as a writer, you never know what your readers think of a book... you get critical… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Ross was a firm believer that you could not force circumstance. You could buckle your seat belt, but still crash the car.… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection to include your traits, instead of excluding them. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Maybe if you spend your life pretending you're on a movie set, you don't ever have to admit that the walls are… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
If I have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over- only living with the mistakes… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Mistakes are something that happen by accident. You didn't walk out the door one morning and fall into some guy's bed. You… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
you can love a person and still hate the decisions they've made, can't you? — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
But Katie knew it was a sin, had known from the moment she made the decision to lie with Adam. However, the… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
I could think whatever I wanted to, but realized that any promises I made myself were destined to be broken. — 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