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title: "17 Next Quotes By Jodi Picoult"
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> [In books, you always know what's coming next. There are no surprises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/in-books-you-always-know-what-s-coming-next-there-are-no-surprises/)

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

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> [Did you ever walk through a room that's packed with people, and feel so lonely you can hardly take the next step?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/did-you-ever-walk-through-a-room-that-s-packed-with-people-and-feel/)

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

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> [I haven't run out of ideas yet. Usually while I'm working on a book, I'm doing research for the next one!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-haven-t-run-out-of-ideas-yet-usually-while-i-m-working-on-a-book-i/)

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

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> [Parenting is really just a matter of tracking, of hoping your kids do not get so far ahead you can no longer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/parenting-is-really-just-a-matter-of-tracking-of-hoping-your-kids-do/)

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

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> [But there's an enormous difference between an audience that's watching you because they can't wait to see what comes next and an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/but-there-s-an-enormous-difference-between-an-audience-that-s/)

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

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> [You know how sometimes, your life is so perfect you’re afraid for the next moment, because it couldn’t possibly be quite as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/you-know-how-sometimes-your-life-is-so-perfect-you-re-afraid-for-the/)

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

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> [there was not much distinction between losing a friend and a lover: it was all about intimacy. One moment, you had someone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/there-was-not-much-distinction-between-losing-a-friend-and-a-lover-it/)

[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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> [What if it turns out that a life isn’t defined by who you belong to or where you came from, by what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/what-if-it-turns-out-that-a-life-isn-t-defined-by-who-you-belong-to/)

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

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> [ You came back fighting and furious at me. You told me you'd been looking for mermaids, and I interrupted you. \[...\] I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/you-came-back-fighting-and-furious-at-me-you-told-me-you-d-been/)

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

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> [Each memory is like a paper flower stowed up a magician's sleeve: invisible one moment and then so substantial and florid the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/each-memory-is-like-a-paper-flower-stowed-up-a-magician-s-sleeve/)

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

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> [I know better than most people that a criminal isn't always a thug in a black leather jacket with a big brand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/i-know-better-than-most-people-that-a-criminal-isn-t-always-a-thug-in/)

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

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> [The first question she was asked was What do you do? as if that were enough to define you. Nobody ever asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/the-first-question-she-was-asked-was-what-do-you-do-as-if-that-were/)

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

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> [Besides the obvious difference, there was not much distinction between losing a best friend and losing a lover: it was all about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/besides-the-obvious-difference-there-was-not-much-distinction-between/)

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

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> [“You can argue that it's a different world now than the one when Matthew Shepard was killed, but there is a subtle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/you-can-argue-that-it-s-a-different-world-now-than-the-one-when/)

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

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> [May I ask you something?" I say. "Why do you read books, when you could be outside, living a million different adventures…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/may-i-ask-you-something-i-say-why-do-you-read-books-when-you-could-be/)

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

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> [Her hands quieted. "Yeah. Because even if the law says that no one is responsible for anyone else, helping someone who needs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jodi-picoult/her-hands-quieted-yeah-because-even-if-the-law-says-that-no-one-is/)

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

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## Other authors on Next

## 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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                        "text": "May I ask you something?\" I say. \"Why do you read books, when you could be outside, living a million different adventures every day?\" \"Because you can always count on a book to stay the same. EVerything else changes when you least expect it,\" she replies, bitter. \"Families split apart, and nothing's forever. In books, you always know what's coming next. There are no surprises.",
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