A lie took two parties - the weaver of the tale and the sucker who so badly wanted to believe it. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“I sigh. “But if you’d talked to Jules—if she could hear you . . .” My voice trails off. “Then you wouldn’t… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
If she spoke, she would tell him the truth: she was not okay at all, but horribly empty, now that she knew… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“You’d be surprised how hard it is to get people to believe the truth. I guess that’s because most of the time… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“But here's the truth: no matter how much you might wish for it, princes don't come around every day, and happy endings… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
In this new place we've found, sometimes there aren't words, because the truth can be even more difficult than the lies. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Part of growing up was learning not to be quite that honest - learning when it was better to lie, rather than… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Maybe honesty is overvalued. What's truly priceless is picking out from a stream of falsehoods the ones you most need to hear. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“You can invent any fiction and call it a life." "Sometimes, when you don't ask questions, it's not because you are afraid… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
As anyone who's ever contracted it knows, lies are an infectious disease. They slip under the almond slivers of your fingernails and… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“A lie of omission was much simpler than admitting to yourself you were going against the wishes of the person you idolised.” — 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
All writers start with a layer of truth, don't they? If not, their stories would be nothing but spools of cotton candy,… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“When the truth came out, and no one wanted to be around her anymore, it stood to reason Josie wouldn’t want to… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
There are some things we do because we convince ourselves it would be better for everyone involved. We tell ourselves that it's… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when you don't ask questions, it's not because you are afraid that someone will lie to your face. It's because you're… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“The truth is, I don't want to be disappointed again. Not by someone else's shortcomings, and especially not by my own.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
There are two reasons not to tell the truth--becuase lying will get you what you want, and because lying will keep someone… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“I don't really understand this. When you have so many people, each one inevitably fascinating, why would you limit yourself to only… — 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
“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
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
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
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
But there is a different between mending someone who's broken and finding someone who makes you complete. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share
“sometimes words are not big enough to contain all the feelings you are trying to pour into them. My” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share
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
“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
“Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share
“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… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share
My brother believed in all sorts of mythical creatures: pixies, dragons, werewolves, honest men. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share
