All Jodi Picoult Quotes
- Why is it that only in the very beginnings of a relationship are you aware of the heat coming from inside a person, of the… Accident
- The act of reading is a partnership. The author builds a house, but the reader makes it a home. Act
- I could think whatever I wanted to, but realized that any promises I made myself were destined to be broken. Any
- There's a problem with wounded birds, Cassie," Connor said. "Either they fly away from you one day, or else they never get better. They stay… Better
- I loved Alex so much that it was easier to let him hurt me than to watch him hurt himself. Alex
- It still hurts," she whispered. "Even when you're doing it for someone else, that doesn't stop your ribs from getting cracked, or your wrist swelling,… Bleeding
- You figured that the only way I'd be happy is if I did the things you thought would be best for me. Best
- There was, really, nothing you could use as a blueprint for your life, except your past. There was no starting over. There was only picking… Behind
- When I was little, the great mystery to me was not how babies were made, but why? Babies
- You keep distracting me,” I tell her. “All I’m doing is sitting here talking to you!” “Exactly,” I say, and I smile at her.j All
- [Jules] slides into a seat beside me with her hot lunch tray, sighing. “Four hours, thirty-six minutes, and twelve seconds till we’re out of purgatory… Actually Relates
- I've always been able to see you," I say. "It's a rather lovely view. Able
- 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… Adventure
- What makes a treasure a treasure." Marine replied, "is how rare a find it is, when you need it the most. Find
- if you don't get sick, you won't get well. Get Sick
- We could all be lucky. We could all be what we want to be, instead of who someone else told us to be. All
- I closed my eyes and curled my fists around the things I knew for sure: That a scallop has thirty-five eyes, all blue. That a… All
- I have come to believe that this life I'm wearing will never really fit. Believe
- Just so you know, when they say "once upon a time"....they're lying. It's not once upon a time. Its not even twice upon a time.… Book
- You can't be real," Delilah murmurs. "Says who?" I ask. "Did you really think that a story exists only when you're reading it? Ask
- People in the real world would kill for a happily ever after, and you're willing to just throw it away ?" I look away from… Beginning
- You have to understand what you’re missing before you can really feel a loss. Feel
- I think there are crossroads in our lives when we make grand, sweeping decisions without even realizing it. Crossroads
- You don't make a friend," Jacob said with a scowl. "It's not like they come with directions like you'd find on a box of macaroni… Box
- An apology with a defense built in isn't much of an apology Apology