All Jodi Picoult Quotes
- People have to experience things that terrify them. If they don't, how will they ever come to appreciate safety? Appreciate
- Each memory is like a paper flower stowed up a magician's sleeve: invisible one moment and then so substantial and florid the next I cannot… All
- If history has a habit of repeating itself, doesn't someone have to stay behind to shout out a warning? Behind
- I don't believe in God. But sitting there, in a room full of those who feel otherwise, I realize that I do believe in people.… Any
- Inside each of us is a monster; inside each of us is a saint. The real question is which one we nurture the most, which… Each
- I have loved before, but it didn’t feel like this. I have kissed before, but it didn’t burn me alive. Maybe it lasts a minute,… Alive
- I don’t think anyone who falls in love has a choice. You’re just pulled to that person like true north, whether it’s good for you… Anyone
- Religion isn't in your DNA. you don't believe just because your parents believe. Believe
- Even the most beautiful things can be toxic. Beautiful
- Power isn't about doing something terrible to someone who's weaker than you, Reiner. It's having the strength to do something terrible, and choosing not to. Choosing
- The reason I am still sitting at Josef's kitchen table is the same reason traffic slows after a car wreck- you want to see the… Car
- Forgiveness is spiritual. Punishment is legal," Leo says. "They're not mutually exclusive. Exclusive
- My grandmother told me that her father used to ask her a riddle: What must you break apart in order to bring a family close… Apart
- There was no black or white. Someone who had been good her entire life could, in fact, do something evil. People were just as capable… Any
- Sometimes, all it takes to become human again is someone who can see you that way, no matter how you present on the surface. All
- What is the point of trying to put down on paper emotions that are too complex, too huge, too overwhelming to be confined by an… Alphabet
- There are so many ways to betray someone. You can whisper behind his back. You can deceive him on purpose. You can deliver him into… Any
- Sometimes all you need to live one more day is a good reason to stick around. All
- Fiction is like that, once it is released into the world: contagious, persistent. Like the contents of Pandora's box, a story that's freely given can't… Anymore
- There are all sorts of losses people suffer - from the small to the large. You can lose your keys, your glasses, your virginity. You… All
- My brother believed in all sorts of mythical creatures: pixies, dragons, werewolves, honest men. All
- Whether it was power they sought, or revenge, or love-well, those were all just different forms of hunger. The bigger the hole inside you, the… All
- What he did was wrong. He doesn't deserve your love. But he does deserve your forgiveness, because otherwise he will grow like a weed in… All
- Forgiving isn't something you do for someone else. It's something you do for yourself. It's saying, 'You're not important enough to have a stranglehold on… Forgiving
- That's the paradox of loss: How can something that's gone weigh us down so much? Down