Adopted Quote by Jodi Picoult

When I was 6, I learned where I came from, which was one step removed from the usual circumstances. I was adopted.

— Lisa Lutz

'I am not adopted; I have mysterious origins.' I have said that sentence many times in the course of my life as an adopted…

— Ellen Ullman

I've always known I was adopted.

— Emily Procter

My parents in America always told me that I was adopted. It's never been a secret to me.

— Jessica Long

I grew up in a family that had young people adopted from all over the world.

— Ronan Farrow

As an adopted person, once you find out about that 'other' side of yourself, it's almost like you find out who you really are.

— Marcus Samuelsson

I remember my mum explaining to me what adoption meant when I was still at primary school. 'Son,' she said to me, 'you didn't…

— Michael Gove

I always questioned if I was CALLED to adopt, but then I realized no child was ever CALLED to be an orphan.

— David Platt

I was supposed to be adopted when I was five, but then my adoption was pushed back by two years.

— Oksana Masters

I was not allowed to talk about being adopted when growing up. I walked around feeling like I was going to explode.

— Michael Nyqvist

I was adopted when I was 4. The woman who adopted me, she was 64 years old.

— Kirk Franklin

I was never obsessed with being adopted. I was simply curious about my biological parents.

— Lisa Lutz