Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult
Jodi Lynn Picoultis an American author. She was awarded the New England Bookseller Award for fiction in 2003. Picoult currently has approximately 14 million copies of her books in print worldwide...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth19 May 1966
CountryUnited States of America
reality monsters difficult
I know how difficult it can be when the image you've had of something doesn't match its reality; when the friend beside you turns into a monster.
people enough good-enough
But you could only remake your own future, not anyone else's, and for some people that just wasn't good enough.
fall sacrifice expectations
But love wasn't about sacrifice, and it wasn't about falling short of someone's expectations. By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection to include your traits, instead of excluding them. All any of us wanted, really, was to know that we counted. That someone else's life would not have been as rich without us here.
past forgiving important
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 me.' It's saying, 'You don't get to trap me in the past. I am worthy of a future.
fall firsts never-forget
you never forget your first fall.
book somewhere-else pages
I’d much rather pretend I’m somewhere else, and any time I open the pages of a book, that happens.
inspirational funny parenting
We're [parents]) always bluffing, pretending we know best, when most of the time we're just praying we won't screw up too badly.
mother parenting funny-parent
(24/7) once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer.
love attitude matter
Love is not a because, it's a no matter what.
men monsters known
The only monsters I have ever known were men.
stars people forever
He insisted that stars were people so well loved, they were traced in constellations, to live forever
book adventure forever
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.
sweet eye drawing
Coop kissed me deeply, drawing my breath from me in a long, sweet ribbon. "Perhaps I haven't mentioned it, but I'm an expert when it comes to first steps." Are you," I said. "Then tell me how." You close your eyes," Coop answered, "and jump.
people together doe
Somewhere along the line, organized religion stopped being about faith, and started being about who had the power to keep the faith. You said that the purpose of religion was to bring people together. But does it, really? Or does it-knowingly, purposefully, and intentionally--break them apart?