Jodi Picoult quotes - page 13

What you didn't tell someone was just as debilitating as what you did. (Jodi Picoult)
Life isn't nearly as stable as we want it to be. View quote
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You didn't get past something like that, you go through it -- and for that reason alone, I understood more about her than she ever would have guessed. View quote
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The truth was, history repeated itself on a daily basis; mistakes were made over and over. People were haunted by what they had done, and by what they hadn't had time to do. View quote
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there was not much distinction between losing a friend and a lover: it was all about intimacy. One moment, you had someone to share your biggest triumph, and fatal flaws with; the next minute, you had to keep them bottled inside. View quote
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I don't understand why it's a sin if you love something and want to keep it from having to suffer. View quote
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It felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from? View quote
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Eventually, I told myself not to expect anything from him, and as a result it has gotten easier for me to take what comes. View quote
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Infatuation's just another word for not seeing clearly. When you start to love a person- that's when they become real. View quote
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Rest easy, real mothers. The very fact that you worry about being a good mom means that you already are one. View quote
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Just because you had every right to feel sorry for yourself didn't mean you ever took the opportunity to do so. (Jodi Picoult)
You know what the difference is between a dream and a goal?... A plan. View quote
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My mother moves so fast I do not even see it coming. But she slaps my face hard enough to make my head snap backward. She leaves a print that stains me long after it's faded. Just so you know: shame is five-fingered. View quote
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Parenting is really just a matter of tracking, of hoping your kids do not get so far ahead you can no longer see their next moves. View quote
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What's the difference between spending your life trying to be invisible, or pretending to be the person you think everyone wants you to be? Either way, you're faking. View quote
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Sometimes, all it takes to become human again is someone who can see you that way, no matter how you present on the surface. View quote
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Life, it turns out, goes on. There is no cosmic rule that grants you immunity from the details just because you have come face-to-face with a catastrophe. The garbage can still overflow, the bills arrive in the mail, telemarketers, interrupt dinner. View quote
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The way i see it, love is just a bigger, stickier form of trust. View quote
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If you've lived through it, you already know there are no words that will ever come close to describing it, and if you didn't - you will never understand. View quote
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He's not your typical prince, more like a square peg in a round hole, kind of like me. He's the sort of guy who wouldn't mind reading side by side on a date. View quote
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Time is an optical illusion- never quite as soild or strong as we think it is. (Jodi Picoult)
Home is not a place, but rather, the people you love. View quote
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You can't undo something that's happened; you can't take back a word that's already been said out loud. View quote
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She wanted him to tell her that when you love someone so hard and so fierce, it was all right to do things that you knew were wrong. View quote
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What is right, in the end, is not always what it seems to be, and some rules are better broken. View quote
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