Jodi Picoult quotes - page 2

Sometimes there aren't words. The silence between us is flung wide as an ocean. But I manage to reach across it, to wrap my arms around him. (Jodi Picoult)
Sometimes, when you don't ask questions, it's not because you are afraid that someone will lie to your face. It's because you're afraid they'll tell you the truth. View quote
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It took me a lifetime to realizethings don't get lost if they don't have value- you don't miss what you don't care about. View quote
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Once you had put the pieces back together, even though you may look intact, you were never quite the same as you'd been before the fall. View quote
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Did you ever walk through a room that's packed with people, and feel so lonely you can hardly take the next step? View quote
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The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies. View quote
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You make yourself strong because it's expected of you. You become confident because someone beside you is unsure. You turn into the person others need you to be. View quote
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Everyone thinks you make mistakes when you're young. But I don't think we make any fewer when we're grown up. View quote
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I don't think we get a choice in who we fall for," Ian whispers. "I think we just do. View quote
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You couldn't have strength without weakness, you couldn't have light without dark, you couldn't have love without loss. View quote
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When we're awake, we see what we need to see. When we're asleep, we see what is really there. (Jodi Picoult)
I didn't want to see her because it would make me feel better. I came because without her, it's hard to remember who I am. View quote
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words are like nets - we hope they'll cover what we mean, but we know they can't possibly hold that much joy, or grief, or wonder. View quote
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There are some things we do because we convince ourselves it would be better for everyone involved. We tell ourselves that it's the right thing to do, the altruistic thing to do. It's far easier than telling ourselves the truth. View quote
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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. View quote
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Normal, in our house, is like a blanket too short for a bed--sometimes it covers you just fine, and other times it leaves you cold and shaking; and worst of all, you never know which of the two it's going to be. View quote
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What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget? View quote
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She was all the things I wasn't. And i was all the things she wasn't. she could paint circles around anyone; I couldn't even draw a straight line. She was never into sports; I've always been. Her hand, it fit mine. View quote
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I've always sort of wondered: If everyone else's opinion is what matters, then do you ever really have one of your own? View quote
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Lately, I have been having nightmares, where I'm cut into so many pieces that there isn't enough of me to be put back together. View quote
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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. (Jodi Picoult)
I thought lightning wasn't supposed to strike in the same place twice.... sure it does... but only if you're too dumb to move. View quote
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That's what happens to dreams, life gets in the way. View quote
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I think once you sign on to be a mother, that's the only shift they offer. View quote
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I have only known her for two years. But if you took every memory, every moment, if you stretched them end to end-they'd reach forever. View quote
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