Jodi Picoult quotes - page 24

Heroes were ordinary people who knew that even if their own lives were impossibly knotted, they could untangle someone else's. And maybe that one act could lead someone to rescue you right back. (Jodi Picoult)
No matter who you are, there is some part of you that always wishes you were someone else. View quote
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Maybe growing up is just focusing on what you've got, instead of what you don't. View quote
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You can't blame someone if they honestly don't understand that their reality isn't the same as yours. View quote
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A bruise is how the body remembers it's been wronged. View quote
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There is no such thing as a fact. There is only how you saw the fact, in a given moment. How you reported the fact. How your brain processed that fact. There is no extrication of the storyteller from the story. View quote
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In the wild, an elephant mother and daughter stay in close proximity their whole lives; I hope I am that lucky. View quote
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Maybe that's what we do to the people we love: we take shots in the dark and realize too late we've wounded the people we are trying to protect. View quote
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Equality is treating everyone the same. But equity is taking differences into account, so everyone has a chance to succeed. View quote
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I'm the princess in an ivory tower, except every brick is made of history, and I built this prison myself. View quote
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It's easy to say you will do what's right and shun what's wrong, but when you get close enough to any given situation, you realize that thereno black or white. There are gradations of gray. (Jodi Picoult)
Sometimes I think there's no such thing as falling in love. It's just the fear of losing someone. View quote
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Pride is an evil dragon; it sleeps underneath your heart and then roars when you need silence. View quote
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Change isn't always for the worst; the shell that forms around a piece of sand looks to some people like an irritation., and to others, like a pearl. View quote
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Love is not an equation... It is not a contract, and it's not a happy ending. It is the slate under the chalk and the ground buildings rise from and the oxygen in the air. View quote
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Grandmothers in Botswana tell their children that if you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, you must go together. View quote
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Jacoblike a totally normal young man. He's clearly intelligent. But having his day disrupted probably makes him feel the same way I would if I was suddenly told to bungee off the top of the Sears Tower. View quote
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Engaging with haters is like rearranging pictures on the Titanic. What's the point? View quote
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You can have the best intentions, but the moment there's a hairline crack, it is only a matter of time before you go to pieces. View quote
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Well, you have to find that rare someone for whom you're not putting on a show. Someone who shines a spotlight in your direction-not because you're who they need you to be, or who they want you to be...just because you're you. View quote
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Could it be as simple as that? Could love be not grand gestures or empty vows, not promises meant to be broken, but instead a paper trail of forgiveness? A line of crumbs made of memories, to lead you back to the person who was waiting? (Jodi Picoult)
I love you"..."But I made you cry. View quote
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Just because you leave someone doesn't mean you ever let them go. View quote
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You can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page. View quote
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You might not write well every day, but you can always edit a bad page. You can't edit a blank page. View quote
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