Jodi Picoult Be Quotations

You can tell yourself that you would be willing to lose everything you have in order to get something you want. But it's a catch-22: all of those things you're willing to lose are what make you recognizable. Lose them, and you've lost yourself.

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.

I imagine how cool it would be if all small talk wasn't lies.

Can you imagine what it would be like to know that your life was just going to be a series of days that were all the same, that were do-overs?

Be kind to others before you take care of yourself; make whoever you're with feel like they matter.

If words had flavors, hers would be bitter almonds and coffee grounds.

All writers start with a layer of truth, don't they? If not, their stories would be nothing but spools of cotton candy, a fleeting taste wrapped around nothing but air.

You would be surprised at the lengths you will go to believe the best about someone if you truly love him

At home I was raped by a guy i thought I loved' Trixie said, because thats what it was to her and always would be.

Well I talk a little about that, but I don't admit that from the beginning I knew we were not meant to be together.

think about it: Romeo and Juliet bucked the system, and look where it got them. Superman has the hots for Lois Lane, when the better match, of course, would be with Wonder Woman.

You figured that the only way I'd be happy is if I did the things you thought would be best for me.