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Jodi Picoult Quotes - Page 3

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maybe there is more to a person than a body and a mind. maybe something else figures into the mix— not a soul, exactly, but a spirit that hints you might one day be greater, stronger than you are now. a promise; a

maybe there is more to a person than a body and a mind. maybe something else figures into the mix— not a soul, exactly, but a spirit that hints you might one day be greater, stronger than you are now. a promise; a potential.

Soul, Promise, Mind

The wolves knew when it was time to stop looking for what they'd lost, to focus instead on what was yet to come.

Focus, Lone Wolf, Lost

Jodi Picoult (2012). “Lone Wolf: A Novel”, p.416, Simon and Schuster

Researching 'Lone Wolf,' I was amazed at how thoughtful and intelligent these animals are. There has never been a documented attack against a human by a wolf that wasn't provoked by the human.

Animal, Thoughtful, Intelligent

"10 Questions for Jodi Picoult". TIME magazine interview, www.jodipicoult.com. March 5, 2012.

It seems to me that no matter what religion you subscribe to, acts of kindness are the stepping-stones to making the world a better place--because we become better people in it.

Inspirational, Kindness, People

Jodi Picoult (2008). “Change of Heart: A Novel”, p.399, Simon and Schuster

She's not classically beautiful, but somehow that only makes her more interesting.

Beautiful, Interesting

The only difference between a wish and a prayer is that you're at the mercy of the universe for the first, and you've got some help with the second.

Prayer, Differences, Wish

Jodi Picoult (2011). “Sing You Home: A Novel”, p.296, Simon and Schuster

Sometimes when you pick up your child you can feel the map of your own bones beneath your hands, or smell the scent of your skin in the nape of his neck. This is the most extraordinary thing about motherhood - finding a piece of yourself separate and apart that all the same you could not live without.

Children, Pregnancy, Motherhood

Jodi Picoult (2007). “Perfect Match”, p.218, Simon and Schuster

Here are the things I know for sure: When you think you're right, you are most likely wrong. Things that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never really be whole. And, in spite of what I said, you can miss a person you've never known. I learn this over and over again.

Heart, Thinking, Missing

Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.492, Simon and Schuster

Every life has a soundtrack.

Soundtracks

Jodi Picoult (2014). “Sing You Home: A Novel”, p.5, Simon and Schuster

Music therapy, to me, is music performance without the ego. It's not about entertainment as much as its about empathizing. If you can use music to slip past the pain and gather insight into the workings of someone else's mind, you can begin to fix a problem.

Pain, Past, Ego

Sing You Home: research for the book, CD lyrics, gay rights info and resources, www.jodipicoult.com.

I think grief is like a really ugly couch. It never goes away. You can decorate around it; you can slap a doily on top of it; you can push it to the corner of the room-but eventually, you learn to live with it.

Grief, Thinking, Ugly

Jodi Picoult (2014). “Leaving Time (with bonus novella Larger Than Life): A Novel”, p.182, Ballantine Books

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.

Life, Rich, Wanted

Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.457, Simon and Schuster

I think that ordinary people who are placed in extraordinary circumstances find themselves pushed beyond their limits, and learn new truths about themselves.

Thinking, People, Ordinary

Source: www.psychologytoday.com

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.

Grief, Mean, Joy

Jodi Picoult (2008). “Change of Heart: A Novel”, p.308, Simon and Schuster

She became whoever she needed to be to survive,but she never let anyone else define her.

Needed

I believe that having something to hope for - even if it's just a better tomorrow- is the most powerful drug on this planet.

Powerful, Believe, Drug

Jodi Picoult (2013). “The Storyteller”, p.412, Simon and Schuster

What he did was wrong. He doesn't deserve your love. But he does deserve your forgiveness, because otherwise he will grow like a weed in your heart until it's choked and overrun. The only person who suffers, when you squirrel away all that hate, is you.

Weed, Hate, Heart

Jodi Picoult (2013). “The Storyteller”, p.451, Simon and Schuster

Although you hadn't asked why, it had less to do with you not noticing than with you not wanting to hear the answer.

Fear, Answers, Noticing

Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #4: Change of Heart, Handle with Care, and House Rules”, p.685, Simon and Schuster

Writing is grunt work - you need to have self-motivation, perseverance, and faith... talent is the smallest part of it.

Perseverance, Motivation, Writing

FAQs, www.jodipicoult.com. August 2016.

How could you go about choosing something that would hold the half of your heart you had to bury?

Death, Heart, Loss

Jodi Picoult (1996). “Mercy”, p.215, Penguin

Losing Chloe had been like reading a wonderfulook only to realize that all the pages past a certain point were blank.

Reading, Past, Chloe

The thing that most people didn't understand, if they weren't in his line if work, was that a rape victim and a victim of a fatal accident were both gone forever. The difference was that the rape victim still had to go through the motions of being alive.

Differences, People, Forever

Jodi Picoult (2006). “The Tenth Circle: A Novel”, p.84, Simon and Schuster

The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies

Truth, Lying, Believe

Your hand fits mine like the last piece of a jigsaw puzzle

Jigsaw Puzzles, Hands, Pieces

I wonder if, as you get older, you stop missing people so fiercely. Maybe growing up is just focusing on what you've got, instead of what you don't.

Growing Up, People, Missing

Jodi Picoult (2014). “Leaving Time (with bonus novella Larger Than Life): A Novel”, p.116, Ballantine Books

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