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Jodi Picoult Quotes about Giving

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Someone once told me that when you give birth to a daughter, you've just met the person whose hand you'll be holding the day you die.

Someone once told me that when you give birth to a daughter, you've just met the person whose hand you'll be holding the day you die.

Daughter, Hands, Giving

Jodi Picoult (2008). “Change of Heart: A Novel”, p.356, Simon and Schuster

What if love wasn't the act of finding what you were missing but the give-and-take that made you both match?

Sweet Love, Giving, Missing

Jodi Picoult (2006). “The Tenth Circle: A Novel”, p.152, Simon and Schuster

Witness testimony is always flawed. It's better than circumstantial evidence, sure, but people aren't camcorders; they don't record every action and reaction, and the very act of remembering involves chosing words, actions and images. In other words, any witness who was supposed to be giving a court facts is really just giving them a version of fiction.

People, Giving, Fiction

You give her all your french fries, even when she won't give you back onion rings,' Sophie says. 'And when you say her name it sounds different.' How?' Sophie thinks. 'Like it's covered with blankets.

Thinking, Names, Giving

Jodi Picoult (2007). “Vanishing acts”, p.398, Simon and Schuster

God doesn't give people burdens they can't handle.

People, Giving, Burden

Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.199, Simon and Schuster

You can be strapped to the most stable chair and still feel the world give way beneath you.

Giving, Way, World

Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #1: Songs of the Humpback Whale, Plain Truth, and Salem Falls”, p.1263, Simon and Schuster

What could you give me," I ask, my voice shaking, "to make me forget ... that you forgot about me?

Voice, Giving, Forget

Jodi Picoult (2007). “Vanishing acts”, p.331, Simon and Schuster

Prayer is like water - something you can't imagine has the strength or power to do any good, and yet give it time and it can change the lay of the land.

Prayer, Land, Giving

Jodi Picoult (2014). “Sing You Home: A Novel”, p.403, Simon and Schuster

Have a conversation with your family about your end-of-life wishes while you are healthy. No one wants to have that discussion... but if you do, you'll be giving your loved ones a tremendous gift, since they won't have to guess what your wishes would have been, and it takes the onus of responsibility off of them.

Responsibility, Giving, Healthy

Source: www.psychologytoday.com

I am always consulted about covers, and give feedback, but I am also aware that what causes a customer to pick a book up off a shelf in the UK is very different from what causes a customer to pick a book up in the US.

Book, Giving, Different

Source: nudge-book.com

Most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us. To be honest, I don't blame them. It's superstition: If you give assistance to the family in need... if you throw salt over your shoulder... if you don't step on the cracks, then maybe you'll be immune. Maybe you'll be able to convince yourself that this could never happen to you.

Feel Better, People, Giving

Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.38, Simon and Schuster

I wonder if what makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giving a second chance to the people you love who do things wrong.

Second Chance, Giving, People

FaceBook post by Jodi Picoult from Aug 28, 2015

Read a ton. Take a workshop course so you learn to give and get criticism.

Giving, Criticism, Writing Workshop

Interview with Sarah Kinson, www.theguardian.com. September 2, 2008.

People change, but only if you give them room to do it.

People, Giving, Rooms

Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #1: Songs of the Humpback Whale, Plain Truth, and Salem Falls”, p.993, Simon and Schuster

There are always sides. There is always a winner and a loser. For every person who gets, there's someone who must give.

Giving, Sides, Loser

Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.58, Simon and Schuster

Maybe if God gives you a handicap, he makes sure you've got a few extra doses of humor to take the edge off.

Giving, Handicaps, Extras

Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.387, Simon and Schuster

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