Jodi Picoult Quotes about Waiting

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I have loved before, but it didn’t feel like this. I have kissed before, but it didn’t burn me alive. Maybe it lasts a minute, and maybe it’s an hour. All I know is that kiss, and how soft her skin is when it brushes

I have loved before, but it didn’t feel like this. I have kissed before, but it didn’t burn me alive. Maybe it lasts a minute, and maybe it’s an hour. All I know is that kiss, and how soft her skin is when it brushes against mine, and that, even if I did not know it until now, I have been waiting for this person forever.

Jodi Picoult

Kissing, Waiting, Forever

It's hard to be the one always waiting. I mean, there's something to be said for the hero who charges off to battle, but when you get right down to it there's a whole story in who's left behind.

Jodi Picoult

Hero, Mean, Waiting

Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.327, Simon and Schuster

But there's an enormous difference between an audience that's watching you because they can't wait to see what comes next and an audience that's watching you because they're waiting for you to fail.

Jodi Picoult

Differences, Waiting, Next

Jodi Picoult (2011). “Sing You Home: A Novel”, p.392, Simon and Schuster

do you fix a wheel that isn't broken, or do you wait until the cart collapses?

Jodi Picoult

Broken, Waiting, Wheels

Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper: A Novel”, p.200, Simon and Schuster

Eric understands that the world is rarelythe way it is supposed to be. And he knows that, given the chance, we don't have to wait for someone to make messes of our lives. We do a good enough job, ourselves.

Jodi Picoult

Jobs, Waiting, World

Jodi Picoult (2007). “Vanishing acts”, p.414, Simon and Schuster