She stared at Peter, and she realized that in that one moment, when she hadn't been thinking, she knew exactly what he'd felt as he moved through the school with his backpack and his guns. Every kid in this school played a role: jock, brain, beauty, freak. All Peter had done was what they all secretly dreamed of: be someone, even for just nineteen minutes, who nobody else was allowed to judge.
Jodi PicoultIf you've lived through it, you already know there are no words that will ever come close to describing it, and if you didn't - you will never understand.
Jodi PicoultThere is a place in you that you don't even know exists, where you can simply stand back and watch without feeling any pain.
Jodi Picoult