But if you seek forgiveness, doesn't that automatically mean you cannot be a monster? By definition, doesn't that desperation make you human again?
Jodi PicoultOnce you had put the pieces back together, even though you may look intact, you were never quite the same as you'd been before the fall.
Jodi PicoultIn my family, we seem to have a tortured history of not saying what we ought to and not meaning what we do.
Jodi Picoultif i have gained anything over these months, it is the knowledge there is no starting over - only living with the mistakes you've made. but then, caleb taught me long ago you can't build anything without some sort of foundation. maybe we learn to live our lives by understanding, firsthand, how not to live them.
Jodi Picoult