I think I have sort of gravitated toward issues that I don't know the answers to, because that's what's more interesting for me to write.
Jodi PicoultI am an activist. I have a really big pulpit with my fiction and I love knowing that I can make people think.
Jodi PicoultThree months ago, if you asked me, I would have told you that if you really loved someone, youโd let them go. But now I look at you, and I dreamed about Maggie, and I see that Iโve been wrong. If you really love someone, Allie, I think you have to take them back.
Jodi PicoultThe best parenting advice I ever got was from a labor nurse who told me the following: 1. After your baby gets here, the dog will just be a dog. 2. The terrible twos last through age three. 3. Never ask your child an open-ended question, such as "Do you want to go to bed now?" You won't want to hear the answer, believe me. "Do you want me to carry you upstairs, or do you want to walk upstairs to go to bed?" That way, you get the outcome you want and they feel empowered.
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