As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really truly believe that this is the best way to deter future crime?
Jodi PicoultThere is a reason the word belonging has a synonym for want at its center; it is the human condition.
Jodi PicoultAfter all, how many of us had tried to forget something traumatic...only to find it printed on the back of our eyelids, tattooed on our tongues?
Jodi PicoultIt turns out that sharing the past with someone is different from reliving it when youโre alone. It feels less like a wound, more like a poultice.
Jodi PicoultHer hands quieted. "Yeah. Because even if the law says that no one is responsible for anyone else, helping someone who needs it is the right thing to do." I sat down beside her, close enough that the skin of her arm hummed right next to mine. "You really believe that?" She looked down at her lap "Yeah." Then how," I asked, "can you walk away from me?
Jodi Picoult