I think there are two different oceans - the one that plays with you in the summer, and the one that gets so mad in the winter.
Jodi PicoultWheather it is conscious or not, you eventually make the decision to divide your life in half - before and after - with loss being that tight bubble in the middle. You can move around in spite of it; you can laugh and smile and carry on with your life, but all it takes is one slow range of motion, a doubling over, to be fully aware of the empty space at your center.
Jodi PicoultThen they scrambled through the window and into the darkness, determined to turn themselves into what they were not.
Jodi PicoultI wonder if the conversations you've never had with someone count, if you've been over them a thousand times in your mind.
Jodi Picoult