It is so easy to presume that while your own world has ground to an absolute halt, so has everyone else's.
Jodi PicoultI wish I could tell him I understand: the higher you raise your hopes, the farther you have to fall.
Jodi PicoultI cannot admit this out loud. In the first place, we are expected to be supermoms these days, instead of admitting that we have flaws. It is tempting to believe that all mothers wake up feeling fresh every morning, never raise their voices, only cook with organic food, and are equally at ease with the CEO and the PTA.
Jodi PicoultPrayer is like water - something you can't imagine has the strength or power to do any good, and yet give it time and it can change the lay of the land.
Jodi Picoult