Chicken,' Josie said. 'Have you ever been in love?' Peter looked at Josie, and thought of how they had once tied a note with their addresses to a helium balloon and let it go in her backyard, certain it would reach Mars. Instead, they had received a letter from a widow who lived two blocks away. 'Yeah,' he said. 'I think so.
Jodi PicoultI am always consulted about covers, and give feedback, but I am also aware that what causes a customer to pick a book up off a shelf in the UK is very different from what causes a customer to pick a book up in the US.
Jodi PicoultI used to pretend that I was just passing through this family on my way to my real one.
Jodi Picoultthere's something nice about knowing that i'm not the only one who doesn't quite fit the part.
Jodi PicoultIโm gonna miss you,โ Brianna says. โIโm gonna miss you too, baby,โ Angelo murmurs. For Peteโs sake. Itโs not like sheโs leaving on a trip around the world. Sheโs only headed to homeroom.
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?
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