Just when you think you've got your life by the reins, that's when it's most likely to run away with you.
Jodi PicoultAll any of us wanted, really, was to know that we counted. That someone else's life would not have been as rich without us here.
Jodi PicoultAnger, though, is too fierce a flame to last for long, and when it burned out, I was left numb and wondering.
Jodi PicoultI wonder if other mothers feel a tug at their insides, watching their children grow up into the people they themselves wanted so badly to be.
Jodi Picoult...because he believed that if you wanted to get rid of a hole, you filled it. He had not realized at the time that there were all sorts of filler that took up space, but had no substance. That made you feel just as empty.
Jodi Picoulta guardian ad litem... GAL is appointed by a court to be a child's advocate during legal proceedings that involve a minor. You don't have to be a lawyer to be trained as a GAL, but you have to have a moral compass and a heart. Which, actually probably renders most lawyers unqualified for the job.
Jodi Picoult