I ...understand how a parent might hit a child- it's because you can look into their eyes and see a reflection of yourself that you wish you hadn't.
Jodi PicoultThree months ago, if you asked me, I would have told you that if you really loved someone, youโd let them go. But now I look at you, and I dreamed about Maggie, and I see that Iโve been wrong. If you really love someone, Allie, I think you have to take them back.
Jodi PicoultWhen you look into your babyโs eyes,โ Lacy said softly, โyou see everything you hope they can beโฆnot everything you wish they wonโt become.
Jodi PicoultSummertime, I think, is a collective unconscious. We all remember the notes that made up the song of the ice cream man; we all know what it feels like to brand our thighs on a playground slide that's heated up like a knife in a fire; we all have lain on our backs with our eyes closed and our hearts beating across the surface of our lids, hoping that this day will stretch just a little longer than the last one, when in fact it's all going in the other direction.
Jodi Picoult