Peter was, simply, what a person would look like if you boiled down the most raw emotions and filtered them of any social contract. If you hurt, cry. If you rage, strike out. If you hope, get ready for a disappointment.
Jodi Picoult[There's a] point where you have to leave the dough alone. It's silly to anthropomorphize bread, but I love the fact that it needs to sit quietly, to retreat from touch and noise and drama, in order to evolve. I have to admit, I often feel that way myself.
Jodi PicoultI tell you this as a cautionary tale: beware of getting what you want. It's bound to disappoint you.
Jodi PicoultOr in other words, it's the substance you've got when you start that determines the outcome.
Jodi Picoult