But there is a different between mending someone who's broken and finding someone who makes you complete.
Jodi PicoultYou'd think someone who'd been to medical school would be able to hear through a stethoscope that somebody was empty inside.
Jodi PicoultSee, as much as you want to hold on to the bitter sore memory that someone has left this world, you are still in it
Jodi PicoultYou don't make a friend," Jacob said with a scowl. "It's not like they come with directions like you'd find on a box of macaroni and cheese.
Jodi PicoultI didn't think i could possibly love another baby as much as I loved the one I'd already had," I continue. "But the strangest thing happened when I held you for the first time. It was like my heart suddenly unfolded. Like there was this secret space I didn't even know existed, and there was room for both of you." I stare at her. "Once my feelings were stretched like that, there was no going back. Without you, it just would have felt empty.
Jodi Picoult