The first time someone I loved left me behind...I didn't know how my family would balance. We had been such a sturdy little end table, four solid legs. I was sure we would now be off-kilter, always unstable. Until one day I looked more closely, and realized that we had simply become a stool.
Jodi PicoultFiction comes in all shapes and sizes. Secrets,lies,stories. We all tell them. Sometimes,because we hope to entertain. Sometimes,because we need to distract. And sometimes, because we have to.
Jodi PicoultWhat you notice is the loneliness. Daniel started to isolate himself, because it hurt less than being pushed away.
Jodi PicoultAnna is the only proof I have that I was born into this family. Instead of dropped off on the doorstep by some Bonnie and Clyde couple that ran off into the night. On the surface, weโre polar opposites. Under the skin, though, weโre the same: people think they know what theyโre getting, and theyโre always wrong. (Jesse)
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