I realize how quickly lies compound. They cover like a coat of paint, one on top of the other, until you cannot remember what color you started with.
Jodi PicoultMaybe mothers - consciously or subconsciously - repelled their daughters in different ways.
Jodi PicoultYou need to learn to write on demand, and to get critiqued without flinching. When someone can rip your work to shreds without it feeling as though your arm has been hacked off, you're ready to send your novel off to an agent.
Jodi Picoult