My high school guidance counselor, Mrs. Inverholl, once had me take an aptitude test to figure out my future. The number one job recommendation for my set of skills was an air traffic accident investigator, of which there are fewer than fifty in the world. The number two job was a museum curator for Chinese-American studies. The number three job was a circus clown.
Jodi PicoultSo much of marriage was implicit and nonverbal. Had I gotten so complacent I'd forgotten to communicate?
Jodi PicoultMy dad used to say that living with regrets was like driving a car that only moved in reverse.
Jodi PicoultHere I am, wasting away inside a book I wish I could escape, and all she wants to do is stay in the story. If I could talk to this girl Delilah, Iโd ask her why on earth she would ever trade a single second of the world sheโs in for the one in which Iโm stuck
Jodi Picoult