I've never been in love, but I've always imagined it--weirdly--like some sort of OxiClean commercial. The TV host shows a scene from an ordinary day, and then takes a big old sponge soaked in love and swipes away the stains. Suddenly that same scene is missing all the mistakes, all the loneliness. The colors are like jewels, ten times richer than they were before. The music is louder and clearer. "Love," the host will say, "makes life a little brighter.
Jodi PicoultNo matter who you are, there is always some part of you that wishes you were someone else, and when, for a millisecond, you get that wish, it's a miracle.
Jodi Picoultand yet, you never knew wwhat you were capable of until you arrived at that given moment. Life was just a whole string of spots where you continued to surprise yourself.
Jodi PicoultWhat does it feel like?โ he asked. โWhat does what feel like?โ Peter thought for a moment. โBeing at the top.โ Josie reached across him for another packet of material and fed it into the stapler. She did three of these, and Peter was certain that she was going to ignore him, but then she spoke. โLike if you take one wrong step,โ she said, โyouโre going to fall.
Jodi PicoultIt turns out that sharing the past with someone is different from reliving it when youโre alone. It feels less like a wound, more like a poultice.
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