Peter was, simply, what a person would look like if you boiled down the most raw emotions and filtered them of any social contract. If you hurt, cry. If you rage, strike out. If you hope, get ready for a disappointment.
Jodi PicoultThings that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never really be whole.
Jodi PicoultJust so you know, when they say "once upon a time"....they're lying. It's not once upon a time. Its not even twice upon a time. It's hundreds of times, over and over, every time someone opens up the pages of this dusty old book.
Jodi PicoultJust because you didn't speak the facts out loud didn't erase their existence. Silence was just a quieter way to lie.
Jodi Picoult