I could not remember my first kiss, but I could have told you Charlotte would be my last.
Jodi PicoultIf it is possible to die of grief then why on earth can't someone be healed by happiness?
Jodi PicoultSometimes I think there's a beast that lives inside me, in the cavern that's where my heart should be, and every now and then it fills every last inch of my skin, so that I can't help but do something inappropriate. Its breath is full of lies; it smells of spite.
Jodi PicoultBeing a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.
Jodi PicoultAs a child, what I was missing was so much bigger to me than what I had. My mother-mythic, imaginary-was a deity and a superhero and a comfort all at once. If only I'd had her, surely, she would have been the answer to every problem; if only I'd had her , she would have been the cure for everything that ever had gone wrong in my life.
Jodi Picoult