If you read the first page of one of my novels, I can guarantee that you will read the last one. This isn't just social commentary. This is also about writing good page-turners. I want people to keep reading.
Jodi PicoultI think this is every mother's worst nightmare - something dreadful happening to her child.
Jodi PicoultRisk always looks different when you're beating the system than when you've been beaten.
Jodi PicoultI am not keeping my distance because it is uncomfortable for me, but because it is uncomfortable for them.
Jodi PicoultThere's got to be a moment when that baby [flying] squirrel looks from the end of one branch to the tree six feet away and thinks twice about making a leap. Falling in love is no different; it's the moment that we close our eyes and throw away everything that seems reasonable and hope to God there's someone or something waiting to catch us on the other side.
Jodi Picoult