I know how difficult it can be when the image you've had of something doesn't match its reality; when the friend beside you turns into a monster.
Jodi PicoultIt felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from?
Jodi PicoultThe best relationships were the ones where both sides went out of their way to make sure the other wasn't disappointed.
Jodi PicoultRisk always looks different when you're beating the system than when you've been beaten.
Jodi PicoultNo child really chooses his religion; it is just the luck of the draw which blanket of beliefs you are wrapped in.
Jodi PicoultTurn around, and the people you thought you knew might change. Your little boy might now live half a world away. Your beautiful daughter might be sneaking out at night. Your ex-husband might by dying by degrees. This is the reason that dancers learn, early on, how to spot while doing pirouettes: we all want to be able to find the place where we started.
Jodi Picoult