1,824 Quotes by Jodi Picoult

love doesn't follow the rules... nothing is worth having so much as something unattainable.

I know better than most people that a criminal isn't always a thug in a black leather jacket with a big brand on his forehead to warn us away. Criminals sit next to us on the bus. They pack our groceries and cash our paychecks for us and teach our children. They look no different from you or me. And that's why they get away with it.

You know how every now and then, you have a moment where your whole life stretches out ahead of you like a forked road, and even as you choose one gritty path you've got your eyes on the other the whole time, certain that you're making a mistake.

No child really chooses his religion; it is just the luck of the draw which blanket of beliefs you are wrapped in.

Why are terms of endearment always food? Honey, cookie, sugar, pumpkin. Its not like caring about someone is enough to actually sustain you.

If history has a habit of repeating itself, doesn't someone have to stay behind to shout out a warning?

a guardian ad litem... GAL is appointed by a court to be a child's advocate during legal proceedings that involve a minor. You don't have to be a lawyer to be trained as a GAL, but you have to have a moral compass and a heart. Which, actually probably renders most lawyers unqualified for the job.

There is no one truth. There’s only what happened, based on how you perceive it.

I am Alice in Wonderland', Josie thought. 'Watch me fall.