1,824 Quotes by Jodi Picoult

The scariest thing in the world is thinking someone you love is going to die.

Some women are meant to change the world, while others are meant to hold it together. And then there are those of us who simply don't want to be in it, because we know no matter how much we struggle, we can't comfortably fit.

What I really want to tell him is to pick up that baby of his and hold her tight, to set the moon on the edge of her crib and to hang her name up in the stars.

The way I see it, he's all we have left ofher.

Don’t think you have to discuss the illness. Sometimes, a sick person needs a break. And if you ask up front if he wants to talk about how he feels-- or doesn’t-- you’re giving him control at a time when he doesn’t have a lot of choices.

Sometimes you hurt the people you love. And sometimes you love the people who hurt you.

What you know isn't nearly as important as who you know. Who will miss you. Who you will miss.

You trust someone who makes spaces for you in his or her life…so much so that if you leave, they will del the absence. You give someone your vulnerable, unshelled heart wrapped in a question: What will you do with it?

When it comes to memories, the good and the bad never balance.