1,824 Quotes by Jodi Picoult

I can give or take elephants; I never can find the cheetah-but the zebras captivate me. They’d be one of the few things that would fit if we were lucky enough to live in a world that’s black or white.

God doesn’t give people burdens they can’t handle.

The moral of this story is that sometimes, you can attempt to make all the difference in the world, and it still is like trying to stem the tide with a sieve. The moral of this story is that no matter how much we try, no matter how much we want it... some stories just don’t have a happy ending.

The moral of this story is that no matter how much we try, no matter how much we want it... some stories just don’t have a happy ending.

The right idea is the one you can’t stop thinking about; the one that’s in your head first thing in the morning.

You’d think someone who’d been to medical school would be able to hear through a stethoscope that somebody was empty inside.

Having a family means you’re never alone.

When you’re a parent you find yourself looking at the unknown that is your child, trying to find a piece of yourself inside her, because sometimes that is what it takes to claim.

Envy, after all, comes from wanting something that isn’t yours. But grief comes from losing something you’ve already had.