1,824 Quotes by Jodi Picoult

Jesse just smiles. He blows a smoke ring. "Sis," he says, "welcome to the Dark Side.

The human capacity for burden is like bamboo- far more flexible than you'd ever believe at first glance.

where all the differences in schooling and money and skin colour evaporated like mirages in a desert. Where everyone was equal, and it was just one woman, helping another.

When I started working on this case, ladies and gentlemen, I didn’t see myself as a racist. Now I realize I am. Not because I hate people of different races but because – intentionally or unintentionally – I’ve gotten a boost from the color of my skin, just like Ruth Jefferson suffered a setback because of hers.

He insisted that stars were people so well loved, they were traced in constellations, to live forever

Dark matter has a gravitation effect on other objects. You can't see it, you can't feel it, but you can watch something being pulled in its direction.

When we sat down on the couch again, you curled up against my side, like you used to when you were a toddler. What I wanted to say to you, but didn't, was this: Don't use me as your model. I'm the last person you should look up to.

I drew it over my skin like a violins bow, No one would ever hear the song of my shame.

Our culture promotes individuality, while the Amish are deeply entrenched in community. To us, if someone stands out, it's no big deal because diversity is respected and expected. To the Amish, there's no room for deviation from the norm. It's important to fit in, because that similarity of identity is what defines the society. If you don't fit in, the consequences are psychological tragic, you stand alone when all you've ever known is being part of the group.