1,824 Quotes by Jodi Picoult

I sometimes wonder if it's just me, or if there are other women who figure out where they're supposed to be by going nowhere.

I'd try to stuff myself into one of these scenarios, but it's like wearing a size five sneaker when your foot is a seven--you can get by for a few steps, and then you sit down and pull off the shoe because it just plain hurts too much.

My father looked right at me, but he didn't answer. And his eyes were dazed and staring through me, like I was made out of smoke.That was the first time I thought that maybe I was.

As she gets sicker, she fades a little more, until I am afraid one day I will wake up and not be able to see her at all.

Frankly, people don't make sense to me.

In books, you always know what's coming next. There are no surprises.

Don't say it. Don't say nobody's going to stare at me, because they will. Don't tell me it doesn't matter because it does. And don't tell me I look fine because that's a lie. I'm a freak, Mom. Look at me.

I find myself staring at the goldfish. Bright as a penny, he swims in circles, happy to be going nowhere.

With my heart racing, I ran in the other direction; leaving the rest of this rescue to people who actually want to be heroes.