Jodi Picoult

Teachers deserve respect," I explain. "Why do they get it for free, when everyone else has to earn it? ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#jacob #respect

It's not because I don't want to hurt Delia's feelings. It's because when she is bruised, I'm the one who aches. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#hurt #love #love

She's not classically beautiful, but somehow that only makes her more interesting. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#beauty #charm #interesting-quotes #woman #beauty

When you let people into the inner sanctum of your life, you risk having them see the heart of you. (from Vanishing Acts) ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#love #true-self #friendship

I want her to be safe. I want her to be mine. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#mariah #faith

You don't make a friend," Jacob said with a scowl. "It's not like they come with directions like you'd find on a box of macaroni and cheese. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#directions #friendship #humor #friendship

You want to know what I want? I'm sick of being a guinea pig. I'm sick, but I'm never f*cking sick enough for this family. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#sick #family

The truth is, I don't want to be disappointed again. Not by someone else's shortcomings, and especially not by my own. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#life

There are so many ways a family can unravel. All it takes is a tiny slash of selfishness, a rip of greed, a puncture of bad luck. And yet, woven tightly, family can be the strongest bond imaginable. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#love #family

You'd be surprised." Charlie said. "You go to bed one night singing her a lullaby, and she wakes up listening to Limp Bizkit." "What the hell is Limp Bizkit? ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#humor #funny