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People ask all the time how I'm doing, but the truth is, they don't really want to know.

Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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Nesconset
New York
Jodi Lynn Picoult
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The process of growing up was nothing more than figuring out what doors hadn't yet been slammed in your face.
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What you notice is the loneliness. Daniel started to isolate himself, because it hurt less than being pushed away.
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