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All it takes is a second and your whole life can get turned upside down.

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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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Upside
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No matter who you are, there is always some part of you that wishes you were someone else, and when, for a millisecond, you get that wish, it's a miracle.
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You’ll tell yourself anything you have to, to pretend that you’re still the one in control.
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