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Religion isn't in your DNA. you don't believe just because your parents believe.

Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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Jodi Lynn Picoult
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Lie to yourself until it's true.
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The right idea is the one you can't stop thinking about the one that's in your head first thing in the morning.
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