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

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Jodi Picoult
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: May 19
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Jodi Lynn Picoult
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Can you imagine what it would be like to know that your life was just going to be a series of days that were all the same, that were do-overs?
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There's no way to explain to a child that the line between good and evil isn't nearly as black and white as a fairy tale would lead you to believe. That an ordinary person can turn into a villain, under the right circumstances. That sometimes we dragon slayers do things we aren't proud of.
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think about it: Romeo and Juliet bucked the system, and look where it got them. Superman has the hots for Lois Lane, when the better match, of course, would be with Wonder Woman.
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Somewhere along the line, organized religion stopped being about faith, and started being about who had the power to keep the faith. You said that the purpose of religion was to bring people together. But does it, really? Or does it-knowingly, purposefully, and intentionally--break them apart?
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Lie to yourself until it's true.
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Doing the right thing for someone else occasionally means doing something that feels wrong to you.
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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.
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There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.
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When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.
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Why are terms of endearment always food? Honey, cookie, sugar, pumpkin. Its not like caring about someone is enough to actually sustain you.
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Shooting stars are not stars at all. They re just rocks that enter the atmosphere and catch fire under friction. What we wish on when we see one is only a trail of debris.
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Kids think with their brains cracked wide open becoming an adult, I've decided, is only a slow sewing shut.
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Things that break - be they bones, hearts, or promises - can be put back together but will never really be whole.
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Peter was, simply, what a person would look like if you boiled down the most raw emotions and filtered them of any social contract. If you hurt, cry. If you rage, strike out. If you hope, get ready for a disappointment.
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There is a gulf as wide as an ocean between should and want, and I am drowning in it.
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You have to understand what you’re missing before you can really feel a loss.
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But there's an enormous difference between an audience that's watching you because they can't wait to see what comes next and an audience that's watching you because they're waiting for you to fail.
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I loved Alex so much that it was easier to let him hurt me than to watch him hurt himself.
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Beliefs are the roads we take to our dreams. Believe you can do something-or believe you can't-and you'll be right everytime.
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The problem isn’t with rock lyrics, it’s with the fabric of this society itself.
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