Deciding upon just 10 emotive quotes from Jodi Picoult is harder than it looks. This prolific and much loved author who was born in Nesconset on May 19th 1966 has written over twenty novels and sold over 14 million books.
Her novels regularly appear on our polls and she has a loyal following of fans who eagerly await each new release so what better way to introduce her to a new audience than with a few well chosen book quotes that give an insight into her writing style.
“You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they’re not.”
“Maybe who we are isn’t so much about what we do, but rather what we’re capable of when we least expect it.”
“You don’t need water to feel like you’re drowning, do you?”
“Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.”
“Sometimes to get what you want the most, you have to do what you want the least.”
“In the English language there are orphans and widows, but there is no word for the parents who lose a child.”
“When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.”
“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.”
“Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far.”
“You can’t edit a blank page.”
I think I need to go and pick up a Jodi Picoult novel… Stat!
George Orwell commemorated with new coin
Canadian Writer Alice Munro, dies at 92
Birmingham Poet, Benjamin Zephaniah dies, aged 65
