Jodi Picoult — People

Painterly small round cactus in a terracotta pot on a sunlit windowsill beside a dry leaf. — Original artwork

Actually, I’m probably the only person who’s qualified to let you know exactly what a jerk you are. But that’s okay right? Because if everyone thinks you’re a jerk, no one will bother getting too close.

Jodi Picoult

A small wooden school desk with a paper boat and a leaf on the floor beneath it. — Original artwork

Even though parents don't want to admit it, school isn't about what a kid absorbs while she's sitting at a cramped desk, but what happens around and in spite of that.

Jodi Picoult

It is the things you cannot see coming that are strong enough to kill you.

Jodi Picoult

A broken eggshell glows from within, with gold thread stitched across a crack and trailing onto the pale surface beside it. — Original artwork

Kids think with their brains cracked wide open; becoming an adult, I’ve decided, is only a slow sewing shut.

Jodi Picoult

An orange lantern-shaped ornament with a small violet flower emerging from the top on a dark blue background. — Original artwork

Maybe who we are isn’t so much about what we do, but rather what we’re capable of when we least expect it.

Jodi Picoult

… the year I realized love doesn’t follow the rules, the year I understood nothing is worth having so much as something unattainable.

Jodi Picoult

A ceramic bowl repaired with a gold seam, holding a small red thread spool on sage cloth. — Original artwork

You don't love someone because they're perfect. You love them in spite of the fact that they're not.

Jodi Picoult