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My Sister's Keeper  ·  2004

Jodi Picoult

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

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker holds that the deadliest threats are the ones nobody anticipates. Danger that announces itself can be prepared for, but what arrives unseen has the strength to destroy. The line is a grim reflection on vulnerability, suggesting that foresight is limited and the worst harm comes from surprise.

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