What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?

Jodi Picoult

Categorized in : Able Never Forget Forgiving

I always wondered why God was supposed to be a father," she whispers. Fathers always want you to measure up to something. Mothers are the ones who love you unconditionally, don't you think?

mother love-you father

It is always hardest for me to write a book that has kids in it close to my kids' ages. It is always hardest for me to write a book that has kids in it close to my kids' ages.

writing kids book

She stares at me for a moment, and then she bursts out laughing. “You haven’t seen his perfect little wife and his perfect little girls. Believe me, Oliver, I’m not the great love of his life, the one he’ll never forget.” “You are to me,” I say.

girl perfect believe

I wonder if the conversations you've never had with someone count, if you've been over them a thousand times in your mind.

mind wonder conversation

Lie to yourself until it's true. by Jodi Picoult

Lie to yourself until it's true.

You signed no contract to become a parent, but the responsibilities were written in invisible ink. There was a point when you had to support your child, even if no one else would. It was your job to rebuild the bridge, even if your child was the one who burned it in the first place.

responsibility jobs children

That’s what religion does. It points a finger. It causes wars. It breaks apart countries. It’s a petri dish for stereotypes to grow in. Religion’s not about being holy...Just holier-than-thous.

doe war country

A lie took two parties - the weaver of the tale and the sucker wh... by Jodi Picoult

A lie took two parties - the weaver of the tale and the sucker who so badly wanted to believe it.

party believe lying

You need to learn to write on demand, and to get critiqued without flinching. When someone can rip your work to shreds without it feeling as though your arm has been hacked off, you're ready to send your novel off to an agent.

rip feelings writing

All I know is that I carried you for nine months. I fed you, I clothed you, I paid for your college education. Friending me on Facebook seems like a small thing to ask in return.

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The act of reading is a partnership. The author builds a house, b... by Jodi Picoult

The act of reading is a partnership. The author builds a house, but the reader makes it a home.

reading house home

Dante believed God punished suicides by trapping the person's spirit in a tree trunk. On Judgment Day, they were the only sinners who didn't get their souls back, because they tried to get rid of them once before.

suicide god tree

The only person who suffers, when you squirrel alway all that hat... by Jodi Picoult

The only person who suffers, when you squirrel alway all that hate, is you.

squirrels hate suffering

Forgiveness is spiritual. Punishment is legal," Leo says. "They'r... by Jodi Picoult

Forgiveness is spiritual. Punishment is legal," Leo says. "They're not mutually exclusive.

exclusive punishment spiritual

Part of growing up was learning not to be quite that honest - learning when it was better to lie, rather than to hurt someone with the truth.

growing-up hurt lying

There was no black or white. Someone who had been good her entire life could, in fact, do something evil. People were just as capable of committing murder, under the right circumstances, as any monster.

evil-people black white

I used to believe everything my brother told me, because he was older and I figured he knew more about the world. But as it turns out, being a grown-up doesn’t mean you’re fearless. It just means you fear different things.

brother fear believe

The first person you fell in love with stole your heart. The first person you made love with stole your soul. And if these were one and the same, you were doomed.

soul heart firsts

You can’t keep yourself from falling in love, but you can steer yourself away from the wrong people.

falling-in-love people fall

No child really chooses his religion; it is just the luck of the draw which blanket of beliefs you are wrapped in.

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