I have several writer friends, but I dont involve them in my work process. Im more likely to talk about the business of publishing with them. – Jodi Picoult
Theres that unwritten schism that literary writers get all the awards and commericals writers get all the success. – Jodi Picoult
As an American I wanted to explore… why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because were too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really truly believe that this is the best way to deter future crime? – Jodi Picoult
Instead of plotting the demise of the traditional family, as some politicians and religious leaders would have you believe, gay people mow their lawns and watch American Idol and video their childrens concerts and have the same hopes and dreams that their straight counterparts do. – Jodi Picoult
We have in this country a federal government that increasingly is engaged in trying to determine which business, which regions, which industries will succeed, which will not through a whole range of economic development, regional development corporate subsidization programs. – Stephen Harper