The act of writing… is the act of trying to understand why my opinion is what it is. And ultimately, I think thats the same experience the reader has when they pick up one of my books. – Jodi Picoult
Many of my books come from what if questions that I cant answer, things that Im worried about as either a woman, a wife, a mom, an American. – 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
I started writing when I had three kids under the age of 4. I used to write every ten minutes I got to sit in front of a computer. Now, when I have more time, I function the same way: if its writing time, I write. – Jodi Picoult
It was the hour of four in the afternoon, and already in hillside homesteads the day was nearly done. There was everywhere an air of that sweet, old-fashioned leisure which the world has nearly lost. It lingered in the slant sunlight that threw shadows across the winding road… – Florence Bone (1875–1971), The Morning of To‑Day, 1907