Quote by Jodi Picoult
The act of writing... is the act of trying to understand why my op

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

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I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years – particularly My Sisters Keeper. It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change peoples minds. – Jodi Picoult

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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

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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

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Truth be told, Im not an easy man. I can be an entertaining one, though its been my experience that most people dont want to be entertained. They want to be comforted. – Richard Russo

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Like every aspect of cancer Ive weathered thus far, todays experience was not at all demoralizing, expensive or humiliating. No, it was just plain fun. – April Winchell

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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one. – Lady Gaga

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Certainly Ive had the experience of thinking a person was one thing, and finding out they were another. – John Hawkes

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