We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents

Jodi Picoult
1016 citations
We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much? ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel, p.75, Simon and Schuster
Reading
15

More Author Quotes

And just like that, something inside shifted very subtly, so that all the empty spaces in him suddenly disappeared, so that his breath timed to hers, so that his blood sang. This is why there was mus … ▶
You can blame your ugliness for keeping people at bay, when in reality you're crippled by the thought of letting another person close enough to popentially scar you even more deeply. You can tell you … ▶
I imagine the touch of someone who loves you so much, he cannot bear to watch you sleep; and so you wake up with his hand on your heart. ✨ Jodi Picoult (2008). Change of Heart: A Novel, p.57, Simon a … ▶
A woman isn't all that different from a bonfire. A fire's a beautiful thing, right? Something you can't take your eyes off, when it's burning. If you can keep it contained, it'll throw light and heat … ▶
I wondered how long it took for a baby to become yours, for familiarity to set in. Maybe as long as it took a new car to lose that scent, or a brand-new house to gather dust. Maybe that was the proce … ▶

We are all, I suppose, beholden to our parents - the question is, how much? ✨ Jodi Picoult (2009). My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel, p.75, Simon and Schuster

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes