Talking out loud to fictional characters is just the tip of the iceberg.
Jodi PicoultMaybe the reason I've never died in this story is that I've never had something worth dying for before.
Jodi PicoultTags: between-the-lines
Who spit in your porridge?
Jodi PicoultTags: between-the-lines queen-maureen
She's not like anyone I've ever seen before. When I'm not with her, I want to be. And when she opens the book and I see her face, I can barely remember what I'm supposed to say, much less how to speak at all." I test the words on my tongue. "I think I might be in love with her. But how can I really know, since the only love I've ever experienced was written for me?
Jodi PicoultTags: oliver between-the-lines
Is it really worth dying for the person you love?
Jodi PicoultJust so you know," I begin, "when they say 'Once upon a time'... they're lying. It's not once upon a time. It's not even twice upon a time. It's hundreds of times, over and over, every time someone opens up the pages of this dusty old book.
Jodi PicoultEvery second, another streak of silver glows: parentheses, exclamation points, commas--a whole grammar made of light, for words to hard to speak.
Jodi PicoultTags: stars
I find myself staring at the goldfish. Bright as a penny, he swims in circles, happy to be going nowhere.
Jodi PicoultTags: jodi-picoult my-sister-s-keeper sara-fitzgerald
I'd try to stuff myself into one of these scenarios, but it's like wearing a size five sneaker when your foot is a seven--you can get by for a few steps, and then you sit down and pull off the shoe because it just plain hurts too much.
Jodi PicoultTags: jodi-picoult anna-fitzgerald my-sister-s-keeper
For the first time in my life I begin to understand how a parent my hit a child--it's because you can look into their eyes and see a reflection of yourself that you wish you hadn't.
Jodi PicoultTags: jodi-picoult my-sister-s-keeper sara-fitzgerald
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