Jodi Picoult Quotes About Waiting

Quotes about: Waiting

• Here's a news flash for the ladies: for every one of you who thinks we all want a girl like Angelina Jolie, all skinny elbows and angles, the truth is, we'd rather curl up with someone like Charlotte - a woman who's soft when a guy wraps his arms around her; a woman who might have a smear of flour on her shirt the whole day and not notice or care, not even when she goes out to meet with the PTA; a woman who doesn't feel like an exotic vacation but is the home we can't wait to come back to.

  Jodi Picoult

  Girl, Women, Home

  Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.97, Simon and Schuster

• I have loved before, but it didn’t feel like this. I have kissed before, but it didn’t burn me alive. Maybe it lasts a minute, and maybe it’s an hour. All I know is that kiss, and how soft her skin is when it brushes against mine, and that, even if I did not know it until now, I have been waiting for this person forever.

  Jodi Picoult

  Kissing, Waiting, Forever

• Suddenly I realize that this is what I've been waiting for - a man who depends entirely on me... I dreamed for years of a man who couldn't live without me, a man who pictured my face when he closed his eyes, who loved me when I was a mess in the morning and when dinner was late and even when I overloaded the washing machine and burned out the motor. [My son] stares up at me as if I can do no wrong. I have always wanted someone who treats me the way he does; I just didn't know that I'd have to give birth to him.

  Jodi Picoult

  Morning, Eye, Son

• It's hard to be the one always waiting. I mean, there's something to be said for the hero who charges off to battle, but when you get right down to it there's a whole story in who's left behind.

  Jodi Picoult

  Hero, Mean, Waiting

  Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper - Movie Tie-In: A Novel”, p.327, Simon and Schuster

• do you fix a wheel that isn't broken, or do you wait until the cart collapses?

  Jodi Picoult

  Broken, Waiting, Wheels

  Jodi Picoult (2009). “My Sister's Keeper: A Novel”, p.200, Simon and Schuster

• Do you remember the summer we signed you up for camp? And the night before you left, you said you've changed your mind and wanted to stay home? I told you to to get a seat on the left side of the bus, so when you pulled away, you'd be able to look back and see me there waiting for you." I press her hand against my cheek, hard enough to leave a mark. "You get that same seat in Heaven. One where you can watch me, watching you.

  Jodi Picoult

  Summer, Home, Night

• But there's an enormous difference between an audience that's watching you because they can't wait to see what comes next and an audience that's watching you because they're waiting for you to fail.

  Jodi Picoult

  Differences, Waiting, Next

  Jodi Picoult (2011). “Sing You Home: A Novel”, p.392, Simon and Schuster

• There's got to be a moment when that baby [flying] squirrel looks from the end of one branch to the tree six feet away and thinks twice about making a leap. Falling in love is no different; it's the moment that we close our eyes and throw away everything that seems reasonable and hope to God there's someone or something waiting to catch us on the other side.

  Jodi Picoult

  Baby, Falling In Love, Eye

• Ross was a firm believer that you could not force circumstance. You could buckle your seat belt, but still crash the car. You could throw yourself in front of an oncoming train, but somehow survive. You could wait for years to find a ghost, and then have one sneak up on you when you were too busy falling in love with a woman to pay attention. To that end, he made the conscious decision to stop waiting for Lia. When he least expected her, that was when she would show up.

  Jodi Picoult

  Falling In Love, Years, Car

  Jodi Picoult (2003). “Second Glance: A Novel”, p.114, Simon and Schuster

• Eric understands that the world is rarelythe way it is supposed to be. And he knows that, given the chance, we don't have to wait for someone to make messes of our lives. We do a good enough job, ourselves.

  Jodi Picoult

  Jobs, Waiting, World

  Jodi Picoult (2007). “Vanishing acts”, p.414, Simon and Schuster

• Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write.

  Jodi Picoult

  Jobs, Writing, Thinking

• When the door opens, I realize that the only thing worse than waiting is the moment you realize a decision has been made.

  Jodi Picoult

  Doors, Decision, Waiting

  Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #2: Perfect Match, Second Glance, and My Sister's Keeper”, p.351, Simon and Schuster

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