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“Stem cell research has become such a polarizing issue in America... and I wanted to bring it down to the personal level, instead of the political.”

Quote by Jodi Picoult

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Jodi Picoult is an American best-selling author known for her emotionally rich and engaging novels. Her works often revolve around family, legal, and moral dilemmas, and are highly appreciated by readers. more

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“I think this is every mother's worst nightmare - something dreadful happening to her child.”

Thinking Children Mother Worst Happenings Nightmare Worst Nightmares

Author:Jodi Picoult

“Life can change in an instant.”

Instant Life Can Change In An Instant

Author:Jodi Picoult

“The book that made me want to be a writer in the first place was Gone with the Wind - I read it and wanted to create a whole world out of words, too.”

World Want Firsts Made Book Whole Wanted Gone Wind Whole World

Author:Jodi Picoult

“The legal system works really well, if you communicate a certain way. But if you don't, it all goes to Hell in a handbasket really quickly.”

Ifs Way Wells Certain Hell Communicate Legal System

Author:Jodi Picoult

“A lot of the hallmark behaviors of autism - flat affect, stimming, not looking someone in the eye - could very easily be misinterpreted as signs of guilt.”

Eye Behavior Guilt Flats Autism Hallmark Misinterpreted

Author:Jodi Picoult

“Hopefully, more and more people will come to understand that a child who's "different from" is not one who is "lesser than."”

People Children Different Hopefully

Book:House Rules: A Novel

Source: House Rules: A Novel

“I have always written about subjects that engage me - questions I can't answer myself. They apparently tend to be big moral and ethical issues!”

I Can Bigs Answers Moral Issues Written Subjects Ethical Ethical Issues

Book:House Rules: A Novel

Source: House Rules: A Novel

“I never lose sight of the fact that before I was a writer, I was a teacher. I still am. My classroom's just gotten a little bigger.”

Littles Stills Facts Loses Teacher Sight Bigger Classroom

Book:House Rules: A Novel

Source: House Rules: A Novel

“I think my writing has become "cleaner."”

Thinking Writing Cleaners

Book:House Rules: A Novel

Source: House Rules: A Novel

“Technically I've improved - I might turn a metaphor in five words now, where years ago, it would have taken me a paragraph. I can't say it was intentional - but you know what they say about practice making perfect...!”

Knows Years I Can Might Turns Perfect Practice Taken Five Years Ago Metaphor Paragraph

Book:House Rules: A Novel

Source: House Rules: A Novel