“I am an activist. I have a really big pulpit with my fiction and I love knowing that I can make people think.” Quote by Jodi Picoult
“Many of my books come from what if questions that I can't answer, things that I'm worried about as either a woman, a wife, a mom, an American.” IfsI CanBookAnswersWifeMomWorriedWhat If Author:Jodi Picoult
“My first job was as an assistant in the local library. Self fulfilling prophecy?” FirstsSelfJobsLibraryLocalsFulfillingProphecyAssistantsSelf Fulfilling Prophecy Author:Jodi Picoult
“When I think about writers who use fiction as social commentary and to raise social awareness but who are also very popular, I think of Dickens.” ThinkingUseSocialFictionAwarenessRaisesCommentaryDickensVery PopularSocial Awareness Author:Jodi Picoult
“I'm the kind of person you want to kill. I had an incredibly happy childhood. I married a terrific guy when I was 23. I have great, well-adjusted kids. Sometimes my husband and I look at each other and do a little jig in the kitchen. This is the best life.” WantWellsLooksKindLittlesPersonsSometimesKidsGuyChildhoodHusbandMarriedKitchenMy HusbandTerrificHappy Childhood Author:Jodi Picoult
“For me it's more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don't care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is.” IfsMindImportantCareAsksOpinionIssuesReaderDon't CareI Don't CareControversialOutlinesFacetsControversial Issues Author:Jodi Picoult
“I feel I'm able to get rid of any demons lurking in my psyche through my writing, which leaves me free to create all of this and to enjoy our family life, stepping away from all the fictional traumas and the dramas. If I write about family in crisis, then I won't have to live through it, I guess.” IfsFeelsWritingAbleEnjoyDramaCrisisTraumaOur FamilyDemonLeaving MeFamily LifeAbout FamilyLurkingStepping Away Author:Jodi Picoult
“I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened to me.” IfsBookHappenedChildhoodTraumaDisappointed Author:Jodi Picoult
“I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's 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 people's minds.” PeopleKnowsFeelsYearsMindStillsBookStatesThreeAbilityMillionsWrittenNovelistsCopiesMy SisterPlatformsKeepersAbility To ChangeMy Sister's KeeperSisters Keeper Author:Jodi Picoult
“I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction rather than making the blanket assumption that all commercial fiction is unworthy.” ThinkingMenBlackWhiteFictionNew YorkReaderRangeReviewsPurpleMen WomenNew York Times Author:Jodi Picoult
“I was one of the first authors to have an active website. I'm totally obsessed with technology. I'm always looking for ways to connect with my readers. I answer all my fan mail.” WayFirstsAnswersTechnologyFansReaderActiveObsessedMailWebsiteFan Mail Author:Jodi Picoult