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“I love the idea that a name might change based on who you are at a given moment in time. Lia”

Quote by Jodi Picoult

Book:Second Glance

Work

In this thought-provoking novel, the protagonist grapples with the complexities of memory and self-identity after experiencing a mysterious event that alters their perception of reality. more

Author

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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“There were the years— years of childhood and innocence— when I had believed that carminative meant— well, carminative. And now, before me lies the rest of my life— a day, perhaps, ten years, half a century, when I shall know that carminative means windtreibend.”

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Book:Crome Yellow

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“One day in the future, the meaning of *irie* will move on, and it will become just another word with a long list of archaic or obsolete definitions. *Is everything irie?* someone will ask you in a perfect American accent. *Everything's irie,* you will respond, meaning everything's just okay, but you really don't feel like talking about it. Neither of you will know about Abraham or the Rastafari religion or the Jamaican dialect. The word will be devoid of any history at all.”

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Book:The Sun Is Also a Star

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“Remember too that to me the word myth, like the words fable and fiction, is a technical term in criticism, and the popular sense in which it means something untrue I regard as a debasing of language.”

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Book:The Educated Imagination

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“Yes!" He says. "Fear is an excellent motivator. I find that it really brings out the true ingenuity of a creature.”

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“You hunt... Your fellow creatures?" I ask, still in disbelief. "Of course. A hunt is only as interesting as the prey is clever!”

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“And you've never said anything in a moment of anger that you couldn't follow through with?”

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Book:All Just Glass

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“A lot of (children's literature) beginners get bogged down by morals. A moral should never be driving the story. And a moral should never be confused with a plot. You can't preach to kids, and you can't talk down to them, either. It's amazing how they sense condescension.”

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Book:Defy the Stars

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