Jodi Picoult Quotes

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Jodi Picoult

Profession : Author

Birth : May 19, 1966

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.

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I will say overwhelmingly what means so much more to me than the opinion of one reviewer are the letters I get from fans who tell me how a particular book has changed their life.

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I am an activist. I have a really big pulpit with my fiction and I love knowing that I can make people think.

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Writer's block is for people who have the luxury of time.

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My first job was as an assistant in the local library. Self-fulfilling prophecy?

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Read a ton. Take a workshop course so you learn to give and get criticism.

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When you're stuck, and sure you've written absolutely garbage, force yourself to finish and then decide to fix or scrap it - or you will never know if you can.

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I write about all the horrible things that can happen to kids as a way of keeping those things from happening to mine. Write the books, spit three times over your shoulder and you're safe.

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