{"author":"Jodi Picoult","author_id":"Jodi+Picoult","total_quotes":521,"quotes":[{"text":"Disaster was an avalanche, gathering speed with such acceleration that you worried more about getting out of its path, not finding the pebble at its center.","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["book"],"id":2490,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"Choices are funny things-ask a native tribe that's eaten grubs and roots forever if they're unhappy, and they'll shrug. But give them filet mignon and truffle sauce and then ask them to go back to living off the land, and they will always be thinking of that gourmet meal. If you don't know there's an alternative, you can't miss it.","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["alternatives","choices"],"id":5118,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"Maybe you had to come close to losing something before you could remember its value.","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["heartache","jodi-picoult","loss","love","value","worth"],"id":6078,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"You can argue that it's a different world now than the one when Matthew Shepard was killed, but there is a subtle difference between tolerance and acceptance. It's the distance between moving into the cul-de-sac and having your next door neighbor trust you to keep an eye on her preschool daughter for a few minutes while she runs out to the post office. It's the chasm between being invited to a colleague's wedding with your same-sex partner and being able to slow-dance without the other guests whispering.","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["acceptance","gay-rights","love","relationships","tolerance"],"id":6247,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"Here's my question: What age are you when you're in Heaven?","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["afterlife"],"id":8100,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"But no one ever said yes to make sex consensual. You took hints from body language, from the way two people came together. Why...Didn't a shake of the head or a hand pushing hard against a chest speak just as loudly? Why did you have to actually say the word no for it to be rape?","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["no","rape","the-tenth-circle"],"id":8670,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"But sometimes, in order to win, you have to make sacrifices.","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["sacrifice","winning"],"id":8778,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"Equality is treating everyone the same. But equity is taking differences into account, so everyone has a chance to succeed.","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["equality","fairness"],"id":9263,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"True love is felonious… You take someone’s breath away… You rob them of the ability to utter a single word… You steal a heart.","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["true-love"],"id":10191,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"},{"text":"What was the point of being able to forgive, when deep down, you both had to admit you'd never forget?","author":"Jodi Picoult","tags":["forgetting","forgiveness"],"id":10224,"author_id":"Jodi+Picoult"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":521,"pages":53,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}