Wisdom Quote by Jodi Picoult — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.”

“I always wondered why God was supposed to be a father," she whispers. Fathers always want you to measure up to something. Mothers are the ones who love you unconditionally, don't you think?”

“If she spoke, she would tell him the truth: she was not okay at all, but horribly empty, now that she knew what it was like to be filled.”

““You don't have to say I love you to say I love you," you said with a shrug. "All you have to do is say my name and I know."”

“Anxiety's like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you very far.”

“What you know isn't nearly as important as who you know. Who will miss you. Who you will miss.”

“I've come to the point where I never feel the need to stop and evaluate whether or not I am happy. I'm just 'being', and without question, by default, it works.”

“Its not how strong you are, its how firm your footing is.”

“I know, win or lose, I enjoyed the prospect of giving it my all.”

“Each coil has the earthquake which created it, as every death has the life that gave birth to it.”

“One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...”

“Those who possess wisdom cannot just ladle it out to every wantwit and jackanapes who comes along and asks for it. A person must be prepared to receive wisdom, or else it will do him more harm than good. Moreover, a lout thrashing about in the clear waters of wisdom will dirty those waters for everyone else.”