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

“But memory is like plaster: peel it back and you just might find a completely different picture.”

“Take it from me: love has all the lasting permanence of a rainbow- beautiful while it's there, and just as likely to have disappeared by the time you blink.”

“It turns out that there’s something even harder than not being able to be with the person you love when you’re happy: not being able to comfort her when she’s sad.”

“Oh, darling, that’s what love is. It’s some power greater than you and me, that draws us to one special person.”

“When you showed someone how you felt, it was fresh and honest. When you told someone how you felt, there might be nothing behind the words but habit or expectation.”

“But love wasn't about sacrifice, and it wasn't about falling short of someone's expectations. By definition, love made you better than good enough; it redefined perfection to include your traits, instead of excluding them. All any of us wanted, really, was to know that we counted. That someone else's life would not have been as rich without us here.”

“The first two things Gaudencio Rivera was made aware of--within hours of arriving by carabao-drawn cart at the secluded town of Tagbaoran on the island province of Palawan--were these: that the most beautiful woman in creation dwelt by the river, and that it was pointless to even dream of being loved by her.”

“The love that we feel for each other is not about the worldly things, those materialistic possessions, or great looks either.”

“My knitting is simple", he said again. Ï can make anything you want with it, but it will always be simple.”

“No, not really. But …” Okay, I couldn’t help but gloat a little. “She likes me.”

“Don't take this next undercover assignment. Stay with me instead.”

“You ever get the feeling all hell’s about to break loose and there’s nothing you can do about it?”