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My Sister's Keeper

Jodi Picoult

Top 10 Best Quotes

“You don't love someone because they're perfect, you love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”

“Let me tell you this: if you meet a loner, no matter what they tell you, it's not because they enjoy solitude. It's because they have tried to blend into the world before, and people continue to disappoint them.”

“Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.”

“If you have a sister and she dies, do you stop saying you have one? Or are you always a sister, even when the other half of the equation is gone?”

“I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same.”

“Extraordinary things are always hiding in places people never think to look.”

“I'm lonely. Why do you think I had to learn to act so independent? I also get mad too quickly, and I hog the covers, and my second toe is longer than my big one. My hair has it's own zip code. Plus, I get certifiably crazy when I've got PMS. You don't love someone because they're perfect. You love them in spite of the fact that they're not.”

“The bottom line is that we never fall for the people we're supposed to.”

“It is the things you cannot see coming that are strong enough to kill you.”

“Sometimes to get what you want the most, you have to do what you want the least.”

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Book Keywords:

loss, loner, death, love, sisters, imperfect, loneliness, dating, julia-romano, unrequited, disappointment, solitude

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