Jodi Picoult, Keeping Faith

"The truth doesn't always set you free; people prefer to believe prettier, neatley wrapped lies"

"I don't think we get a choice in who we fall for,"Ian whispers. "I think we just do."

"My mother used to tell me that when push comes to shove, you always know who to turn to. That being a family isn't a social construct but an instinct."

"This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder"

"Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."What do you mean?"Your daughter,"Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God."

"I don't think we get a choice in who we fall for,"Ian whispers. "I think we just do."

"Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions."

"This is love, I think. A place where people who have been alone may lock together like hawks and spin in the air, dizzy with surprise at the connection. A place you go willingly, and with wonder"

"Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions."

"Sometimes you can see things happen right in front of your eyes and still jump to the wrong conclusions."

"Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."What do you mean?"Your daughter,"Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God."

"Dr. Keller begins pacing. "I don't think we've been hearing Faith just right. Her guard...the words..they sound alike."What do you mean?"Your daughter,"Dr. Keller says flatly. "I think she's seeing God."

"I close my eyes, thinking that there is nothing like an embrace after an absence, nothing like fitting my face into the curve of his shoulder and filling my lungs with the scent of him."