More quotes by Jodi Picoult, Handle with Care

"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."
"A sacrament--like marriage--means living a life better than your natural instincts, so that you're modeling God. And God never gives up."
"What looks like garbage from one angle might be art from another. Maybe it did take a crisis to get to know yourself; maybe you needed to get whacked hard by life before you understood what you wanted out of it."
"What we all want, really, is to be loved. That craving drives our worst behavior."
"When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth."