I am an activist. I have a really big pulpit with my fiction and I love knowing that I can make people think. Jodi Picoult activistbigfiction Change image and share on social
Everyone has a book inside of them - but it doesn't do any good until you pry it out. Jodi Picoult bookgoodinside Change image and share on social
It's certainly my honor to be able to, hopefully, change the world a tiny bit, one mind at a time. Jodi Picoult bitechangehonor Change image and share on social
I'm always writing, even when I'm not at my desk. I write on my hands. I used to write on my kids' hands, too, but they don't let me any more. When I'm driving I sometimes write all the way up my arms. Jodi Picoult armdeskdrive share on social
I think many of my books, including 'Handle with Care,' including 'My Sister's Keeper,' circle back to how far are we willing to go for the people we love? I think love changes the way we think. It's the thing that takes you out of what your normal set of beliefs would be. Jodi Picoult backbeliefbook share on social
I know that books I have written will still resonate in 50 years - particularly 'My Sister's Keeper.' It has sold three million copies in the States alone. I strongly feel that, as a novelist, you have a platform and the ability to change people's minds. Jodi Picoult abilitybookchange share on social
I consider myself spiritual and I'm married to a man who is both an atheist and a humanist, and my kids have been raised with the traditions of different religions, but they do not go to church or temple. My feeling is that everyone should be able to believe what they want or need to believe. Jodi Picoult atheistchurchfelt share on social
My friends say I have two speeds: fast and blistering. Jodi Picoult blisterfastfriend Change image and share on social
I write adult fiction, but a good 40 to 50 per cent of my readers are teenagers. I love that if they have to grow up and move past JK Rowling they can move to me. From Jo to Jodi! Jodi Picoult adultcentfiction Change image and share on social
I think the 'New York Times' reviews overall tend to overlook popular fiction, whether you're a man, woman, white, black, purple or pink. I think there are a lot of readers who would like to see reviews that belong in the range of commercial fiction. Jodi Picoult belongblackcommercial share on social