Jodi Picoult 

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.

You don't need water to feel like you're drowning, do you?

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

There's always going to be bad stuff out there. But here's the amazing thing -- light trumps darkness, every time. You stick a candle into the dark, but you can't stick the dark into the light.

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

Did you ever walk through a room that's packed with people, and feel so lonely you can hardly take the next step?

You make yourself strong because it's expected of you. You become confident because someone beside you is unsure. You turn into the person others need you to be.

A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by Expectations.There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.

Some lessons can't be taught, they simply have to be learned.

Whether or not you believe in Fate comes down to one thing: who do you blame when something goes wrong.