Jodi Picoult Quotes About Enemies

Quotes about: Enemies

• When you begin a journey of revenge, start by digging two graves: one for your enemy, and one for yourself.

  Jodi Picoult

  Revenge, Journey, Two

  Jodi Picoult (2013). “Nineteen Minutes: A Novel”, p.473, Simon and Schuster

• Would you give up your vengeance against someone you hate if it meant saving someone you love? Would you want your dreams to come true if it meant granting your enemy's dying wish?

  Jodi Picoult

  Dream, Giving Up, Hate

  Jodi Picoult (2008). “Change of Heart: A Novel”, p.184, Simon and Schuster

• There's an honesty to the wolf world that is liberating. There's no diplomacy, no decorum. You tell your enemy you hate him; you show your admiration by confessing the truth. That directness doesn't work with humans, who are masters of subterfuge. Does this dress make me look fat? Do you really love me? Did you miss me? When a person asks this, she doesn't want to know the real answer. She wants you to lie to her. After two years of living with wolves, I had forgotten how many lies it takes to build a relationship.

  Jodi Picoult

  Honesty, Real, Lying

• People don’t just disappear. There’s always a reason, or an enemy with a grudge. There’s always a loose thread that starts to unravel.

  Jodi Picoult

  People, Enemy, Grudge

  Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #4: Change of Heart, Handle with Care, and House Rules”, p.1051, Simon and Schuster

• How could you beat an enemy you couldn't see?

  Jodi Picoult

  Enemy, Beats

  Jodi Picoult (2003). “Second Glance: A Novel”, p.113, Simon and Schuster

• There are so many ways to betray someone. You can whisper behind his back. You can deceive him on purpose. You can deliver him into the hands of his enemy, when he trusts you. You can break a promise. The question is, if you do any of those things, are you also betraying yourself?

  Jodi Picoult

  Hands, Promise, Enemy

  Jodi Picoult (2013). “The Storyteller”, p.499, Simon and Schuster

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