“Instead of doing the best thing, we sometimes have to settle for the rightest thing.”
Jodi Picoult book Nineteen Minutes
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Nineteen Minutes, published on March 9, 2007, is a novel by Jodi Picoult. It was her first book to debut at #1 on the New York Times Best Seller list. This book is about a school shooting, and focuses on the events leading up to and following the incident.
“Instead of doing the best thing, we sometimes have to settle for the rightest thing.”
Jodi Picoult book Nineteen Minutes
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“There are two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations.”
Jodi Picoult book Nineteen Minutes
Variant: There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality, or lower your expectations
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“Something still exists as long as there's someone around to remember it.”
Jodi Picoult book Nineteen Minutes
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“If we don't change the direction we are headed, we will end up where we are going.”
Jodi Picoult book Nineteen Minutes
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“You don't need water to feel like you're drowning, do you?”
Jodi Picoult book Nineteen Minutes
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“Can you hate someone for what they have done, but still love them for whom they had been?”
Jodi Picoult book Nineteen Minutes
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