15. Quote
Handle with Care - Jodi Picoult
“People always say that, when you love someone, nothing in the world
matters. But that's not true, is it? You know, and I know, that when you
love someone, everything in the world matters a little bit more."
Charlotte O'Keefe's beautiful, much-longed-for, adored daughter Willow is born with osteogenesis imperfecta - a very severe form of brittle bone disease. If she slips on a crisp packet she could break both her legs, and spend six months in a half body cast. After years of caring for Willow, her family faces financial disaster. Then Charlotte is offered a lifeline. She could sue her obstetrician for wrongful birth - for not having diagnosed Willow's condition early enough in the pregnancy to be able to abort the child. The payout could secure Willow's future. But to get it would mean Charlotte suing her best friend. And standing up in court to declare that she would have preferred that Willow had never been born...
As you can see, I have underlined several quotes in this book. It is my most underlined book of all. It is extremely well written and I can relate to so much of it in some way or another.
At the beginning of certain chapters there are recipes with instructions that relate to the storyline, it's a really unique and interesting feature.
A close second favourite quote, from the same book: “When you love someone, you say their name different. Like it's safe inside your mouth.”
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