#or

In addition to fines, violators of decency standards could be required to air public service announcements serving educational and informational needs of children. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

#air #announcements #children #could #decency

Once you have the support of the lads around you, you can't ask for any more. ↗

— Kevin Pietersen

#around #ask #lads #more #once

Lawsuit abuse is a major contributor to the increased costs of healthcare, goods and services to consumers. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

#abuse #consumers #contributor #costs #goods

Gay teenagers are four times as likely to attempt suicide as straight ones. I wish they knew that there's nothing wrong with them; that they are just a different shade of normal. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#different #four #gay #i #i wish

I woke up one morning thinking about wolves and realized that wolf packs function as families. Everyone has a role, and if you act within the parameters of your role, the whole pack succeeds, and when that falls apart, so does the pack. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#about #act #apart #does #everyone

Writing is total grunt work. A lot of people think it's all about sitting and waiting for the muse. I don't buy that. It's a job. There are days when I really want to write, days when I don't. Every day I sit down and write. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#buy #day #days #down #every

I have several writer friends, but I don't involve them in my work process. I'm more likely to talk about the business of publishing with them. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#business #friends #i #involve #likely

It's certainly my honor to be able to, hopefully, change the world a tiny bit, one mind at a time. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#bit #certainly #change #change the world #honor

Most people in America want an easy read. I call it McFiction - books which pass right through you without you even digesting them. I don't mean a book that has two-syllable words. I mean chapters you can read in a toilet break. Happy endings. We are more of a TV culture. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#book #books #break #call #chapters

For me it's more important that I outline all the facets of a controversial issue and let the reader make up his or her mind. I don't care if readers change their minds, but I would like readers to ask themselves why their opinion is what it is. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#care #change #controversial #facets #her