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This reads as a definition of marriage as disciplined love, not just feeling. It points to the work of choosing patience, restraint, and faithfulness when instinct would go another way, and it suggests that such steadiness can reflect something larger than the self. In a difficult relationship, it lands as a reminder that commitment is often shown in what you keep practicing.
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About Jodi Picoult
American writer
Jodi Picoult is an American writer. By 2026, she has published 30 novels and several short stories, and she has also written several issues of Wonder Woman. Her books have sold widely, with about 40 million copies in print worldwide and translations into 34 languages. She is also the recipient of the 2003 New England Bookseller Award for fiction. Her work appears in both long-form fiction and shorter pieces, and it has reached a broad international readership.
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Books by Jodi Picoult
My Sister's Keeper
2005
Nineteen Minutes
2007
Wish You Were Here
2021
The Tenth Circle
2006
Perfect Match
2003