Jodi Picoult, Mercy

Aphorism 101: “No laird would expect his clan to do what he himself would not!” Chapter 3

Full Quote: “It was a technicality; any oath he’d made would naturally imply he’d be fighting alongside, since no laird would expect his clan to do what he himself would not.”

Aphorism 100: “Hope that heaven resembles Scotland!” Chapter 3

Full Quote: “He wondered what God was like. He hoped that heaven resembled Scotland.”

Aphorism 99: “The sad are victims of collective memory!” Chapter 3

Full Quote: “..he was really a victim of collective memory.”

Aphorism 98: “Duty is duty, a laird is a laird, and you cannot doubt your own blood!” Chapter 3

Full Quote: “’Duty is duty,’ Angus had said, ‘and a laird is a laird. And be there a clan or no’, lad, ye canna doubt your own blood.”

Aphorism 97: “Carrymuir had never been taken by Campbells or English or anyone else, was now overrun with tourists!” Chapter 3

Aphorism 96: “It is not possible to define freedom to someone who does not realize they are caged.” Chapter 4

Full Quote: “You simply could not define freedom to someone who did not realize they were caged.”