Suffering Quotes in My Sister's Keeper

How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #7

Of course Anna should be honored for donating her bone marrow. Of course she deserves recognition. But the thought of rewarding someone for their suffering, frankly, never entered my mind. (5.3.116)

Sara doesn't think she should reward Anna for her suffering because saving her sister's life should be its own reward, we guess. Kate's reward is getting to live. Anna's is… a little more nebulous.

Quote #8

"Where's the one-liner? Or is it too hard to joke about something that hits so close to the bone? You back away every time someone gets close to you?" (9.1.72)

Picoult will not rest until every character is miserable, and Campbell and Julia's relationship is a source of suffering for them both. His defense mechanism is to run away, and while this saves him some pain, it causes Julia more.

Quote #9

Life isn't nearly as stable as we want it to be. (9.6.12)

Okay, maybe everyone in this book does have an illness. It turns out that Campbell is epileptic, which happened after he was in a sudden car accident. Disease comes out of left field and affects everyone, not just the sufferer.