“Who is she? Who is this girl who would allow me to do this, here, now? And how am I allowed to… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“I kiss the inside of each knee and up, farther, the roughness of my cheek raising redness on her skin.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Sorry' doesn't mean anything when you can't promise not to do it again” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“The two of us snuggled like quotation marks in his room full of words.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“My father might be right. If I lost Noah, I might just lose my mind.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Thanks. Seriously, you must have better things to do with your life than waste it on the hopeless?' 'I've already learned Parseltongue.… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“You could start a fire with the heat between you two." "You're mistaking bitter animosity for heartfelt affection.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Don't you mean 'assclown'?" he looked amused. "No," I said louder this time. "I mean asscrown. The crown on top of the… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“You’re distracting,” I said truthfully. “I won’t be. I promise,” Noah said. “I’ll get some crayons and draw quietly. Alone. In a… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“You're supposed to say, 'All I want is your happiness. I'll do whatever it takes, even if it means being without you.'"… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“I looked up at the video camera and stared. Then raised my hand and gave it the middle finger. “I thought you… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“I was warned about you, you know." And with that half-smile that wrecked me, Noah said, "But you're here anyway.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“You want me as much as I want you. And all I want is you." My tongue warred with my mind. "Today,"… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Apparently she judged the souls of the dead by weighing their hearts against a feather; if she deemed a soul unworthy, it… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“I rested my head on my arms and sighed dramatically. "What's up?" she asked "Why are boys so annoying?" she chuckled. "You… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Squawking pierced the funeral's hushed atmosphere as hundreds of black birds flew overhead in a rush of beating wings. They settled on… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“And then I’m steered away, flicking a winner’s grin over my shoulder at my girl. It takes a moment to register that… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“We're only seventeen." I said quietly. "Fuck seventeen." His eyes and voice were defiant. "If I were to live a thousand years,… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“In my rush, I hadn’t tied my shoelaces. Noah was now tying them for me. He looked up at me through his… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Any minute now . . .”Two seconds later, the sound of an alarm filled my ears.“What did you do?” I said over the noise as… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“How is it that you have friends, Noah?" "I ask myself that daily" He chomped down on the plastic straw. "Seriously. Inquiring… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Wait," I said as Noah slipped a book from a shelf and headed toward the door. "Where are you going?" "To read?"… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“What are my options?" "You could read obscure poetry while I play the triangle, I suppose. Or we can smother ourselves in… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Have you kissed many boys before?" he asked quietly. His question brought my mind back into focus. I raised an eyebrow. "Boys?… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“For some reason I think of the first time I saw her, kicking the shit out of the vending machine that refused… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Noah's eyes held my face. I swallowed hard. The juxtaposition of him sitting in a room full of people while staring at… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“I read the title from the cover. ' 'The joy of... crap.' ' I read the rest of the full title of… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Is there any point asking what you're going to make me do on Sunday?' 'Not really.' Okay. 'Is there any point asking… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“The first thing I noticed when I woke up was that I was covered in blood. The second thing I noticed was… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
