“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
“Mara, if you're tired, I can hear it. If you're hurt, I can feel it. And if you lie, I will know… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“I’m too selfish to leave you,” I said. Noah pulled back so I could see his smile. “I’m too selfish to let… — 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
“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
“The two of us snuggled like quotation marks in his room full of words.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“I wagered my heart on her and lost, again and again, but still I would do it. I could never bet on… — 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
“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
“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 stare at her above me and want her to pry me open, to crack my ribs, lick my heart, break my… — 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
“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
“You smell good," he whispered into my neck. He was warm against me. Instinctively, I arched back into him and smiled. "Really?"… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
Why?' He asked. 'Why what?' What could I say? Noah, despite you being an asshole, or maybe because of it, I'd like… — Anonymous 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
“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
“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
“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
“I laughed as I twisted to face him and raised my arm to hit in one move. He caught my wrist and… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“This changed nothing. Nothing at all. Noah Shaw was still a whore, still an asshole, and still painfully out of my league.… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“A man knelt before me; he looked familiar but I did not know his name. He withdrew the feather from my cheek… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“It doesn't matter", he murmured against my skin. His fingers traced the cuts, healing the veins beneath them. "There's only one thing… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“Asscrown," I muttered under my breath as I headed to my next class. I wasn't proud of swearing at a complete stranger,… — 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
“All I want is you. You don't have to choose me now or ever, but when you choose, I want you free.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
