“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
“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 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
“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 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“I’m starved for her, all the time, even now—I want every part of her, to devour her, to inhale her, but I… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“He didn't look like the same person who picked me up this morning. Noah--sarcastic, distant, untouchable Noah--cared. And that made him real.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“Two seconds later, the sound of an alarm filled my ears. ''What did you do?'' I said over the noise as he… — 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
“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
“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
“The first thing I noticed when I woke up was that I was covered in blood. The second thing I noticed was that this… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
“You could start a fire with the heat between you two." "You're mistaking bitter animosity for heartfelt affection.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
“I was applauding Mara for her extraordinarily appropriate use of the term 'batsh*t crazy” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
“So, what are you doing with my little sister today?” Daniel asked. I closed my eyes in defeat. “I’m afraid I can’t ruin the… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
“They lie, you know. It's not easier to ask for forgiveness. Not even a little.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
“what if they make me stay? To keep me safe?”“I wouldn’t, if I were them.” “What do you mean?”“Any minute now . . .”Two… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
“Have you seen the rest of the flat?” A single shake. “Would you like to?” A single nod. “Follow.” I turn away from her… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
“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 corner.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
But when everyone tells you you're crazy and no one believes you when you swear you aren't, a small part of you will always… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
“Mara, I have never felt about anyone the way I feel about you. And when you're ready for me to show you," he said,… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share
