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Michelle Hodkin

(1982) Novelist

313 quotes in 348 categories

Michelle Hodkin writes about intense longing that feels like a fire between two people, where love and hate can blur together. She shows characters keeping secrets, waiting forever for a promise, and feeling trapped by fear of staying safe. The quotes also hint at sudden alarms and the tension of following hidden plans.

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Michelle Hodkin is a novelist, best known for The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer Series, Book 1).

Quick Facts About Michelle Hodkin

Born: May 31, 1982
Profession: Novelist
Notable works: The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer Series, Book 1)

About Michelle Hodkin

Her books have made the New York Times bestseller list.

Quotes by Michelle Hodkin

“Do I get a gold star?”

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Astronomy

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“What if I scream?" "Don't”

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“The sarcasm, it burns!”

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“You always have a choice.”

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Bad choices

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“Pride goes before the fall.”

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“I don't have feelings.”

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Feelings

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Do not find peace. Find passion.

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Finding peace

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“Hard luck, mate.”

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“I've already learned Parseltongue. What else is there?" "Elvish.”

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Elvish

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Sometimes, the biggest secrets you can only tell a stranger.

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Secret

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“Now be a gentleman and open the door for me. My hands are full.”

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“I would wait forever for the promise of seeing Mara, unleashed.”

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Mara

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If you expect the worst from people, that's exactly what you'll get.

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“La chica del espejo sonreía. Pero no era yo.”

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Amor

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“Current mood: David Foster Wallace meets Amy Winehouse.”

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“Noah´s bed. In Noah´s room. Without any clothes on. Holy shit.”

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Fashion

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“But non of this matters, because you're not going to listen to your token black Jewish bi friend, are you?”

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Friendship

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“I’m sorry, is driving and talking too complicated? No problem, I’ll shut up.”

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Driving

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“Only narrowly avoided being elbowed in the face by a girl attired in what could only be described as "slutty Gryffindor" apparel.…

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“Our mouths were fluent in the language of each other and we moved with one mind and shared the same breath.”

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“An angel sat on one shoulder, a devil on the other. Both of them wore my face.”

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Angel

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“I waged my heart on you and lost, again and again and, but still I would do it. I could never bet…

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Heart

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“She stands unrecognized by them and unconscious herself of her fantastic power.”

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Heart

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“Yes!” He wrapped both arms around me, but when I tried to do the same he jumped away. “Watch the suit,” he…

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Funny

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“Apparently she judged the souls of the dead by weighing their hearts against a feather; if she deemed a soul unworthy, it…

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Mara-dyer

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“Scheide,'Noah said. I decided to give the drink another shot. 'What does that mean?' I asked, then sipped. 'Vagina' I almost choked,…

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“I rested my head on my arms and sighed dramatically. "What's up?" she asked "Why are boys so annoying?" she chuckled. "You…

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Mara-dyer

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“Squawking pierced the funeral's hushed atmosphere as hundreds of black birds flew overhead in a rush of beating wings. They settled on…

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Bird

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“Thanks. Seriously, you must have better things to do with your life than waste it on the hopeless?' 'I've already learned Parseltongue.…

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Better things

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“Someone always says, 'Kids are mean.' 'Kids will be kids.' Which implies that the kid bullies will grow out of it someday."…

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Bullying

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“It doesn't bother me ," I said. "If you don't mind looking forty years old at twenty, smelling like an ashtray, and…

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Ashtray

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“You can't hurt me the way you think you can. But even if you could? I would rather die with the taste…

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Consequences

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“Dead end after dead end. Did you find the answers you were looking for in that book?” “I haven’t had a chance…

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Book

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“Wait," I said as Noah slipped a book from a shelf and headed toward the door. "Where are you going?" "To read?"…

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Books

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“What are my options?" "You could read obscure poetry while I play the triangle, I suppose. Or we can smother ourselves in…

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“If I believed in God I would pray, beg, anything to stop time, to live in this moment with her forever. Tonight…

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Broken world

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“I slipped in and out of consciousness as time stretched and flowed around me. Dreams and reality blurred, but I liked the…

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Central park

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“What do I sound like?" I asked, more breathily than I intended. God, so predictable. He considered his answer for a moment…

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Music

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“Anna turned the pages slowly for effect, and like some demonic schoolmarm, held the book at an angle to provide maximum exposure…

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“Jamie(reading his personal file): "'Patient demonstrates extreme sarcasm and enduring bitterness; sees things in terms of extremes, such as either all good…

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Michelle Hodkin by topic

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