“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
“Mara, I have never felt about anyone the way I feel about you. And when you're ready for me to show you,"… — 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
“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
“I twisted my arm to curl him behind me and he unfolded there, the two of us snuggled like quotation marks in… — 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 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
“The two of us snuggled like quotation marks in his room full of words.” — 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
“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
“I was just going to say it reminds me of the symbols on a family crest.” Noah stopped mid-stride, and turned very… — 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
“You don't have to pick me up," I said in a rush. "Considering you have no idea where we're going and I… — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“Ah,” Jamie says. “We have reached the Brooding YA Hero section of the book.” “The first of them,anyway” I say. “I could… — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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
“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 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
“I was applauding Mara for her extraordinarily appropriate use of the term 'batsh*t crazy” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“They lie, you know. It's not easier to ask for forgiveness. Not even a little.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 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 corner.” — Michelle Hodkin Copy Share Image
