Michelle Hodkin Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. Everyone is a little crazy. The only difference between us and them is that they hide it better. The Evolution of Mara Dyer

2. Everyone's a little crazy. Some people just hide it better than others. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

3. Everyone's a little crazy. Some people just hide it better than others. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

4. Have you made any other friends since we've been here?"I gave him the death stare. "Yes, actually.""Who? I want a name.""Jamie Roth.""The Ebola kid? I heard he's a little unstable.""That was one incident. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

5. I hate you," I muttered.Noah smiled wider. "I know. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

6. I planted a kamikaze kiss on Jamie’s cheek.FUCK, he shouted, wiping it off. What if you killed me! He threw a Skittle at my face. It hit my forehead.Ow!Taste the rainbow bitch. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

7. I slipped in and out of consciousness as time stretched and flowed around me. Dreams and reality blurred, but I liked the dreams better. Noah was in them.I dreamed of us, walking hand in hand down a crowded street in the middle of the day. We were in New York. I was in no rush—I could walk with him forever—but Noah was. He pulled me alongside him, strong and determined and not smiling. Not today.We wove among the people, somehow not touching a single one. The trees were green and blossoming. It was spring, almost summer. A strong wind shook a few steadfast flowers off of the branches and into our path. We ignored them.Noah led me into Central Park. It was teeming with human life. Bright colored picnic blankets burst across the lawn, the pale, outstretched forms of people wriggling over them like worms in fruit. We passed the reservoir, the sun reflecting off its surface, and then the crowd began to thicken.They funneled into a throbbing mass as we strode up a hill, over and through. Until we could see them all below us, angry and electric. Noah reached into his bag. He pulled out the little cloth doll, my grandmother’s. The one we burned. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

8. I wish we could make out in your bed."Noah sighed. "As do I, but I'm afraid we have ritual burning to conduct.""It's always something.""Isn't it though? The Evolution of Mara Dyer

9. I'll love you to ruins. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

10. If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If we were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one. The Evolution of Mara Dyer

11. In my rush, I hadn’t tied my shoelaces. Noah was now tying them for me. He looked up at me through his dark fringe of lashes and smiled. The expression on his face melted me completely. I knew I had the goofiest grin plastered on my lips, and didn’t care. There, he said as he finished tying the laces on my left shoe. Now you won’t fall.Too late. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

12. Is there any point asking what you're going to make me do on Sunday?''Not really.'Okay. 'Is there any point asking what you're going to do to me?'He grinned wickedly. 'Not really.'Fabulous. 'Does it involve the use of a safe word?''That will depend entirely on you.' Noah moved impossibly closer, just inches away. A few freckles disappeared into the scruff on his jaw. 'I'll be gentle,' Noah added. My breath caught in my throat as he looked at me from beneath those lashes, ruining me.I narrowed my eyes at him. 'You're evil.'In response, Noah smiled, and raised his finger to gently tap the tip of my nose. 'And you're mine,' he said, then walked away. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

13. Maybe sometimes we can only see the truth about ourselves if someone shows us where to look. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

14. Maybe sometimes we can only see the truth about ourselves if someone shows us where to look. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

15. Noah shifted on the bed, and the oddest crunching sound came underneath him. I looked, really looked, at the bed for the first time."What," I asked slowly, as I eyed the animal crackers strewn all over it, "the hell?""You were convinced they were your pets," Noah said, not even trying to suppress his laughter. "You wouldn't let me touch them. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

16. There is no truth," Stephanie said mysterously. "Only perspectives. The Evolution of Mara Dyer

17. Thinking something does not make it true. Wanting something does not make it real. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

18. Two seconds later, the sound of an alarm filled my ears. ''What did you do?'' I said over the noise as he backed up towards the bathroom door. ''The girl who gave you the note?''''Yes...''''I caught her staring at my lighter.''I blinked. ''You gave a child, in a psych ward , a lighter?''His eyes crinkled at the corners. ''She seemed trustworthy.''''You're sick,'' I said, but smiled.''Hey, nobody's perfect. '' Noah smiled back. The Evolution of Mara Dyer

19. Two seconds later, the sound of an alarm filled my ears. ''What did you do?'' I said over the noise as he backed up towards the bathroom door. ''The girl who gave you the note?''''Yes...''''I caught her staring at my lighter.''I blinked. ''You gave a child, in a psych ward , a lighter?''His eyes crinkled at the corners. ''She seemed trustworthy.''''You're sick,'' I said, but smiled.''Hey, nobody's perfect. '' Noah smiled back. The Evolution of Mara Dyer

20. Wait," I said as Noah slipped a book from a shelf and headed toward the door. "Where are you going?""To read?"But I don't want you to. "But I need to go home," I said, my eyes meeting his. "My parents are going to kill me.""Taken care of. You're at Sophie's house."I loved Sophie."So I'm...staying here?""Daniel's covering for you."I loved Daniel."Where's Katie?" I asked, trying to sound casual."Eliza's house."I loved Eliza."And your parents?" I asked."Some charity thing."I loved charity."So why are you going to read when I'm right here? The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

21. What would you do if I kissed you right now?"I stared at his beautiful face and his beautiful mouth and I wanted nothing more than to taste it. "I would kiss you back. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

22. You are what happiness means to me. And I would rather have today with you than forever with anyone else. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

23. You are what happiness means to me. And I would rather have today with you than forever with anyone else. The Retribution of Mara Dyer

24. You can't hurt me the way you think you can. But even if you could? I would rather die with the taste of you on my tongue than live and never touch you again. I'm in love with you, Mara. I love you. No matter what you do. The Evolution of Mara Dyer

25. You could start a fire with the heat between you two.""You're mistaking bitter animosity for heartfelt affection. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

26. You like them," I realized.Noah's eyebrows lifted in question."Like as people.""As opposed to...furniture?""They're my PARENTS.""That is my understanding, yes. The Evolution of Mara Dyer

27. You smell good," he whispered into my neck. He was warm against me. Instinctively, I arched back into him and smiled. "Really?" "Mmm-hmm. Delicious. Like bacon. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

28. You're supposed to say, 'All I want is your happiness. I'll do whatever it takes, even if it means being without you.'""Sorry," Noah said. "I'm just not that big of a person. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

29. Two seconds later, the sound of an alarm filled my ears. ''What did you do?'' I said over the noise as he backed up towards the bathroom door. ''The girl who gave you the note?''''Yes...''''I caught her staring at my lighter.''I blinked. ''You gave a child, in a psych ward , a lighter?''His eyes crinkled at the corners. ''She seemed trustworthy.''''You're sick,'' I said, but smiled.''Hey, nobody's perfect. '' Noah smiled back. The Evolution of Mara Dyer

30. Why?' He asked.'Why what?' What could I say? Noah, despite you being an asshole, or maybe because of it, I'd like to rip off your clothes and have your babies. Don't tell. The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer