Simrah

“That’s what separated us from the multitudes of Them. We lived harder. Knew better. But we laughed anyway. Laughed because there was nothing else to do but give up.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“You were planned, Noah. Engineered." Noah practically radiated frustration. "For what?"
"To be the hero," David said, looking at Noah like he was his greatest disappointment. "To slay the dragon. But you fell in love with it instead.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Noah had seen me scarred and broken, dirty and limp, covered in blood and wearing someone else's smile. He didn't cringe or flinch or hide. He knew who I was, he'd seen what I'd done, and he knew what I would do to him someday too. But he was still here. I would be a fool to let him go, and I was many things—a liar, a criminal, a murderer—but I was not a fool.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Pain is just a feeling, and feelings aren't real.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer