Melissa Griffith

“I opened my eyes and focused on his. “I’d be happier without you,” I lied as convincingly as I could. “Too bad.” Noah’s mouth curved into the half-smile I loved and hated so much, just inches from my navel. My head was foggy. “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.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

“So." Noah said carefully. I was sitting up cross-legged and tangled in my sheets.

"So." I said back

"Would you like to hear about Curious George's new adventures?"

I shook my head.

"Are you sure?" Noah asked. "He's been such a naughty monkey."

"Pass.”
― Michelle Hodkin

“Only narrowly avoided being elbowed in the face by a girl attired in what could only be described as "slutty Gryffindor" apparel. So wrong.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

“Why, Noah, do you know the word for vagina in every language?"
"Because I’m European, and therefore more cultured than you.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer