Jamie Roth Quotes

“I looked up at the video camera and stared. Then raised my hand and gave it the middle finger.
“I thought you were going to give it the District Twelve salute,” Jamie said.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“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.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Names?' the receptionist asked us.
“Jesus,” Jamie answered.
“Mary,” said Stella.
“Satan,” I said as I walked past her and pushed open the door to Ira Ginsberg’s office.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“We’re mutants now?”
“Don’t tell Marvel. They’ll sue us.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Ladies and gentlemen, Jamal Feldstein-Roth.”
I blinked. “Wait, Jamal?”
“Suck it,” he said with a grin. “My parents are liberal Jews from Long Island, okay? They wanted me to have a connection to my heritage.” Jamie made air quotes with his fingers.
“I’m not judging—my middle name is Amitra. I’m just surprised.”
“Amitra,” Noah amused. “Mystery solved.”
“What is that?” Jamie asked me.
“Sanskrit? Hindi?” I shrugged.
“Randomly?”
I shook my head. “My mom’s Indian.”
“What does that mean?” Jamie asked me.
“What does Jamal mean?” I asked him.
“Point taken.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer

“So we can’t start a fire. We can’t fly. We can’t create a force field. We are the most bullshit superheroes.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Words have power. And I may be privileged and have a higher IQ than any of our former teachers, but when people look at me? They see a black, male teenager. And there is nothing quite as frightening to some folks as an angry young black man.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer

“Taste the Rainbow, bitch!”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“How are we supposed to get in?”
Stella kicked the metal shutter.
“Fool of a Took!” Jamie hissed through his teeth. “If someone’s in there, they probably heard that.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Before I could say anything, Jamie began writing giant letters over the words with his index finger.
F-U-C-K Y-O-U.
My sentiments exactly.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“I punched him nos so lightly in the arm. 'Asshole.'
He was silent for a few minutes, and then he smacked my arm.
'OW!'
'You had a mosquito.'
'No, I didn't.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“My chest, Stella’s hip, Jamie’s left ass cheek.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“He could never use you. You own him. You should’ve seen the way he was looking at you while you were out.”
I smiled a little. “How?”
“Like you’re the ocean and he’s desperate to drown.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“You should’ve seen the way he was looking at you while you were out.”
I smiled a little. “How?”
“Like you’re the ocean and he’s desperate to drown.” ”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer

“Does anyone know how to start a fire?"
Blank stares. "So we can't start a fire," [Jamie] said. "We can't fly. We can't create a force field. We are the most bullshit superheroes.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Jamie said in that voice of his, "You never saw us."
"I never saw you," the driver repeated, sounding dazed.
"You drove this astonishingly hot underwear model from south Texas. You wanted to lick his abs."
"I wanted to lick his abs."
"You're such an asshole," Stella muttered as she climbed out of the cab.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Jamie(reading his personal file): "'Patient demonstrates extreme sarcasm and enduring bitterness; sees things in terms of extremes, such as either all good or all bad. His views of others change quickly, leading to intense and unstable relationships. Patient demonstrates conflict about sexual orientation and is preoccupied with the sexual histories of others. Demonstrates a classic pattern of identity disturbance, an unclear,unstable self-image, as well as impulsivity and emotional instability.'"
"This is bullshit. We're teenagers, we are supposed to be sarcastic"

Mara: "And preoccupied with sex"

Noah: "And impulsive"

Jamie: "Exactly! But we're in here and they're out there? Everyone's a little crazy. The only difference between us and them is that they hide it better.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer

“You don’t get what you do for him. You’re like his manic pixie dream girl or something.” Jamie thought for a second. “Actually, more like his psychotic demon nightmare thing, but whatever. You get my point.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“taste the rainbow bitch.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Retribution of Mara Dyer

“Ah,” Jamie says. “We have reached the Brooding YA Hero section of the book.”
“The first of them,anyway” I say. “I could brood forever.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Becoming of Noah Shaw

“You could write a comic book about the many adventures of her vagina. It could wear a cape.”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

“One little joke involving hemorrhagic fever and they brand you 'unstable”
― Michelle Hodkin, The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer

“Don't find peace. Find passion.”
― Michelle Hodkin