Imitation Quotes

“I was created a copy. I want more than anything to be an original.”
― Heather Hildenbrand, Imitation

“The rough fabric of my cotton nightgown chafes so I lie very still. Once, during a training exercise, they gave me a satin blouse in place of my coarse uniform. For a few moments, I was completely her—eighteen-year-old Raven Rogen, my Authentic—down to the fabric. The slippery material felt like cool fingertips on a hot day. All I could think was: She wears clothes like this every single day. I”
― Heather Hildenbrand, Imitation

“Chrome handlebars and a matte metal frame come together around a shiny black tank before it all slides into a cushioned seat. I don’t comprehend a single thing about all of the gadgets and buttons, but they seem capable of more power than one vehicle should have. I falter in my step and stare at the metal monster Linc intends to operate. His”
― Heather Hildenbrand, Imitation

“Imitations don't have mothers and fathers. We don't have family. We just are. Until we're not.”
― Heather Hildenbrand, Imitation

“She is shallow and easy and meaningless. I am deep and complicated and appreciative of the simple experience of joy.”
― Heather Hildenbrand, Imitation

“In this moment, with the wind whipping my hair, the view endless and open, I experience joyful abandon for the first time in my existence. It is sweet and sharp. I want to memorize it, store it up, so that when I need it most, I can recall that this feeling does actually exist—and it is entirely worth living for.”
― Heather Hildenbrand, Imitation

“But there are some words that when overheard will always twist a person’s guts sideways.”
― Heather Hildenbrand, Imitation