" A man knelt before me; he looked familiar but I did not know his name. He withdrew the feather from my cheek and placed it in one of my hands. My thumb caressed the edges. It was so soft. “Show me what is in the other,” he said kindly. I obeyed him. Uncurled my fingers to reveal what was inside.
It was Noah’s heart. "

― Michelle Hodkin , The Evolution of Mara Dyer (Mara Dyer, #2)