I need waves. I need waterfalls. I want rushing currents.

His hands are holding my cheeks, and he pulls back just to look me in the eye and his chest is heaving and he…

— Tahereh Mafi

“think Adam is looking to break Kenji’s neck at this point.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“I didn't want the clothes or the perfect shoes or the expensive anything. I didn't want to be draped in silk. All I ever…

— Tahereh Mafi

“infinite points of feeling for every nerve ending in my body”

— Tahereh Mafi

“He's too much. Everything about him is too much. His emotions, his actions, his anger, his aggression. His love.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“Right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark”

— Tahereh Mafi

“I want you, I want all of you. I want you inside and out and catching your breath and aching for me like I…

— Tahereh Mafi

“I will give no one the satisfaction of my death.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“I almost forget that she still hates me, despite how hard I’ve fallen for her. And I’ve fallen. So hard. I’ve hit the ground.…

— Tahereh Mafi

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

— Tahereh Mafi

“It's the kind of kiss that makes you realize oxygen is overrated.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“That’s when I understand. Of course she’s not okay. Of course she didn’t get any sleep last night. Last night she almost killed one…

— Tahereh Mafi

“I used to have a family. He”

— Tahereh Mafi

“I've never been able to follow through.”

— Tahereh Mafi

“ground where it smells like ice and metal and dirt.”

— Tahereh Mafi