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Books Quotes by Tahereh Mafi

14 Books quotes by Tahereh Mafi

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Mafi’s take on books feels like a whisper from a vibrant, modern storyteller. Though only 14 snippets, they capture her belief that reading can ignite fierce emotions and spark daring dreams, making this a nice starter set for anyone curious about her passionate perspective.

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Why sleep when there are books to read.

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“Revenge I think Has never looked so sweet”

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“The books...they helped keep me from losing my mind altogether.”

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“I don't know much about anything in this world but I do know how to read the book written in his eyes.”

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Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them.

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“All I had to do was open a book - to see the stories bleeding from page to page. To see the…

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“If I considered other people's mediocre standards a sufficient metric by which to measure my own accomplishments, I'd have never amounted to…

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“Sometimes a book isn't a heartbreaking work of staggering genius. Sometimes it's the only story you knew how to tell.”

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I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters.

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“I spent my life folded between the pages of books.In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I…

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“I don’t understand—why won’t you talk to me? You sit in the corner all day and write in your book and look…

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“I spend my life folded between pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters. I…

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I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters.…

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“Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them. Tattoos, for example, are very hard to…

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

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

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“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…

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

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

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

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

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

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“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.…

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

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

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“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…

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“I used to have a family. He”

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

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

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