--- title: "4 Entire life Quotes By Tahereh Mafi" description: "4 Entire life quotes by Tahereh Mafi. Plus more from Tahereh Mafi and more Entire life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/tahereh-mafi-229_entire-life_i-like-when-he-tells-me-that-he-likes-th_213723.png" --- > [“I like when he tells me that he likes the way I feel because it goes against what I've heard my entire…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-like-when-he-tells-me-that-he-likes-the-way-i-feel-because-it-goes/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/tahereh-mafi-229_entire-life_i-like-when-he-tells-me-that-he-likes-th_213723.png) > [“You've been on the edge of insanity your entire life, haven't you? So many people called you crazy you actually started to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/you-ve-been-on-the-edge-of-insanity-your-entire-life-haven-t-you-so/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/306/tahereh-mafi-229_entire-life_you-ve-been-on-the-edge-of-insanity-your_1125118.png) > [“...I kept thinking about how Id spent my entire life being a coward, and how it got me nowhere. And I knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-kept-thinking-about-how-id-spent-my-entire-life-being-a-coward-and/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bd/tahereh-mafi-229_coward_i-kept-thinking-about-how-id-spent-my-en_2405529.png) > [“I remember it so well. Dying. It was the most painful thing I've ever experienced. I couldn't scream because my lungs were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-remember-it-so-well-dying-it-was-the-most-painful-thing-i-ve-ever/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de3/tahereh-mafi-229_brave_i-remember-it-so-well-dying-it-was-the-m_3137797.png) ## Other authors on Entire life - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-colleen-hoover-24862.jpg) Colleen Hoover 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/colleen-hoover/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jay-asher-47661.jpg) Jay Asher 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/jay-asher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sherrilyn-kenyon-84925.jpg) Sherrilyn Kenyon 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/sherrilyn-kenyon/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-lisa-kleypas-60671.jpg) Lisa Kleypas 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/lisa-kleypas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sorin-cerin-86306.jpg) Sorin Cerin 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/sorin-cerin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/paulo-coelho/) - [Robin Sacredfire 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/robin-sacredfire/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-chuck-palahniuk-24118.jpg) Chuck Palahniuk 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/chuck-palahniuk/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-brandon-sanderson-19210.jpg) Brandon Sanderson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/brandon-sanderson/) - [Shannon L. Alder 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/shannon-l-alder/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/hillary-clinton/) ## More by Tahereh Mafi > [His hands are holding my cheeks, and he pulls back just to look me in the eye and his chest is heaving and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/his-hands-are-holding-my-cheeks-and-he-pulls-back-just-to-look-me-in/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“think Adam is looking to break Kenji’s neck at this point.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/think-adam-is-looking-to-break-kenji-s-neck-at-this-point/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-didn-t-want-the-clothes-or-the-perfect-shoes-or-the-expensive/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“infinite points of feeling for every nerve ending in my body”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/infinite-points-of-feeling-for-every-nerve-ending-in-my-body/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“He's too much. Everything about him is too much. His emotions, his actions, his anger, his aggression. His love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/he-s-too-much-everything-about-him-is-too-much-his-emotions-his/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“Right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/right-now-i-can-t-even-control-my-own-imagination-as-it-grips-my-hair/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-want-you-i-want-all-of-you-i-want-you-inside-and-out-and-catching/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“I will give no one the satisfaction of my death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-will-give-no-one-the-satisfaction-of-my-death/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-almost-forget-that-she-still-hates-me-despite-how-hard-i-ve-fallen/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/all-i-ever-wanted-was-to-reach-out-and-touch-another-human-being-not/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“It's the kind of kiss that makes you realize oxygen is overrated.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/it-s-the-kind-of-kiss-that-makes-you-realize-oxygen-is-overrated/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/that-s-when-i-understand-of-course-she-s-not-okay-of-course-she-didn/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“I used to have a family. He”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-used-to-have-a-family-he/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“I've never been able to follow through.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-ve-never-been-able-to-follow-through/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“ground where it smells like ice and metal and dirt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/ground-where-it-smells-like-ice-and-metal-and-dirt/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/entire-life/tahereh-mafi/#itemlist", "name": "4 Entire life Quotes By Tahereh Mafi", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I like when he tells me that he likes the way I feel because it goes against what I've heard my entire life and I wish I could put his words in my pocket just to touch them once in a while and remind myself that they exist.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tahereh Mafi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-like-when-he-tells-me-that-he-likes-the-way-i-feel-because-it-goes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/tahereh-mafi-229_entire-life_i-like-when-he-tells-me-that-he-likes-th_213723.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/tahereh-mafi-229_entire-life_i-like-when-he-tells-me-that-he-likes-th_213723.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/596/tahereh-mafi-229_entire-life_i-like-when-he-tells-me-that-he-likes-th_213723.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I like when he tells me that he likes the way I feel because it goes against what I've heard my entire life…” — Tahereh Mafi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You've been on the edge of insanity your entire life, haven't you? 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