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> [“He's still looking at me, searching my eyes like he's found something he can't bear to walk away from. His hands move to my face; his thumb brushes my cheek. His voice is so tender when he speaks. "You will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/he-s-still-looking-at-me-searching-my-eyes-like-he-s-found-something/)

[Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/)

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## 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/)

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