“I do know that I don't want to wake him. We were up very late last night.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I never thought it would get this bad. I never thought the Reestablishment would take things so far. They're incinerating culture, the… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“You're naked?" Kenji is suddenly studying my sheet and not bothering to be subtle about it. I flush despite my best efforts,… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“He takes my hand. Intertwines our fingers. Offers me a smile that manages to kiss my heart.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“He smiles. "You know- I feel everything when you touch me, love. I can feel your excitement. Your nervousness. Your pleasure. And… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Please," he says. "I'm begging you to stop." I still. "I can't stomach your pain," he says. "I can feel it so… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“So, what—you just walk right past me? Don’t even say hello?” He clutches the socks to his chest. “I’m crushed. I saved… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Swallow the tears back often enough and they’ll start feeling like acid dripping down your throat. It’s that terrible moment when you’re… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“And he leans in, so carefully. Breathing and not breathing and hearts beating between us and he’s so close, he’s so close… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“All this has managed to prove is that you are extremely good at turning me off.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I want to be someone else somewhere else with something else to fill my mind.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I touch the tip of my finger to his lips. "There are secrets in here," I say. "I want them out." He… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“And that was it. There was nothing we could do. We just had to stand there, watching as they dropped bombs on… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Okay then. Let’s go get our girl back." "My girl," I correct him. "She’s my girl." Kenji snorts as we head in… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Kenji snorts.“That’s because you’re not fragile,” Kenji says. “If anything, everyone needs to protect themselves from you. You’re like a freaking beast,”… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“He's too much. Everything about him is too much. His emotions, his actions, his anger, his aggression. His love.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart. — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
