“And I understand, for the first time, that I have the power to destroy everything.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“It's not charity," I snap. "He cares about me--and I care about him!" Warner nods, unimpressed. "You should get a dog, love.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“For so many years I lived in constant terror of myself. Doubt had married my fear and moved into my mind, where… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“...and I know I'm about to die. I know it's over and it doesn't feel real, somehow, it feels like this is… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“But the thought of laying a hand on someone brings back a world of memories, feelings, a flush of power I experience… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“We're running out of time, he said. As if time were the kind of thing you could run out of, as if… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Your eyes are so deep. So calm. I want to know what you're thinking.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I've finally gotten to a point in my life where I'm not afraid to speak. Where my shadow no longer haunts me.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“In the pain, I imagine bliss. My thoughts are like wind, rushing, curling into the depths of myself, expelling, dispelling darkness. I… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“So I take a deep breath. Step forward. Let go. 10 seconds and I'm trying to breathe 9 And I'm trying to… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“All I know next are his arms, the desperate edge to his voice when he says my name, and I'm unraveling in… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“But he grins, so brilliantly, not even paying attention. “I love it when you say my name,” he says. “I don’t even… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I hate that I let myself be so passive my whole life, and I see now how differently things could've been if… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“We're too different now. We want different things. And this?" I say nodding at our hands. "All this managed to prove is… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“The small hand of a clock taps me at one and two, three and four, whispering hello, get up, stand up, it's… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Have you ever been in love?" I ask, turning on my side to look at him. He stares up at the sky.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“One day," I say to him, "you'll realize that Warner is not as crazy as you think he is." "Yeah." Kenji says.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I do want you," I say to him, my voice shaking. "I want you so much it scares me.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Stop. Stop time. Stop the world. Stop everything for the moment he crosses the room and pulls me into his arms and… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“She searches me with those odd, blue-green eyes and I feel guilty so suddenly, without understanding why. But there’s something about the… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“For so many years I thought my life was difficult; I thought I understood what it meant to suffer. But this. This… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Warner’s head is on my lap. His face is smooth and calm and peaceful in a way I've never seen it and… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“When are you putting me down?" he counters, no longer amused. "I mean, I've got an excellent view of your ass from… — 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
