“You sick piece of shit," Adam says to him, his voice low, measured. "Such unfortunate language." Warner shakes his head. "Only those… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Comamandering is not a word. It has letters, doesn't it? Sounds like a word to me.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Words are like seeds, I think, planted into our hearts at a tender age.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I practice using my voice, shaping my lips around the familiar words unfamiliar to my mouth.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Words are like seeds, I think, planted into our hearts at a tender age. They take root in us as we grow,… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I wonder at my incapacity for easy banter, smooth conversation, empty words to fill awkward moments. I don't have a closet filled… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“One word, two lips, three four five fingers form a fist. One corner, two parents, three four five reasons to hide. One… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a sentence. Swords may cut and kill, but… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
Books are easily destroyed. But words will live as long as people can remember them. — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I’m not sure. But there’s something about the darkness, the stillness of this hour, I think, that creates a language of its… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I've searched the world for all the right words and my mouth is full of nothing.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Words, I think, are such unpredictable creatures. No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a… — 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
