“But I'm shocked by the tenderness in his voice. The sincerity with which he wants to know. He's like a feral dog,… — 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
“But I mean, why even have a love affair?” Kenji asks. “I never understood that kind of crap. If you’re not happy,… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I'd really rather die than eat your food and listen to you call me love.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“There is nothing to fear. Nothing to worry about. Grieve nothing in this transitory world," he says softly.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I imagine love, I imagine wind, I imagine gold hair and green eyes and whispers, laughter I imagine Me extraordinary, unbroken the… — 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
“Love had made her fearless, and wasn’t it strange? It was so much easier to fight for another than it was to… — 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 I've fallen. So hard. I've hit the ground. Gone right through it. Never in my life have I felt this. Nothing… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Is it possible to love someone and then stop loving them? I don't know I even know what love is.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I peek up at his features, at the crooked grin i want to savor, at the color in his eyes i'd use… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I want you to be happy," I tell him, my eyes searching his. 'I want you to have a family. I want… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“.. but you-with you-" Hefalters. Looks down. "How am I supposed to go back?" he asks, so quietly. "How am I supposed… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Why do you call her 'love'?" James asks. "I've heard you say that before, too. A lot. Are you in love with… — 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
