“And I think people become who they really are when things get rough. I’ve seen it firsthand. With myself, my parents, with… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I can well imagine the extent of his relationship with my father,' Warner says, shaking his head. 'And that he has managed… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Someone picked up the sun and pinned it to the sky again, but every day it hangs a little lower than the… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Suddenly she understood that it is a very hard thing, to be afraid of things, and that it takes up so much… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Mother often said that she could never be bothered to understand why Alice did the things she did, and now, more than… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“watched a father slap his 8-year-old son in the face. I watched Adam fall to the floor and” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“There are three things you should know about me, love." He steps forward. "The first," he says, "is that I hate my… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“stared out at the cars and the parents dropping off their kids and the moments I’d never be a part of.” — 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
“Maybe I was crazy to consider it, but I’d always hoped that if I were a good enough girl, if I did… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“It’s all your fault! It’s your fault, you worthless piece of shit,” his father screamed over and over and over again until… — 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
