“I count everything. Even numbers, odd numbers, multiples of 10. I count the ticks of the clock i count the tocks of… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I don't consider myself a moral man. I do not philosophize about life or bother with laws and principles that govern most… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I lived in a really dark place. I wasn't safe in my own mind. I woke up every morning hoping to die… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“We've been shattered and reconstructed, told to make an effort every single day to pretend we still function the way we're supposed… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Slowly, Aaron looks up at me. His face is blank even as he says, "April twenty-fourth." "April twenty-fourth," I say, smiling. "That's… — 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
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
