--- title: "13 Ur Eyes Quotes By Tahereh Mafi" description: "13 Ur Eyes quotes by Tahereh Mafi. Plus more from Tahereh Mafi and more Ur Eyes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/tahereh-mafi-229_blur_our-eyes-blur-the-truth-when-we-can-tbea_2482375.png" --- > [“Our eyes blur the truth when we can'tbear to see it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/our-eyes-blur-the-truth-when-we-can-tbear-to-see-it/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/tahereh-mafi-229_blur_our-eyes-blur-the-truth-when-we-can-tbea_2482375.png) > [“Stop touching me with your eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/stop-touching-me-with-your-eyes/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/tahereh-mafi-229_eyes_stop-touching-me-with-your-eyes-1332511_1332511.png) > [“I’d recognize your eyes anywhere in the world.” And”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-d-recognize-your-eyes-anywhere-in-the-world-and/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/tahereh-mafi-229_eyes_i-d-recognize-your-eyes-anywhere-in-the_1246485.png) > [“All I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/all-i-can-think-is-how-horrible-and-beautiful-it-is-that-our-eyes/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/tahereh-mafi-229_horrible_all-i-can-think-is-how-horrible-and-beau_3032683.png) > [“Your eyes are so deep. So calm. I want to know what you're thinking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/your-eyes-are-so-deep-so-calm-i-want-to-know-what-you-re-thinking/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b73/tahereh-mafi-229_adam-kent_your-eyes-are-so-deep-so-calm-i-want-to_2298913.png) > [“My eyes are filling fast with tears and I blink and blink. Our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/my-eyes-are-filling-fast-with-tears-and-i-blink-and-blink-our-eyes/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/947/tahereh-mafi-229_truth_my-eyes-are-filling-fast-with-tears-and_2836483.png) > [“On the bleakst days you have to keep your eyes onward and upward and on the saddest days you have to leave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/on-the-bleakst-days-you-have-to-keep-your-eyes-onward-and-upward-and/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f46/tahereh-mafi-229_onward-and-upward_on-the-bleakst-days-you-have-to-keep-you_3186742.png) > [“Of course I remember you. You were the only one who ever looked at me like a human being." "You've always known?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/of-course-i-remember-you-you-were-the-only-one-who-ever-looked-at-me/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/tahereh-mafi-229_adam_of-course-i-remember-you-you-were-the-on_1285428.png) > [The world is a mess and I want to laugh because all I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/the-world-is-a-mess-and-i-want-to-laugh-because-all-i-can-think-is-2/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb9/tahereh-mafi-229_bears_the-world-is-a-mess-and-i-want-to-laugh_2296163.png) > [“My eyes are filling fast with tears and I blink and blink but the world is a mess and I want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/my-eyes-are-filling-fast-with-tears-and-i-blink-and-blink-but-the/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b4/tahereh-mafi-229_tears_my-eyes-are-filling-fast-with-tears-and_1677278.jpg) > [On the darkest days you have to search for a spot of brightness, on the coldest days you have to seek out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/on-the-darkest-days-you-have-to-search-for-a-spot-of-brightness-on/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/353/tahereh-mafi-229_brightness_on-the-darkest-days-you-have-to-search-f_862810.jpg) > [“And I do. I do wonder, I think about it all the time. What it would be like to kill myself. Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/and-i-do-i-do-wonder-i-think-about-it-all-the-time-what-it-would-be/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/630/tahereh-mafi-229_escaping_and-i-do-i-do-wonder-i-think-about-it-al_837572.jpg) > [“Swallow the tears back often enough and they’ll start feeling like acid dripping down your throat. It’s that terrible moment when you’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/swallow-the-tears-back-often-enough-and-they-ll-start-feeling-like-2/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b3/tahereh-mafi-229_destroy-me_swallow-the-tears-back-often-enough-and_2501095.png) ## Other authors on Ur Eyes ## More by Tahereh Mafi > [His hands are holding my cheeks, and he pulls back just to look me in the eye and his chest is heaving and he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/his-hands-are-holding-my-cheeks-and-he-pulls-back-just-to-look-me-in/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“think Adam is looking to break Kenji’s neck at this point.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/think-adam-is-looking-to-break-kenji-s-neck-at-this-point/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-didn-t-want-the-clothes-or-the-perfect-shoes-or-the-expensive/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“infinite points of feeling for every nerve ending in my body”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/infinite-points-of-feeling-for-every-nerve-ending-in-my-body/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“He's too much. Everything about him is too much. His emotions, his actions, his anger, his aggression. His love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/he-s-too-much-everything-about-him-is-too-much-his-emotions-his/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“Right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/right-now-i-can-t-even-control-my-own-imagination-as-it-grips-my-hair/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“I want you, I want all of you. I want you inside and out and catching your breath and aching for me like I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-want-you-i-want-all-of-you-i-want-you-inside-and-out-and-catching/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“I will give no one the satisfaction of my death.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-will-give-no-one-the-satisfaction-of-my-death/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-almost-forget-that-she-still-hates-me-despite-how-hard-i-ve-fallen/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/all-i-ever-wanted-was-to-reach-out-and-touch-another-human-being-not/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“It's the kind of kiss that makes you realize oxygen is overrated.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/it-s-the-kind-of-kiss-that-makes-you-realize-oxygen-is-overrated/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/that-s-when-i-understand-of-course-she-s-not-okay-of-course-she-didn/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“I used to have a family. He”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-used-to-have-a-family-he/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“I've never been able to follow through.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-ve-never-been-able-to-follow-through/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) > [“ground where it smells like ice and metal and dirt.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/ground-where-it-smells-like-ice-and-metal-and-dirt/) [Tahereh Mafi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahereh-mafi/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ur-eyes/tahereh-mafi/#itemlist", "name": "13 Ur Eyes Quotes By Tahereh Mafi", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Our eyes blur the truth when we can'tbear to see it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tahereh Mafi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/our-eyes-blur-the-truth-when-we-can-tbear-to-see-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/tahereh-mafi-229_blur_our-eyes-blur-the-truth-when-we-can-tbea_2482375.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/tahereh-mafi-229_blur_our-eyes-blur-the-truth-when-we-can-tbea_2482375.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/tahereh-mafi-229_blur_our-eyes-blur-the-truth-when-we-can-tbea_2482375.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Our eyes blur the truth when we can'tbear to see it.” — Tahereh Mafi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Stop touching me with your eyes.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tahereh Mafi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/stop-touching-me-with-your-eyes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/tahereh-mafi-229_eyes_stop-touching-me-with-your-eyes-1332511_1332511.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/tahereh-mafi-229_eyes_stop-touching-me-with-your-eyes-1332511_1332511.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b4/tahereh-mafi-229_eyes_stop-touching-me-with-your-eyes-1332511_1332511.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Stop touching me with your eyes.” — Tahereh Mafi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I’d recognize your eyes anywhere in the world.” And”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tahereh Mafi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/i-d-recognize-your-eyes-anywhere-in-the-world-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/tahereh-mafi-229_eyes_i-d-recognize-your-eyes-anywhere-in-the_1246485.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/tahereh-mafi-229_eyes_i-d-recognize-your-eyes-anywhere-in-the_1246485.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f8/tahereh-mafi-229_eyes_i-d-recognize-your-eyes-anywhere-in-the_1246485.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’d recognize your eyes anywhere in the world.” And” — Tahereh Mafi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“All I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to see it.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tahereh Mafi" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahereh-mafi/all-i-can-think-is-how-horrible-and-beautiful-it-is-that-our-eyes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/tahereh-mafi-229_horrible_all-i-can-think-is-how-horrible-and-beau_3032683.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/tahereh-mafi-229_horrible_all-i-can-think-is-how-horrible-and-beau_3032683.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10c/tahereh-mafi-229_horrible_all-i-can-think-is-how-horrible-and-beau_3032683.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“All I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to see…” — Tahereh Mafi", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 5, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Your eyes are so deep. 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To let them dry. 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I do wonder, I think about it all the time. What it would be like to kill myself. Because I never really know, I still can't tell the difference, I'm never quite certain whether or not I'm actually alive. I sit here every single day. Run, I said to myself. Run until your lungs collapse, until the wind whips and snaps at your tattered clothes, until you're a blur that blends into the background. Run, Juliette, run faster, run until your bones break and your shins split and your muscles atrophy and your heart dies because it was always too big for your chest and it beat too fast for too long and you run. Run run run until you can't hear their feet behind you. Run until they drop their fists and their shouts dissolve in the air. Run with your eyes open and your mouth shut and dam the river rushing up behind your eyes. Run, Juliette. Run until you drop dead. Make sure your heart stops before they ever reach you. Before they ever touch you. 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