“You’re perfect,” I tell him, so overcome I forget myself. “All of you. Your entire body. Proportionally. Symmetrically. You’re absurdly, mathematically perfect.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Sir, can you hear me?" Another cry. But this time, a voice I don't detest. "Sire, please, can you hear me-" "I've… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“That traitorous bastard. The idiot who thinks he's won himself a pretty girl. He has no idea who she is. No idea… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I loved making you mad," he says to me, his eyes wicked. "I love making you mad.” — 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
“Good God, I have taken leave of my senses. I never thank Delalieu. I've likely given the poor man a heart attack.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Just because I'm going to hell doesn't mean you'll ever deserve her.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Warner drops his hand. His glassy green eyes are so delighted I'm petrified. "God, I've missed you," he says to me. "You… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Warner’s head is on my lap. His face is smooth and calm and peaceful in a way I've never seen it and… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“My opinions,” I say to him, quietly this time, “should not so easily break your own. Stand by your convictions. Form clear… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Only my dead body would allow her to walk out that door." Warner exercises his jaw and spits blood on the floor.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“One day," I say to him, "you'll realize that Warner is not as crazy as you think he is." "Yeah." Kenji says.… — 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… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“The small hand of a clock taps me at one and two, three and four, whispering hello, get up, stand up, it's… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“And if you insist on continuing to make assumptions about my character, I’ll advise you only this: assume you will always be… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“The life I know now is the only one that matters. The suffocation, the luxury, the sleepless nights, and the dead bodies.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I’ve fallen for her…So hard. I’ve hit the ground. Gone right through it. Never in my life have if felt this. Nothing… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I love you." He breaks. His voice. His back. His knees. His face. He breaks. He has to hold on to the… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Oh, certainly, sir. Would you like me to accompany you?” “That won’t be necessary, Lieutenant, but thank you for the offer.” “I—s-sir,”… — tahereh mafi Copy Share Image
“Watching her talk to someone else made me crazy. I was jealous. Ridiculous. I wanted her to know me; I wanted her… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“He smiles. "You know- I feel everything when you touch me, love. I can feel your excitement. Your nervousness. Your pleasure. And… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“For a moment I feel as though I exist outside of my body, as if I'm looking at myself from his perspective.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I like the way I feel about myself when I'm with him." I say quietly. "Warner thinks I'm strong and smart and… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I hear Warner laugh. I see him smile. It's the kind of smile that transforms him into someone else entirely, the kind… — 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
“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
“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
“It's not charity," I snap. "He cares about me--and I care about him!" Warner nods, unimpressed. "You should get a dog, love.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“But he grins, so brilliantly, not even paying attention. “I love it when you say my name,” he says. “I don’t even… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Please," he says. "I'm begging you to stop." I still. "I can't stomach your pain," he says. "I can feel it so… — 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
