I spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
I’ve come to believe that the most dangerous man in the world is the one who feels no remorse. The one who… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
In a world where there is so much to grieve and so little good to take? I grieve nothing. I take everything. — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
Synonyms know each other like old colleagues, like a set of friends who've seen the world together. They swap stories, reminisce about… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
It's the kind of kiss that inspires stars to climb into the sky and light up the world. — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
The world is a mess and I want to laugh because all I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is,… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
I want to smash this concrete world into oblivion. I want to be bigger, better, stronger. I want to be the bird… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
Hope. It's like a drop of honey, a field of tulips blooming in the springtime. It's a fresh rain, a whispered promise,… — 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