Tahereh Mafi

(1988) Writer United States

821 quotes in 794 categories

Tahereh Mafi’s imagination shines through eight hundred twenty‑one lines, mixing magical realism with heartfelt introspection. Her words capture the turbulence of youth and the strength that emerges from confronting inner demons.

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Tahereh Mafi is a writer from the United States, best known for Shatter Me.

Quick Facts About Tahereh Mafi

Born: November 9, 1988
Nationality: United States
Profession: Writer
Notable works: Shatter Me
Spouse: Ransom Riggs

About Tahereh Mafi

Tahereh Mafi is an Iranian-American author based in Santa Monica, California. She is known for writing young adult fiction.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Tahereh Mafi

Why sleep when there are books to read.

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Book

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“Impossible is such a stupid word.”

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Dystopia

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“Ignite, my love. Ignite.”

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Aaron-warner

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“He has a crooked nose.”

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Crooked

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“Stop touching me with your eyes.”

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Eyes

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“I hate his smile. Hate”

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Hate

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“Adam was chosen. Of”

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Adam

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Insane for your sweet, sweet love!

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Insane

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“My heart has just expired and my mind has gone to hell for the day.”

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Expired

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“There's very little I wouldn't do for you.”

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Little

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Sometimes you have to learn how to shoot first.

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Education

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“You never asked for anything from anyone. But no one ever gave you a chance.”

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Asked

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“And I think people become who they really are when things get rough.”

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Rough

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“If you hide your heart, he will never be able to take it from you.”

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Able

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“ground where it smells like ice and metal and dirt.”

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Dirt

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“I love you.” He breaks. His voice. His back. His knees. His face. He breaks.”

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Breaks

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“Her hair is so long it falls to the middle of her back; I have to clench my fists against this unbidden…

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Hair Long

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“I have a curse. I HAVE A GIFT. I'm a monster. I'M MORE THAN HUMAN. My touch Is lethal. MY TOUCH IS…

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Curse

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“Laughter comes from living." I shrug, try to sound indifferent. "I've never really been alive before.”

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Comedy

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“For a moment I want to believe him. For a moment I want to sit on the floor and cry out the…

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Time

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“If you're not happy, just leave. Don't cheat. Doesn't take a genius to figure that shit out. - Kenji”

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Cheat

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I am a being comprised of letters, a character created by sentences, a figment of imagination formed through fiction.

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Character

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“He's staring at me like he's never seen me before. I want to wash my soul in the bottomless blue of his…

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Blue eyes

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“Hang tight Hold on Look up Stay strong Hang on Hold tight Look strong Stay up One day I might break One…

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Hang

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“Tell me there's a chance you could be wrong. "If there were the slightest chance i could spare you from the pain,…

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Sincerity

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“I want so desperately to bridge the gap between our bodies. I want to press my lips to every part of him…

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Lips Want

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They say there were birds who used to soar through the skies like planes.It seems strange that a small animal could achieve…

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Achieve

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“This planet is a broken bone that didn’t set right, a hundred pieces of crystal glued together. We’ve been shattered and reconstructed,…

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Broken

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“I like when he tells me that he likes the way I feel because it goes against what I've heard my entire…

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Entire life

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“Of course I remember you. You were the only one who ever looked at me like a human being." "You've always known?"…

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Adam

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“I wish I could stuff my mouth full of raindrops and fill my pockets full of snow. I wish I could trace…

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Raindrops

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“He sees what he does to me, what happens to me when his fingers graze my skin, when his lips get too…

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Adam-kent

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“Adam: I am being cool. I'm a freaking saint. I don't know anyone else who would be as generous as I am…

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Adam

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“I watch him walk away with the only family he has left and I know why Adam joined the army. I know…

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Adam

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“Because sometimes you see yourself—you see yourself the way you could be—the way you might be if things were different. And if…

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Life

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“Killing time isn't as difficult as it sounds. I can shoot a hundred numbers through the chest and watch them bleed decimal…

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Time

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“Friendship is not a thing I have ever experienced. Not as a child, and not as I am now. Except. One month…

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Children

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“And I think people become who they really are when things get rough. I’ve seen it firsthand. With myself, my parents, with…

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Adam

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“I don't want you to kill anyone at all," I say. "Not just Adam." Warner laughs a sharp, strange laugh. He looks…

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Bleak

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“Raindrops are my only reminder that clouds have a heartbeat. That I have one, too. I always wonder about raindrops. I wonder…

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Rain

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Tahereh Mafi by topic

Warner (77) Time (70) Love (68) Life (58) Juliette-ferrars (52) Juliette (41) Ignite-me (40) Tahereh-mafi (35) Gaze (32) Adam (30) Shatter-me (28) Unravel-me (27) Psychology (27) Aaron-warner (26) Friendship (25) Kenji (24) Destroy-me (18) Want (16) Language (16) Kenji-kishimoto (16) Every day (16) Adam-kent (16) Truth (15) Right now (15) Fear (15)