“No more Christmas, no more Hanukkah, no more Ramadan and Diwali.” — Tahereh Mafi Christmas 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 Dark place Copy Share Image
“I am no longer afraid of fear, and I will not let it rule me. Fear will learn to fear me.” — Tahereh Mafi Fear Copy Share Image
“There will be a bird today. It will be white with streaks of gold like a crown atop its head. It will… — Tahereh Mafi Flying Copy Share Image
“His lips come too close. "But I love you." "No you don't." His eyes close. He leans his forehead against mine. "You… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Hate looks like everybody else until it smiles. Until it spins around and lies with lips and teeth carved into semblance of… — Tahereh Mafi Depth Copy Share Image
“Warner leans back, just a little. “Tell me what you want,” he says desperately. “Tell me what to do,” he says, “and… — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner Copy Share Image
“We are fed lies because believing them makes us weak, vulnerable, malleable. We depend on others for our food, health, sustenance. This… — Tahereh Mafi Health Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I close my eyes and paint these walls a different color. I imagine I’m wearing warm socks and sitting by a… — Tahereh Mafi Destroy-me Copy Share Image
“I am Juliette Ferrars, and I will lead this nation. I challenge anyone who would stand against me.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“His lips are so close to my ear I'm water and nothing and everything and melting into a wanting so desperate it… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“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 Aaron-warner Copy Share Image
“Ich will vertrauen können, doch die Vorstellung macht mich panisch.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Warner nods. Takes a short breath. Licks his lips. And shoots him in the forehead.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Look at me, is what I wanted to say. Talk to me every once in awhile. Find me a cure for these… — Tahereh Mafi First time Copy Share Image
“I clench my fists and try not to scream and I tuck my friends in my heart and revenge I think has… — Tahereh Mafi Destroy Copy Share Image
“If I considered other people's mediocre standards a sufficient metric by which to measure my own accomplishments, I'd have never amounted to… — Tahereh Mafi Books Copy Share Image
“Mother often said that she could never be bothered to understand why Alice did the things she did, and now, more than… — Tahereh Mafi Family Copy Share Image
“I don't think you're crazy." The world is blurring away as I watch it through the window. "And I don't think that… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“He's still looking at me, searching my eyes like he's found something he can't bear to walk away from. His hands move… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Killing time isn't as difficult as it sounds. I can shoot a hundred numbers through the chest and watch them bleed decimal… — Tahereh Mafi Time Copy Share Image
“This is about me and what I want. This is about me finally understanding where I want to be in ten years.… — Tahereh Mafi Ten years Copy Share Image
