“Doubt had married my fear and moved into my mind, where it built castles and ruled kingdoms and reigned over me, bowing… — Tahereh Mafi Fear Copy Share Image
“Flames are licking at my skin and there’s a burst of heat clawing through my stomach. Every inch of his body is… — Tahereh Mafi Darkness 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… — Tahereh Mafi Afraid Copy Share Image
“I promise myself then, in that moment, that I will hold him forever, just like this, until all the pain and torture… — Tahereh Mafi Forever Copy Share Image
“Kenji glances over his shoulder at me, but doesn't have the chance to turn all the way around before I crash into… — Tahereh Mafi Tears Copy Share Image
“In order to eat a pomegranate you need this many things: a pomegranate, a knife, a cutting board, a bowl and a… — Tahereh Mafi Food Copy Share Image
“I hate the lackadaisical ennui of a sun too preoccupied with itself to notice the infinite hours we spend in it's presence.… — Tahereh Mafi Light 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 Action Copy Share Image
“I'm not blind, okay? On a purely physical level? Yeah, you're pretty sexy-- and that suit you have to wear all the… — Tahereh Mafi Job Seriously Copy Share Image
“You were so hurt,” he says, “that I’d asked you to wear a dress.” He looks at me then, eyes sparkling with… — Tahereh Mafi Clean clothes Copy Share Image
“She is a soft, deadly creature. Kind and timid and terrifying. She's completely out of control and has no idea what she's… — Tahereh Mafi Beautiful disaster Copy Share Image
“No,” I hear myself say. “You’re not supposed to be here.” She’s sitting on my bed. She’s leaning back on her elbows,… — Tahereh Mafi Aron-warner Copy Share Image
“You've been on the edge of insanity your entire life, haven't you? So many people called you crazy you actually started to… — Tahereh Mafi Entire life Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think the loneliness inside of me is going to explode through my skin and sometimes I’m not sure if crying… — Tahereh Mafi Loneliness Copy Share Image
“I fold myself into a corner of this room and bury my head in my knees and rock back and forth and… — Tahereh Mafi Asylum 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 Aaron-warner 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 Exhale Copy Share Image
“This is, by far, the craziest shit I have ever seen," Kenji says. "I really never would've believed it. Not in a… — Tahereh Mafi Craziest Copy Share Image
“I'm not falling for Warner," I say quietly. "Sure you aren't." "I'm not," I insist. "I'm just-- I don't know." I sigh.… — Tahereh Mafi Juliette-ferrars Copy Share Image
“We are synonyms but not the same. Synonyms know each other like old colleagues, like a set of friends who've seen the… — Tahereh Mafi Friendship Copy Share Image
“Juliette,” I whisper. “What are you doing here?” I’m half-dressed, getting ready for my day, and it’s too early for visitors. These… — Tahereh Mafi Peace Copy Share Image
“We’re running out of time, he said. As if time were the kind of thing you could run out of, as if… — Tahereh Mafi Endless Copy Share Image
“Juliette, please-" Warner is screaming my name and I look up despite my best efforts. His eyes are two shots of green… — Tahereh Mafi Chapter-27 Copy Share Image
“Because while she might be able to feign timidity within the confines of isolation, out here—amid chaos, destruction—I knew she’d become something… — Tahereh Mafi Every day Copy Share Image
“And I promise myself then, in that moment, that I will hold him forever, just like this, until all the pain and… — Tahereh Mafi Break free Copy Share Image
“Why are you being nice to me?" The suprise on his face suprises me even more. "Because I care about you." he… — Tahereh Mafi Because i care Copy Share Image
“We can really be together," he says to me, undeterred by my silence. He pulls me close, too close. I'm frozen in… — Tahereh Mafi Chapter-39 Copy Share Image
“I pull him closer, grab a fistful of his jacket and kiss him as hard as I can, my fingers already attempting… — Tahereh Mafi Chapter-39 Copy Share Image
“He spent the next ten minutes giving a speech about the great day that is the day of their Surrender, and I… — Tahereh Mafi Communication Copy Share Image
“I don't know where we're going, he and I, but I know I want to get there. We are hours and minutes… — Tahereh Mafi Holding hands Copy Share Image
“You’ve suppressed all your rage and resentment because you wanted to be loved,” he says, no longer smiling. “Maybe I understand you,… — Tahereh Mafi Resentment Copy Share Image
“I’ve become obsessed. I carry her notebook with me everywhere I go, spending all my free moments trying to decipher the words… — Tahereh Mafi Aron-warner Copy Share Image
“Words are like seeds, I think, planted into our hearts at a tender age. They take root in us as we grow,… — Tahereh Mafi Good words Copy Share Image
“Adam leans into my ear. I feel the soft whispers of his breath just before he begins to speak. "You guys are… — Tahereh Mafi Adam 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 Little girl Copy Share Image
“For so many years I lived in constant terror of myself. Doubt had married my fear and moved into my mind, where… — Tahereh Mafi Break free Copy Share Image
“I think I must be smiling at him because he's smiling at me, but he's smiling like he might be petrified; he's… — Tahereh Mafi Smiling Copy Share Image
