“It’s a strange thing, to never know peace. To know that no matter where you go, there is no sanctuary. That the… — Tahereh Mafi Peace Copy Share Image
“This planet is a broken bone that didn’t set right, a hundred pieces of crystal glued together. We’ve been shattered and reconstructed,… — Tahereh Mafi Broken 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 Chapter-39 Copy Share Image
“The drawers in my mind are rattling to break open. Memories. Theories. Whispers and sensations. I shove them off a cliff.” — Tahereh Mafi Memory Copy Share Image
“There are three things you should know about me, love." He steps forward. "The first," he says, "is that I hate my… — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner-anderson Copy Share Image
“stared out at the cars and the parents dropping off their kids and the moments I’d never be a part of.” — Tahereh Mafi Parenting Copy Share Image
“You're naked?" Kenji is suddenly studying my sheet and not bothering to be subtle about it. I flush despite my best efforts,… — Tahereh Mafi Juliette Copy Share Image
“I wonder at my incapacity for easy banter, smooth conversation, empty words to fill awkward moments. I don't have a closet filled… — Tahereh Mafi Awkward moment Copy Share Image
“Because some people are so stupid to believe there are thick neon lines separating good and evil. That it's easy to make… — Tahereh Mafi Clear conscience Copy Share Image
“I want Adam to be happy, Kenji, I really do. But he and I would end up like water going nowhere." "What… — Tahereh Mafi Ignite-me Copy Share Image
“The truth," he says, "is a painful reminder of why I prefer to live among the lies.” — Tahereh Mafi Truth Copy Share Image
“These are my soldiers. Standing single-file line in their assembly uniforms. Black shirts, black pants, black boots. No guns. Left fist pressed… — Tahereh Mafi Black boots Copy Share Image
“You will not be alone, I say to them, spinning to see their faces. You don't need to be afraid anymore. We… — Tahereh Mafi Better future Copy Share Image
“I tried so hard to fix what I'd ruined. I tried every single day to be what they wanted. I tried all… — Tahereh Mafi Every single day Copy Share Image
“Look at me, is what I wanted to say to you. Talk to me every once in a while. Find me a… — Tahereh Mafi First time 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 Copy Share Image
“Swallow the tears back often enough and they'll start feeling like acid dripping down your throat.” — Tahereh Mafi 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
“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
“But one day, she swore, she'd breathe light and color back into the dimness that had diminished her life.” — Tahereh Mafi Life 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 Fall apart Copy Share Image
“People are so preoccupied with making sense despite it being the most uninteresting thing to manufacture.” He shook his head. “Making magic,”… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
