“ Can you hear my heart? I want to ask him. I want you to make a list of all your favorite… — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner-anderson Copy Share Image
“shatter when they fall to the floor, that people curse the days the drops dare to tap on their doors. I am… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I have nine different weapons concealed on my body right now. Would you like to choose the one I use to shoot… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Do you never get exhausted being so wholly unbearable? You have as much charisma as the rotting innards of unidentified roadkill.” — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner Copy Share Image
“I’ll be back to shave your head while you’re sleeping.” Kenji looks genuinely terrified for the first time. “You wouldn’t.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“These words are vomit. This shaky pen is my esophagus. This sheet of paper is my porcelain bowl.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Brothers who hate each other. Brother who want to kill each other. And I'm caught in the middle. Good God, what has… — Tahereh Mafi Brother Copy Share Image
“And I can’t help but be amazed at the power such small, unassuming animals wield over us; they so easily break down… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Your suit looks just like mine.” Kenji frowns. “I’m supposed to be the one with the black suit. Why can’t you have… — 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
“i'm always apologizing. forever apologizing. for who i am and what i never meant to be and for this body i was… — Tahereh Mafi 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
“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
“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
“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments,… — Tahereh Mafi Book 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
The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments,… — Tahereh Mafi Companion Copy Share Image
“She didn't know how to describe this feeling, this breathless languor. No one had ever looked at her the way he did,… — Tahereh Mafi Breathless Copy Share Image
“So you just kill people for power." "As do you." "How dare you-" He laughs, loud. "You're free to lie to yourself,… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“The sun is an arrogant thing, always leaving the world behind when it tires of us. The moon is a loyal companion.… — Tahereh Mafi Dark moments Copy Share Image
“It's like spending 6 months just trying to inhale. It's like forgetting how to move your muscles and reliving every nauseous moment… — Tahereh Mafi Blue dress Copy Share Image
“I want you to live up to your potential!" "Let me go," I say quietly. I don't want to be your creature.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“She shuts the door behind her. She’s walking over to me. My heart is beating quickly now, and it doesn’t feel natural.… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Juliette" I inhale too quickly. A stifled cough is balloning in my throat. His glassy green eyes glint in my direction. "Are… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“his body break into heaving sobs, his small face smeared into the dirt, his arms clutching at his bruised abdomen. I couldn’t… — 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
Only an idiot would rely on the energy of a bean or a leaf to stay awake throughout the day. — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“My eyes are filling fast with tears and I blink and blink. Our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to… — Tahereh Mafi Truth Copy Share Image
“Invisible guns, huh?" Kenji smirks. "That's cute. I don't think I ever went through that phase.” — Tahereh Mafi Humor Copy Share Image
“Kenji clears his throat. "Hey--guys? Your loin passion is grossing out the little ones.” — Tahereh Mafi Kenji-kishimoto Copy Share Image
“You're my bird," I tell him. "You're my bird and you're going to help me fly away.” — Tahereh Mafi Fly away 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 Copy Share Image
“How am I supposed to go back? How am I supposed to forget what it was like to be with you? To… — 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 Compassion Copy Share Image
“Every day we feel further apart. And sometimes I think the harder I try to hold on, the more she tries to… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“His gaze is fixed on me: calm, unflappable; 2 buckets of river water at midnight. I'd like to cry into his eyes.” — Tahereh Mafi Midnight Copy Share Image
“I bite back a shiver as the blood rushes up to blush my cheeks and for a moment, just for this moment,… — Tahereh Mafi 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
“watched a father slap his 8-year-old son in the face. I watched Adam fall to the floor and” — Tahereh Mafi Father Copy Share Image
“Light a candle for me, I used to whisper to no one. Someone Anyone If you're out there Please tell me you… — Tahereh Mafi Candle Copy Share Image
