“No more Christmas, no more Hanukkah, no more Ramadan and Diwali.” — Tahereh Mafi Christmas Copy Share Image
“My eyes are two professional pickpockets, stealing everything away in my mind. I lose track of the minutes we trample over.” — Tahereh Mafi Psychology Copy Share Image
“All I can think is how horrible and beautiful it is, that our eyes blur the truth when we can't bear to… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“And I felt it then: this strange, inexplicable sense that she might be the only person in the world I could really… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Because a quiet night is not the same as a silent one, a firm man is not the same as a steady… — Tahereh Mafi Difference Copy Share Image
“And I'd really appreciate it if you'd grow the hell up and stop walking around like the world crapped on your only… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“You're absolutely delicious when you're angry." "Too bad my taste is poisonous for your palate.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“At least I’m honest,” he adds. “You just agreed you’re a liar!” He raises his eyebrows. “At least I’m honest about being… — Tahereh Mafi Liar Copy Share Image
“Hang tight Hold on Look up Stay strong Hang on Hold tight Look strong Stay up One day I might break One… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I press my palm to the small pane of glass and feel the cold clasp my hand in a familiar embrace. We… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“She's trying so hard to be okay --- to make it all this shit okay --- but sometimes it's like the world… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“It's hot rain and humid days and broken thermostats. It's screaming tea kettles and raging steam engines and wanting to take your… — Tahereh Mafi Humid Copy Share Image
“One day Adam will realize that what he felt for me was just a crazy kind of desperation. We were two people… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“It's just a whisper of a kiss but something collapses in my skull. It's a feather-light brush of his mouth against my… — Tahereh Mafi Different languages Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I wish I could step outside of myself for a while. I want to leave this worn body behind, but my… — Tahereh Mafi Life Copy Share Image
“I've finally gotten to a point in my life where I'm not afraid to speak. Where my shadow no longer haunts me.… — Tahereh Mafi Freedom Copy Share Image
“I didn't know much about the world, but there was something about you I was immediately drawn to. It's like I just… — Tahereh Mafi Life Copy Share Image
“Juliette-Julietter, love, wake up-wake up" ... Warner's hands cup my face. The warmth of his skin helps calm me somehow, and I… — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner Copy Share Image
“Are you kidding?” I stop in the middle of the kitchen. Spin around. My face is pulled together in disbelief. “You’ve spoken… — Tahereh Mafi Disbelief Copy Share Image
“I don't know what I was expecting. Maybe I thought I'd catch him trying to break a hole in the wall or… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Do you know,” he says, closing the cover of the journal only to lay his hand on top of it. Protecting it.… — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner-anderson Copy Share Image
“There’s a strange kind of freedom in the dark; a terrifying vulnerability we allow ourselves at exactly the wrong moment, tricked by… — Tahereh Mafi Dark Copy Share Image
“loneliness is a strange sort of thing. it creeps up on you, quiet and still, sits by your side in the dark,… — Tahereh Mafi Loneliness Copy Share Image
“Kenji turns to look at me. He manages a goofy smile. "Aw, you trust me?" "As long as I have a clear… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Something snaps. I hear a gasp. I spin around. I jump up, alert, searching for the sound. It seemed close by. Someone… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
