“he thinks too highly of me, places me on a pedestal i've never deserved.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Two girls with exactly the same green eyes are staring at us. They” — Tahereh Mafi Girls Copy Share Image
“His eyes are two buckets of rainwater: deep, fresh, clear. Hurt.” — Tahereh Mafi Rainwater Copy Share Image
“He likes to let a lot of people in; I like to keep most people out.” — Tahereh Mafi People Copy Share Image
“Ich will vertrauen können, doch die Vorstellung macht mich panisch.” — Tahereh Mafi 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
“Sticks and stones keep breaking my bones but these words, these words will kill me.” — Tahereh Mafi Sticks and stones 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
“I've loved you forever," I tell him. The sun rises, rests, shines in his face and he almost smiles, almost can't meet… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I put socks on first; a simple pleasure that requires more effort than shooting a man.” — Tahereh Mafi Effort Copy Share Image
“Adam hasn't changed a bit. Still moody. No sense of humor. Generally irritated. Sometimes I can't remember why we're friends” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“Comamandering is not a word. It has letters, doesn't it? Sounds like a word to me.” — Tahereh Mafi Friendship Copy Share Image
“It's a strange thing, to never know peace. That no matter where you go, there is no sanctuary.” — Tahereh Mafi Peace 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 Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I wonder about glue. No one ever stops to ask glue how it’s holding up. If it’s tired of sticking things… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“We're too different now. We want different things. And this?" I say nodding at our hands. "All this managed to prove is… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I will be alive in ten years, and I’m going to be happy. I’m going to be strong. And I don’t need… — Tahereh Mafi Going strong Copy Share Image
“Good morning, sweetheart." "I like that," I say quietly, smiling even though he can't see it. "I like it when you call… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I understand perfectly. He's fallen for your quiet, timid shell. For who you used to be. He has no idea what you're… — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner Copy Share Image
“The tattoo is just setting below his hp bone. H e l l i s e m p t y a n… — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner Copy Share Image
“I only know now that the scientists are wrong. The world is flat. I know because I was tossed right off the… — Tahereh Mafi Gravity 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
“So, what—you just walk right past me? Don’t even say hello?” He clutches the socks to his chest. “I’m crushed. I saved… — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
“I love you." He breaks. His voice. His back. His knees. His face. He breaks. He has to hold on to the… — Tahereh Mafi Heartache Copy Share Image
“I’m beyond rational thought. Beyond words, beyond comprehensible ideas. Seconds are merging into minutes and hearts are collapsing and hands are grasping… — Tahereh Mafi Rational thought Copy Share Image
“So I take a deep breath. Step forward. Let go. 10 seconds and I'm trying to breathe 9 And I'm trying to… — Tahereh Mafi Aaron-warner Copy Share Image
“I've said it before, love, an Im sorry I have to say it again, but you do not understand the choices I… — Tahereh Mafi Every single day Copy Share Image
“Life is like a cloud. It comes in a million shapes and sizes and it offers no guarantees, no sympathies for the… — Tahereh Mafi Life Copy Share Image
“Loneliness is a strange sort of thing. It creeps on you, quiet and still, sits by your side in the dark, strokes… — Tahereh Mafi Break free Copy Share Image
“Have faith in yourself. If you don't believe you can do it, you won't.” — Tahereh Mafi Copy Share Image
I have a heart, says science, but I am a monster, says society. — Tahereh Mafi Community Copy Share Image
“Go to Hell." He works his jaw. Walks to the door. "I'm working on it.” — Tahereh Mafi Hell Copy Share Image
“There aren’t many animals left, but I’ve heard stories of birds that fly.” — Tahereh Mafi Animals Copy Share Image
