Quotes by Tahereh Mafi

“Because it's so hard to be kind to the world when all you've ever felt is hate.”

“Because it's so difficult to fight what you cannot control and right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark.”

“Right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark”

“I want you to make a list of all of your favorite things, and I want to be on it.”

“I think wow, I imagine this is what it's like to have friends.”

“Red was ruby, green was fluorescent, yellow was simply incandescent. Color was life. Color was everything.Color, you see, was the universal sign of magic.”

“His lips soften into a smile that cracks apart my spine. He repeats my name like the word amuses him. Entertains him. Delights him.”

“Why are you touchin”

“I am suspended in the moment. Flickering images faded with age, frozen thoughts hovering precariously in dead space, a whirlwind of memories that slice through my soul.”

“Loneliness is a strange sort of thing.It creeps up on you, quiet and still, sits by your side in the dark, strokes your hair as you sleep. It wraps itself around your bones,squeezing so tight you a...”

“Sometimes I think the loneliness inside of me is going to explode through my skin and sometimes im not sure if crying or screaming or laughing through the hysteria will solve anything at all”

“Things are changing, but this time I'm not afraid. This time I know who I am. This time I've made the right choice and fighting for the right team. I feel safe. Confident”

“Best to introduce yourself to patience now, so that it might find you when you call upon it later.”

“First! Does this need to be said? Second! Does this need to be said by me? And third! Does this need to be said by me right now?”

“And he leans in, so carefully. Breathing and not breathing and hearts beating between us and he's so close, he's so close and I can't feel my legs anymore. I can't feel my fingers or the cold or th...”

“Alice jumped from flagstone to flagstone, her face caught in the rainlight glow, her hand grasping for a touch of gold. The towns excitement was contagious, and the air was so thick with promise Al...”

“Warner. A white bird with streaks of gold like a crown atop its head. A fair - skinned boy with gold hair, the leader of Sector 45. It was always him. All along . The link.”

“Hang tightHold on Look upStay strongHang on Hold tightLook strongStay up One day I might breakOne day I mightb r e a kfree”

“I grieve nothing. I take everything.”

“Studies have shown that thinking and wondering lead to thoughtful decision-making. It's an epidemic.”