Quotes by Tahereh Mafi

“We've been shattered and reconstructed, told to make an effort every single day to pretend we still function the way we're supposed to. But it's a lie, it's all a lie; every person, place, thing an...”

“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?”

“My thoughts, I think, will soon be sound.My mind, I hope, will soon be found.”

“I am not myself.My thoughts are tangled in words that are not my own.”

“His smile is laced with dynamite.”

“And I don't know much about anything in this world but I do know how to read The book written in his eyes. The way he looks at me.”

“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...”

“She'd decided long ago that life was a long journey. She would be strong and she would be weak, and both would be okay.”

“we write every day, we fight every day, we think and scheme and dream a little dream every day. manuscripts pile up in the kitchen sink, run-on sentences dangle around our necks. we plant purple pr...”

“he says : " please don't shoot me for this " and he kissed me .”

“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...”

“I can do anything I want. Be with anyone I want. And it'll be my choice.”

“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.”

“The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. Its always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do.”

“My father couldn't warm my frozen hands.”

“Nothing in this life will ever make sense to me but I can't help but try to collect the change and hope it's enough to pay for our mistakes.”

“I can't be my own person if I constantly require someone else to hold me together.”

“I didn't want the clothes or the perfect shoes or the expensive anything. I didn't want to be draped in silk. All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands...”

“Uh, yeah - how about a warm hell no to that request? Does that work for you? Because it works for me.”