Tahereh Mafi Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Tahereh Mafi
Tahereh Mafi Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Tahereh Mafi on Wise Famous Quotes.
He's a hot bath, a short breath, 5 days of summer pressed into 5 fingers writing stories on my body.
I peek up at his features, at the crooked grin i want to savor, at the color in his eyes i'd use to paint a million pictures.
It's a small reminder, but it lingers, and the more I try to ignore the memory, it multiplies into a monster that can no longer be contained.
The darkness is like a black canvas punctured by a blunt knife, with beams of light peeking through.
Switch spots with me, J. He's making me feel all goosebumpy and shit, like maybe he's about to knife me.
His gaze is fixed on me: calm, unflappable; 2 buckets of river water at midnight. I'd like to cry into his eyes.
Tell me what you want" he [Warner] says desperately. "Tell me what to do," he says, "and I'll do it.
Why must you look like the rest of us? Why do you have to be the one to change? Change the way we see. Don't change the way you are.
He's standing at the front door, hands shoved casually in his pockets, no fewer than six different guns pointed at his face.
I have nine different weapons concealed on my body right now. Would you like to choose the one I use to shoot you in the face? Or should i?
I want to smash this concrete world into oblivion. I want to be bigger, better, stronger. I want to be the bird that flies away.
I love walking into a bookstore. It's like all my friends are sitting on shelves, waving their pages at me.
Rip the page out of the small notebook and clutch it close, actively swallowing the hysteria tickling every broken moment in my mind.
The bed under my back is filled with broken clouds and freshly fallen snow; it's too soft, too comfortable.
My face is in his hands and my lips are at his lips and he's kissing me and I'm oxygen and he's dying to breathe.
Men with guns have never put me at ease no matter how many times they promised they were killing for good reason.
Sometimes I wish I could step outside of myself for a while. I want to leave this worn body behind, but my chains are too many, my weights too heavy.
I wondered if your eye color meant you saw the world differently. If the world saw you differently as a result.
We are hours and minutes reaching for the same second, holding hands as we spin forward into new days and the promise of something better.
If you're not happy, just leave. Don't cheat. Doesn't take a genius to figure that shit out. - Kenji
I clench my fists and try not to scream and I tuck my friends in my heart and
revenge
I think
has never looked so sweet.
revenge
I think
has never looked so sweet.
They say our world used to be green. Our clouds used to be white. Our sun was always the right kind of light.
Then what's happening right now? Because something is happening right now and it doesn't feel okay, he says, his voice catching.
My body is a carnivorous flower, a poisonous houseplant, a loaded gun with a million triggers and he's more than ready to fire.
Mother didn't care for the oddness of Alice; she wasn't a parent who was predisposed to liking her children. She didn't find their quirks endearing.
I'm starving my stomach is a tortured pit of starvation I'm so hungry so hungry so hungry I can't even imagine what real food must taste like.