Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"He's wrong he's so he's so wrong he's more wrong than an upside-down rainbow."
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"He's wrong he's so he's so wrong he's more wrong than an upside-down rainbow."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"You think that because I am unwanted, because I am neglected and-and discarded-" My voice inches higher with every word, the unrestrained emotions suddenly screaming through my lungs. "You think I don't have a heart? You think I don't feel? You think that because I can inflict pain, that I should? You're just like everyone else. You think I'm a monster just like everyone else. You don't understand me at all."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"It sounds crazy, to think that I cared so much without ever talking to you."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"The sun is an arrogant thing, always leaving the world behind when it tires of us. The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Everyday it's a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human. Uncertain. Alone. Cratered by imperfections."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"Of course I remember you." My voice is a strangled whisper. I squeeze my eyes shut. "You were the only one who ever looked at me like a human being."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"Selfish needs, wants, and desires needed to be obliterated. Greed, overindulgence, and gluttony had to be expunged from human behavior. The solution was in self-control, in minimalism, in sparse living conditions; one simple and a brand-new dictionary filled with words everyone would understand."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"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."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"Maybe I was crazy to consider it, but I’d always hoped that if I were a good enough girl, if I did everything right, if I said the right things or said nothing at all—I thought my parents would change their minds. I thought they would finally listen when I tried to talk. I thought they would give me a chance. I thought they might finally love me. I always had that stupid hope."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"The only existence I know now is the one I was given. An echo of what used to be."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"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 but with my heart."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It’s always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"I'm wearing dead cotton on my limbs and a blush of roses on my face."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"Hate looks just like everybody else until it smiles. Until it spins around and lies with lips and teeth carved into the semblance of something too passive to punch."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"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"
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"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"
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
"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."
Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me
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