His hands are holding my cheeks, and he pulls back just to look me in the eye and his chest is heaving and he says, "I think," he says, "my heart is going to explode," and I wish, more than ever, that I knew how to capture moments like these and revisit them forever. Because this. This is everything.
Tahereh MafiFriendship is not a thing I have ever experienced. Not as a child, and not as I am now.
Tahereh MafiI spent my life folded between the pages of books. In the absence of human relationships I formed bonds with paper characters.
Tahereh MafiPeople seldom realize that they tell lies with their lips and truths with their eyes all the time.
Tahereh MafiFun fact #1 about pomegranates: Pomegranates are awesome.Fun fact #2: Pomegranates are like little explosions of awesome in your mouth.Fun fact #3: A lot of people think you're not supposed to eat the seeds of a pomegranate - but that's not true, people who tell you that are liars, and they don't know anything about life, and they should never be trusted.
Tahereh Mafi