“ I have to get out of this room as soon as possible, or my own thoughts will wage war against me. Tahereh Mafi
“ 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… Tahereh Mafi
“ Juliette ? ” A tentative voice . “ Are you okay? ” I lower the pillow . Blink up . Warner is wearing a towel . A towel . I want to roll under the bed . Tahereh Mafi
“ 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. Tahereh Mafi
“ There is nothing to fear. Nothing to worry about. Grieve nothing in this transitory world," he says softly. Tahereh Mafi
“ Please," he says. "I'm begging you to stop."I still. "I can't stomach your pain," he says. "I can feel it so strongly and it's making me crazy- please," he says to me. "Don't be sad. Or hurt. Or guilt… Tahereh Mafi
“ I touch the tip of my finger to his lips. "There are secrets in here," I say. "I want them out."He tries to bite my finger.I steal it back. Tahereh Mafi
“ And he leans in, so carefully. Breathingand not breathing and hearts beatingbetween 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 the emp… Tahereh Mafi
“ It's the kind of kiss that inspires stars to climb into the sky and light up the world. Tahereh Mafi
“ I love you."He breaks.His voice. His back. His knees. His face. He breaks. He has to hold on to the side of his desk. He can't meet my eyes. "I love you," he says, his words harsh and soft all at once… Tahereh Mafi
“ He's looking at the wall and at the floor and at the bedsheets and at the way his knuckles look when he clenches his fist but no not at me he won't look at me and his next words are so, so soft. "Beca… Tahereh Mafi
“ I hear Warner laugh.I see him smile.It's the kind of smile that transforms him into someone else entirely, the kind of smile that puts stars in his eyes and a dazzle on his lips and I realize I've nev… Tahereh Mafi
“ My mind is a warehouse of carefully organized human emotions.I lock away the things that do not serve me. Tahereh Mafi
