Tahereh Mafi, Unravel Me Quotes

I am nothing more than the consequence of catastrophe.

Have you ever had a girlfriend, Kenji?" me?

Because a quiet night is not the same as a silent one, a firm man is not the same as a steady one, and a bright light is not the same as a brilliant one.

Because it's so hard to be kind to the world when all you've ever felt is hate.

Because it's so difficult to fight what you cannot control and right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark.

Right now I can't even control my own imagination as it grips my hair and drags me into the dark

I think wow, I imagine this is what it's like to have friends.

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?

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

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.

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

I felt the tears streak down my cheeks but I wasn't crying.

While a part of me wants to know, another part of me is too exhausted to ask.

And maybe if I can find a way to stop being scared, I'll actually figure out how to make friends. To be strong. To stop wallowing in my own problems.