“And I do. I do wonder, I think about it all the time. What it would be like to kill myself. Because I never really know, I still can't tell the difference, I'm never quite certain whether or not I'm actually alive. I sit here every single day. Run, I said to myself. Run until your lungs collapse, until the wind whips and snaps at your tattered clothes, until you're a blur that blends into the background. Run, Juliette, run faster, run until your bones break and your shins split and your muscles atrophy and your heart dies because it was always too big for your chest and it beat too fast for too long and you run.Run run run until you can't hear their feet behind you. Run until they drop their fists and their shouts dissolve in the air. Run with your eyes open and your mouth shut and dam the river rushing up behind your eyes. Run, Juliette.Run until you drop dead. Make sure your heart stops before they ever reach you. Before they ever touch you.Run, I said.”

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About Tahereh Mafi

Iranian-American author based in Santa Monica, California

Tahereh Mafi is an Iranian-American author based in Santa Monica, California. She writes young adult fiction and is known for works in that genre. Her books have made her a familiar name in contemporary YA writing, with a style and audience centered on young adult storytelling. On this site, 93 quotes are attributed to her.

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Shatter Me

2019

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Unravel me

2018

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Ignite Me

2014

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Restore me

2019

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Defy Me (Shatter Me)

2019

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