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“There's a rage that lives inside me ... The rage of a child still too young to fight the monsters when they came calling.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Watch Me

“Stand down,” he shouts, his voice booming. “Stop the vehicle immediately.” James pops his bloodied head out the open door. “What’d you say?”
“I said stop-” James leans farther out the door, revealing a sophisticated automatic rifle. “I was just kidding, dumbass,” he calls back. “I heard what you said.” James opens fire.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Watch Me

“In my dreams I am safe; I have a strong hand to hold; a door to lock against the dark; a trusted ear into which I whisper my fears. In my dreams I am patient and kind; I have room in my heart for more pain than my own. I am not afraid to smile at strangers. I have never witnessed death.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Watch Me

“People have too many problems of their own. Those who reek of neediness are pariahs; there’s no faster path to isolation than to ask for help.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Watch Me