Lec

“I've changed somewhere deep inside. I feel different. Heavier, like my feet have been more firmly planted, liberated by certainty, free to grow roots here in my own self, free to trust unequivocally in the strength and steadiness of my own heart. It's an empowering discovery, to find that I can trust myself - even when I'm not myself - to make the right choices.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Defy Me

“That was one year ago. Less than a year ago. Somehow, it feels like a lifetime ago. And when I think back on who I was and what that version of myself thought my life would be like today-
I’m left deeply and profoundly humbled.
Today is not forever. Happiness does not happen. Happiness must be uncovered, separated from the skin of pain. It must be claimed. Kept close. Protected.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Defy Me

“I think he wants to pretend I’m the girl who doesn’t really speak and spends most of her time being scared. The kind of girl he needs to protect and take care of all the time. I don’t know if he likes who I am now. I don’t know if he can handle it.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Ignite Me

“In the end, she and I grew apart. All of this…made me realize a lot of things. And she was right. I’ve always been so desperate for something, some kind of love, or affection, or something.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Restore Me