Tahereh Mafi

I am not a broken heart. I am not collarbones or drunken letters never sent. I am not the way I leave or left or didn't know how to handle anything, at any time, and I am not your fault.

You don't know how much I need you. You don't know how much I love you. You don't know how much it kills me to look at you sometimes.

The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it's a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light.

My heart is so tired.

I'm stronger than I've been my whole life. I'm a survivor.

The only way to survive eternity is to be able to appreciate each moment.

Sometimes, the weakest step toward the light, ends up being the strongest step of your life.

I'm not afraid of being alone. I'm afraid of being lonely. And I'm not sure I can do that again.

When you're born with a weakness to love, it's impossible to grow strong alone.

I am not interested in saving the world. I am interested in saving you.

Our hearts, they need a mirror. Tethering, they face one another, and there, in the reflection, they find each other's light.

You're the kind of girl who can touch someone's life and make it better just by being in it.