lilaabard:

READ IN 2018: restore me, by tahereh mafi

I don’t wake up screaming anymore. I do not feel ill at the sight of blood. I do not flinch before firing a gun. I will never again apologize for surviving.

shattermenews:

I don’t know, kid. Those ice cream trucks never came into my neighborhood. The world I remember was tired and racist and volatile as hell, ripe for a hostile takeover by a shit regime. We were already divided. The conquering was easy. Anyway, I ran away from an orphanage when I was eight, so I don’t remember much of that cutesy shit, regardless.

niklasmalikovs:

READ IN 2018 - restore me by tahereh mafi

I cannot let the broken girl inside of me inhale all that I’ve become. I cannot revert back to another version of myself. I will not shatter, not again, in the wake of an emotional earthquake.

neiljostv:

but now - for the first time - i find my own face interesting. like i’ve stepped out of the shadows of my own shelf; like the curtain i used to hide behind has been, finally pushed back.

i’m here. right here.

look at me, i seem to scream without speaking.

neiljostv:

read in 2018. restore me by tahereh mafi

i cannot let the broken girl inside of me inhale all that i’ve become. i cannot revert back to another version of myself. i will not shatter, not again, in the wake of an emotional earthquake.

julietteferarrs:

And then I’m moving, everything is moving, everything is sideways and I open my eyes and quickly close them as the world blurs before me. Warner is carrying me in his arms and I bury my face in the crook of his neck. He smells so familiar.

Safe.

julliettewarner:

books read in 2018: restore me by tahereh mafi

“The world tried to crush you,” I say, gently now, “and you refused to be shattered. You’ve recovered from every setback a stronger person, rising from the ashes only to astonish everyone around you. And you will continue to surprise and confuse those who underestimate you. It is an inevitability,” I say. “A foregone conclusion.”

shattermenews:

your ring with the magic stone
I held it in my hands to take you away from there
but the magic was over.   x

                                       If you hide your heart, he will never be able to take it from you

caradocdearborn:

the shatter me series + the main four

“Why do you call her ‘love’?“ James asks. “I’ve heard you say that before, too. A lot. Are you in love with her? I think Adam’s in love with her. Kenji’s not in love with her, though. I already asked him.”
Warner blinks at him.
“Well?” James asks.
“Well what?”
“Are you in love with her?”
“Are you in love with her?”
“What?” James blushes. “No. She’s like a million years older than me.”
“Would anyone else like to take over this conversation?” Warner asks, looking around the group.” 

warners:

endless list of characters in literature: Aaron Warner