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“Have you ever had a girlfriend, Kenji?" "What?" He looks mortally offended. "Do I look like the kind of guy who's never had a girlfriend? Have you even met me?”

Quote by Tahereh Mafi

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Unravel Me

This book delves into the complexities of human emotions and the journey towards self-understanding and recovery. more

Author

Tahereh Mafi
Tahereh Mafi

Tahereh Mafi is an Iranian-American author born in 1988. Her works are acclaimed for their unique narrative style and profound insight into the psychology of teenagers. Mafi's debut novel, 'The Revenant,' is a coming-of-age story that delves into themes of family, identity, and self-discovery. more

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“Simple, powerful, poignant, the Sign of the Cross is a mnemonic device like the Mass, in which we sit down to table with one another and remember the Last Supper, or a baptism, where we remember John the Baptist's brawny arm pouring some of the Jordan River over Christ. So we remember the central miracle and paradox of the faith that binds us each to each: that we believe, against all evidence and sense, in life and love and light, in the victory of those things over death and evil and darkness.”

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