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An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi
4.0

“People thought I was growing up, and perhaps I was, perhaps this was growing up—this, this, an uncertain spiral into a darkness lined with teeth.” (62).

“So many times I felt like I’d been strapped to the tracks of our friendship, Zahra the train that repeatedly ran me over, only to later complain that my body had broken her axles.” (222).

“I did not often believe in men, but I always believed in more.” (237).

“I’d thought, for so long, that this pain I clenched every day in my fist would be my sole possession, all I ever carried for the rest of my life. I’d forgotten I had two hands.” (245).