Time goes on even when we do not. Author: Tahereh Mafi Copy Quote More from Tahereh Mafi “I'm checking my pockets for spare words and sentences but I'm finding none, not…” “Please—please get up—and lower your voice—”“Hell no.”“Why not?” I’m pleading no…” “I wish I could put his words in my pocket just to touch them once in a while an…” “It's like I've been stuffed full of twigs and all I have to do is bend and my b…”