“Everything looks so different to me now,” he says. “It feels different. It tastes different. You brought me back to life.” He’s quiet a moment. “I have never known this kind of peace. Never known the kind of comfort. And sometimes I am afraid,” he says, dropping his eyes, “that my love will terrify you.”

“Everything looks so different to me now,” he says. “It feels different. It tastes different. You brought me back to life.” He’s quiet a moment. “I have never known this kind of peace. Never known the kind of comfort. And sometimes I am afraid,” he says, dropping his eyes, “that my love will terrify you.”

— Tahereh Mafi