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I don't belong here. It doesn't matter, because even if I don't belong in this place, she's here and I want to be where she is.

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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Mujer, you own my soul.
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I turn around and wrap my arms around his neck. Whoa, girl, he says taken aback. I thought we were keepin' this thing between us a secret. I hate to tell you, but a bunch of north siders from Fairfield are right over there. And they're starin' at us I don't care. Not anymore Why You only live once
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I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you, I couldn't.
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Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.
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She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven’t done in years— barnyard sounds.
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You shouldn't love me. I don't deserve you.
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Please, amigo. We need you, Kimosabe, O Mighty Powerful One. We need you more than the earth rises in the west. The sun rises in the east, dickhead. Only if you're standing on the earth. If you're on the moon, the earth rises in the west.
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I eye Chuy like a pitcher in baseball does when a guy leads too far off base.
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Unfortunately, there are no guarentees in life.
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From the moment I laid eyes on you I couldn't stop looking at you. From the moment we talked I couldn't stop arguing with you. From the moment we kissed I couldn't stop kissing you. And from the moment we shared our hopes, fears and insecurities I couldn't stop loving you.
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I've spent so much time avoiding arguments and smoothing relationships with the people around me, this confrontation is painful.
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Don't they give you happy pills in this place?
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I don't deserve you. You know that, querida, don't you? (Alex)
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