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I'm poor, not homeless.

Simone Elkeles

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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Chicago
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If you can't share with your friends, who can you share with?
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A Mexican guy named Sam pushes Gary Frankel next to Isabel. This guy can break your arm with one snap, asshole. Get out of my sight before I sic him on you, Sam says. Gary, who's wearing a coral shirt and white pants, growls to look tough. It doesn't work.
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dear kiara, The women in the shop told me that yellow rose represents friendship and red rose shows love. And the rosery is the only thing i own that i care for, its yours i'm yours C
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Who am I kidding? I have no reason for being here other that the fact that I want to be near her.
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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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You shouldn't love me. I don't deserve you.
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If you let him go and he doesn't come back to you, he wasn't yours to begin with. It's a lesson learned in first grade
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Oh, and just so you know, before we go out to the field we all get into a huddle and yell 'Go Queers!' really loud.
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Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.
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I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent.
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I cry a lot.' 'Yeah? Well I'm gonna change that.
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I’m staring into chocolate eyes. although my brain is clouded and I’m dizzy, I know enough to register that chocolate is the opposite of blue. I don’t want blue. Blue confuses me too much. Chocolate is straight-forward, easier to deal with.
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(Kiara sees Carlos' bleeding face)Carlos! Oh my God, what happened? You still recognize me with a busted-up face. That's a good sign, right?
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Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.
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I wish I could turn back time, but I can't. I made a stupid decision because I thought I was invincible, and I'll pay for it the rest of my life.
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Being brave is not as easy as it looks.
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Don't let your life outside of school dictate your future.
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