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Music is my drug, the one thing that makes me numb.

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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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 let your life outside of school dictate your future.
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I want to tell her how much she's become the center of my being. But I can't. The words won't come.
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I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you, I couldn't.
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Alex probably brings his dates sharp knives as gifts, in case she'll need one when she's out on a date with him.
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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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This attitude means you haven't met a girl worthy of your attention. You'll want to get caught if the right girl comes along.
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I cry a lot.' 'Yeah? Well I'm gonna change that.
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Opening yourself up to making mistakes and being vulnerable is what makes it beautiful and special with the person you love.
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Sometimes I think Ben is right, that the fantasy world is better because reality sucks...but then I look at Nikki and I believe that we can beat the odds.
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Maggie squeezes my hand. It’s a silent message that everything will be okay. Somehow I believe her. In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first.
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And my piece of advice is...don't flirt with any of the female instructors. They all have access to weapons bigger than yours.
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Why are you making a joke out of this? she asks. Because it's stupid, Nik. There's not even room in my day to think about someone else.
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Love isn't about honesty. It's about protecting the people you love from things that will hurt them.
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He has eyes so expressive they give a hint to more than what he portrays. He’s dedicated to his friends, family, and even his motorcyle. He touched me as if I were made of glass. He kissed me as if he’d savor it for the rest of his life.
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Mildred waves Carlos over. 'Let me look at you.' She eyes him up and down. 'I saw you when you walked in. What's with all those tattoos? Makes you look like a hooligan.' 'I suspect I am a hooligan,' he says to her. 'Whatever that means.
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And right this second I want to live in ignorant bliss.
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I like that girl more that I can remember likin’ anything in my life. I’m not about to give her up. I’ll start carin’ what people think when I am six feet under.
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