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Don't let your life outside of school dictate your future.

Simone Elkeles

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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Luis is right there.” I point to the corner of the yard, where my little brother is the centre of attention doing imitations of barnyard animals. I have yet to inform him that talent isn’t as much of a chick magnet when you get into junior high.
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Carlos, are we in complete understanding with each other?” “Yeah,” I say. “As long as it’s not in your house and you don’t know about it, you’re okay with us messin’ around.” “I know you’re joking with me. You are joking with me, aren’t you?” “Maybe.
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Did we kiss last night? Yes. Well, it wasn't memorable because I have no recollection of it. He laughs. I was kiddin'. We didn't kiss. He leans in. When we kiss you'll remember it.Forever.
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Music is my drug, the one thing that makes me numb.
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Makin' mistakes ain't a crime, you know. What's the use of having a reputation if you can't ruin it every now and then?
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Being brave is not as easy as it looks.
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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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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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Mujer, you own my soul.
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Do you ever lose the ego?” Westford asks me. “Yeah.” When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.
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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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If you consider yourself a friend, dont tell me. Because if i know the rumors, i'll feel like i have to confront the. and right this second i want to live in ignorant bliss.
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It's the music that pulls me in and makes me forget about my problems at home. Music is my drug, the one thing that makes me numb.
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I'm ready for that adrenaline rush...with you.
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Football players are misunderstood. They arent the dumb jocks people think they are.
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If any guy threatened her she'd probably suffocate him with her oversized tee.
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I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you, I couldn't.
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Sometimes I wish there were do over years or fast forward days
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And I’m yours,” I tell him. “Forever and always and then some.
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The threat of taking something away makes us appreciate it more.
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