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I don't want to end up like my mom. That's my biggest fear in life.

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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I've spent so much time avoiding arguments and smoothing relationships with the people around me, this confrontation is painful.
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Music is my drug, the one thing that makes me numb.
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Get a grip, Dad. I'm not going to do anything you wouldn't do at my age.' He stands up and says, 'That's it. You're canceling this date.
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- Just do you know, Lenny this isn't a date. - Then what is it? - It's me falling sorry for you, because you're such a loser.
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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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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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Daddy, What's the horizontal tango?
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Mujer, you own my soul.
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One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have to people I hold close to my heart.
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I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough.
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Alex, Add it up. No matter how much you want her in your life, she doesn’t belong. A triangle can’t fit into a square. Just pointing out the facts” “Gracias” I don’t point out that if it’s a big enough square, a small triangle can fit inside perfectly. All you have to do is make a few adjustments.
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Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.
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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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There's a point when you have to stop fightin' the whole world.
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Don't they give you happy pills in this place?
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Don't let your life outside of school dictate your future.
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I'm ready for something private, private and real
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- I don't want you to love me. - Too late, mi chava.
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You once said you loved me. Do you still? My sister is watching this exchange between us. She smiles warmly at me, giving me the strength to tell him the truth. I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you. I couldn't.
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