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I don't play games with people's lives like you do.
Simone Elkeles
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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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I've had more students die than I ever thought possible. My husband urges me to quit Fairfield and teach at some school without gang members who live their lives only to die or end up as drug dealers.
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Our lie is like a cancer that's spread to every single area of our lives.
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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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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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Love. Is it just a word that boys use to manipulate girls?
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Thing is, I don't like ties. I like to win....by big margins.
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There's a point when you have to stop fightin' the whole world.
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I don't want to end up like my mom. That's my biggest fear in life.
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Listen, I didn't ask for a face and body girls find attractive. But thanks to the mixture of my parents' DNA, I've got them, and I'm not ashamed to use 'em. Having a face Adonis would admire is one of the few advantages I've been given in life, and I use it to it's full potential whether it's for good or evil.
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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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the scary part is that people don't realize how much they've changed .
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Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.
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And I’m yours,” I tell him. “Forever and always and then some.
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Consider me your candy stripper... I mean striper.
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We kiss all the time. I clear my throat, then add, We just...do it in private.
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Somehow, being with Brittany brings something to my life that's missing, something ... right.
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Brittany and I don't date other people. Why not? It's called being boyfriend and girlfriend.
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And right this second I want to live in ignorant bliss.
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Say something, Amy, Miranda insists. Something positive. I'm sure it'll make you feel better. Okay, Miranda. I've got it. I motion the girls to lean in close to hear my words. At least I'm not dead. How's that for positivity? I have to admit it does make me feel better.
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