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I don't play games with people's lives like you do.

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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I turn around and wrap my arms around his neck. Whoa, girl, he says taken aback. I thought we were keepin' this thing between us a secret. I hate to tell you, but a bunch of north siders from Fairfield are right over there. And they're starin' at us I don't care. Not anymore Why You only live once
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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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If there's one thing I learned, it's that nobody is here forever. You have to live for the moment, each and every day . . . the here, the now.
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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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Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.
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From the look of us, you'd never know we slept in the same bed last night and made out like the world was going to end if we stopped.
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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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I don't belong here. It doesn't matter, because even if I don't belong in this place, she's here and I want to be where she is.
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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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I'm ready for something private, private and real
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Do I hear a challenge?” she whispers, “Oh, Carlos. You know I can’t resist a challenge.
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Man, my girl is one tough chick when she wants to be. I wonder if it has something to do with those big, comfy granny panties she’s got on.
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I understand the reasons behind his keeping a distance from a girl he cares about. Because the truth is, sometimes getting close to the fire does actually burn you.
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Fifty percent of all doctors graduate in the bottom half of their class - Hope your surgery went well!
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Why shouldn't I be introspective? We dont' make sense. Neither do Chocolate and Peanut Butter, but it somehow works. He says Somehow the mixture of two things is genius.
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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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What is this?' 'A Smart Car' It looked like an SUV took a dump and out came the Smart Car
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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 don't want to always be 'the best I can be.' I just want to be me.
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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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