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Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.

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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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Trust me, he whispers against my lips. Maggie, you're my paradise.
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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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I'm ready for that adrenaline rush...with you.
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I can't help but smile as I swipe a lone tear trailing down my cheek. How can I not be crazy in love with this guy? Time away from him didn't change anything. I can't deny him another chance. That would be denying myself.
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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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Do I hear a challenge?” she whispers, “Oh, Carlos. You know I can’t resist a challenge.
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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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I want to be wherever you are.
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I hate games I can't win.
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being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.
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Consider me your candy stripper... I mean striper.
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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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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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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 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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From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone.
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As If I could just turn my feelings off like a faucet.
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Just the fact that you need me to prove I love you is probably a clue it isn’t working
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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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