Quote

Isn't that why we're put on this earth to begin with, to make it a better place? It's not a religious quest it's a humanitarian one.

Simone Elkeles

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
Author
Novelist
Writer
Chicago
Illinois
Make
Humanitarian
Quests
Quest
Begin
Religious
Place
Earth
Better

More quotes by Simone Elkeles

Image
Daddy, What's the horizontal tango?
Simone Elkeles
Image
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.
Simone Elkeles
Image
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.
Simone Elkeles
Image
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
Simone Elkeles
Image
Fifty percent of all doctors graduate in the bottom half of their class - Hope your surgery went well!
Simone Elkeles
Image
What is this?' 'A Smart Car' It looked like an SUV took a dump and out came the Smart Car
Simone Elkeles
Image
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.
Simone Elkeles
Image
(Kiara sees Carlos' bleeding face)Carlos! Oh my God, what happened? You still recognize me with a busted-up face. That's a good sign, right?
Simone Elkeles
Image
I want to try making things right because picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are.
Simone Elkeles
Image
Our lie is like a cancer that's spread to every single area of our lives.
Simone Elkeles
Image
Do you ever lose the ego?” Westford asks me. “Yeah.” When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.
Simone Elkeles
Image
Playing with fire doesn't necessarily get you burned.
Simone Elkeles
Image
I want to hold you, Nikki. Will you let me?
Simone Elkeles
Image
Gary, who's wearing a coral shirt and white pants, growls to look tough. It doesn't work.
Simone Elkeles
Image
Who am I kidding? I have no reason for being here other that the fact that I want to be near her.
Simone Elkeles
Image
You were lookin’ at me like you wanted to kiss me.” I force a laugh. “Yeah, right,” I say sarcastically. “Nobody’s watchin’ if you want to, you know, try it. Not to brag, but I’m somewhat of an expert.
Simone Elkeles
Image
You know about fixing cars, you're athletic, and you know when to shut up. That last one isn't a skill. Honey, trust me. It's a skill.
Simone Elkeles
Image
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.
Simone Elkeles
Image
She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven’t done in years— barnyard sounds.
Simone Elkeles
Image
Before i was jumped in i remember Lucky telling us how being in a gang was like having a second family... a family who would be there when your own family wasn't. They would offer protection and security. It sounded perfect to a kid who'd lost his father.
Simone Elkeles