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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.
Simone Elkeles
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Simone Elkeles
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: April 24
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From the moment I laid eyes on you I couldn't stop looking at you. From the moment we talked I couldn't stop arguing with you. From the moment we kissed I couldn't stop kissing you. And from the moment we shared our hopes, fears and insecurities I couldn't stop loving you.
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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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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.
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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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the scary part is that people don't realize how much they've changed .
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Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them.
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Three things Marco taught me today race through my mind: boys will lie to your face just to have sex with you, don't trust any boy who says I love you, and never date a boy who lives on the south side of Fairfield.
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Can I request another peer guide, One who isn't so happy to be at school at 7:30 a.m.?
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Love. Is it just a word that boys use to manipulate girls?
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I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent.
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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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The end of one thing is just the beginning of another.
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You’re dangerous,” he says. “Why?” “Because you make me believe in the impossible
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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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-You think I’ve got a big ego and an attitude problem? -I don’t think you do, Carlos. I know it. Unfortunately, it’s a Fuentes flaw. -I’d call it an asset. It’s what makes us Fuentes brothers irresistible. Carlos and Brittany
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If any guy threatened her she'd probably suffocate him with her oversized tee.
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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 feel so selfish, because I want the best of both worlds. I want to keep the image I've worked so hard to create.
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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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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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