Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them.
Simone ElkelesMildred 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 ElkelesJulian, sometimes girls are like junk food. They look good, and they sure taste goodโฆ but you know they're not healthy for you and cause cavities so it's better to just leave 'em alone. Got me?
Simone ElkelesDo you play football?' Brandon asks. 'No.' 'Baseball?' 'Nope.' Brandon is on a roll and won't stop until he's found the answer he's looking for. 'Tennis?' 'That would be a nada' 'Then what sport do you play?' Carlos puts down his food. Oh, no. He's got a rebellious gleam in his eye as he says, 'The horizontal tango.' ...Alex stands and says through chlenched teeth, 'Carlos let's talk. In private. Ahora.' ....Brandon turns to my dad with big, innocent eyes. 'Daddy, do you know how to do the horizontal tango?
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