Simone Elkeles Quotes

I'm not starting any fights. I might finish one though.

Alex took a piece of my heart with him when he left.

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.

Okay, seriously, I dont know if this is true or not, but I heard people who use profanity are trying to compensate for their lack of you know... size" -Tuck

But I know loving someone means losing a part of myself.

You're stressing too much about what might be. Do something to take your mind off thinking about what might never happen.

You can run from some problems, but then you get caught up in others.

were you sleeping?" He chuckles. "Not by a long shot. I was just tryin' to convince myself not to make a move on you.

I want to live life on my own terms.

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.

Who knew Lenny was an encyclopedia for useless information?

I now know why people break up in e-mails and text messages. Doing it face-to-face is so hard because you have to stand in front of the person and witness their reaction. Face their wrath.

NO PDA,school rules. And besides she's my partner dickhead." said Alex.

Truth is, it's a relief to finally put my life in the hands of someone I trust.

I want to hold you, Nikki. Will you let me?

My brain tells me it will be better to just let him go. My heart... not so much.

...there's no rule book or game plan when it comes to the grim realities of our lives.

Football players are misunderstood. They arent the dumb jocks people think they are.

Girls like you want to cut guy's nuts off and hang 'em from your rearview mirror.

I didn't like seeing you with him" he says. "I don't think I'd like seeing you with any other guy....beside me.

There's a point when you have to stop fightin' the whole world.

Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them.

I saw you happy. Happier than you've been in a long time. With someone you like that much, the lows are as low as the highs are high.

Sometimes we have to prove to others we're strong even where we're not.

Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.

I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent.

I flip open my phone to text Jessica: Me: Guess who's pregnant? Jess: u? Me: Get real. Jess: ur mom? Me: yep Jess: Mazel tov!? Me: Don't congratulate me, plz Jess: Could b worse Me: How? Jess: Could be u? Me: I'm a virgin. Jess: Nobody's perfect.

Don't let your life outside of school dictate your future.

Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.

Look at me, chica." When she does, I repeat, "Eres hermosa." "What does it mean?" "You're beautiful.

And I’m yours,” I tell him. “Forever and always and then some.

I’m staring into chocolate eyes. although my brain is clouded and I’m dizzy, I know enough to register that chocolate is the opposite of blue. I don’t want blue. Blue confuses me too much. Chocolate is straight-forward, easier to deal with.

It's pure instinct that makes me rebel every time someone tries to control my life and hand out more rules.

Whether it's right or wrong, fight for what you believe in.

If any guy threatened her she'd probably suffocate him with her oversized tee.

This is a team of gay dudes, isn't it?" What gave it away? The pink shirts, or half our team drooling over you?

Do I make you nervous?" His gaze travels from my eyes to my breasts and down to where my dress meets my thighs. "In that dress you do.

My dream is to find a guy who'll love me despite my flaws and won't turn away from me when a perfect girl walks by. Maybe a boy like that doesn't even exist.

Playing with fire doesn't necessarily get you burned.

I want to know how to make this girl laugh. I want to know what makes her cry. I want to know what it feels like to have her look at me as if I’m her knight in shinning armor.

Are you following me?" she asks, but doesn't meet my gaze. "Yeah," I say. "Why?" I give her the only honest and true answer I have. "You're where I want to be.

And right this second I want to live in ignorant bliss.

Our lie is like a cancer that's spread to every single area of our lives.

Unfortunately, real life can’t be wrapped up with a nice little bow.

But wishes are only granted in fairy tales.

I realise it’s going to happen. This girl of my dreams, this girl who is more like me than anyone I’ve ever met, wants to kiss me.

You're where I want to be.

The reason I want you to put a shirt on is, well, because, um..." "You've never seen a guy with his shirt off?" "Ha, ha. Very funny. Believe me, you don't have anything I haven't seen before." "Wanna bet?" he says, then moves his hands to the button on his jeans and pops it open. Isabel walks in at that exact moment. "Whoa, Alex. Please keep your pants on.