"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."
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Simone Elkeles quotes (page 5 of 14)
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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."
"What would it take for you to go out with me?"
"Did A tell you your eyes remind me of blown glass? I can see your soul through those eyes, Amy. They get darker when you’re trying to be sexy and shine when you smile. And when you think you’re in trouble you blink double the amount that you usually do. And when your sad the corners of your eyes turn down. I miss your eyes. And I don’t want the sad ones to be my last memory of you."
"He may be out of my life physically, but he’ll always be a part of me. I can’t let him go even if I tried. Alex took a piece of my heart, but that doesn’t mean my life has to be on hold. I can’t keep running after ghosts."
"I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough."
"When I look out [the window] at the big houses on either side of the road, it's obvious we've entered the rich side of town. Poor people don't post signs like NO TRESPASSING, PRIVATE DRIVE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, MONITORED BY CAMERA SURVEILLANCE. I should know because I've been poor my entire life, and the only person I know who ever posted a sign like these is my friend...and he actually stole the sign off a rich guy's yard."
"I like that girl more that I can remember likin’ anything in my life. I’m not about to give her up. I’ll start carin’ what people think when I am six feet under."
"Just the fact that you need me to prove I love you is probably a clue it isn’t working"
"What are you gonna do if I break one of your *&^%$ing rules?"
"I don't want to always be 'the best I can be.' I just want to be me."
"I'm ready for something private, private and real"
"If any guy threatened her she'd probably suffocate him with her oversized tee."
"I want to hold you, Nikki. Will you let me?"
"the scary part is that people don't realize how much they've changed ."
"what could i do to make the one i loved love me back ?"
"If you consider yourself a friend, dont tell me." Because if i know the rumors, i'll feel like i have to confront the. and right this second i want to live in ignorant bliss."
"There's a point when you have to stop fightin' the whole world."
"It reminds me of myself - seemingly perfect on the outside but inside is all a mush."
"Being brave is not as easy as it looks."