"The urge to jump into his arms and feel the warmth of them surrounding me is so powerful, I wonder if it's medically possible to be addicted to another human being."
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Simone Elkeles quotes (page 6 of 14)
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"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."
"Sometimes things are better off forgotten."
"There’s always time for arguin’ when you’re a Fuentes."
"Carlos, are we in complete understanding with each other?” “Yeah,” I say. “As long as it’s not in your house and you don’t know about it, you’re okay with us messin’ around.” “I know you’re joking with me. You are joking with me, aren’t you?” “Maybe."
"Football players are misunderstood. They arent the dumb jocks people think they are."
"We kiss all the time." I clear my throat, then add, "We just...do it in private."
"I tried writing adult romances, but it just didn't fit my voice."
"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."
"She looks up at me with those vulnerable eyes. “What if it means something?” She asks. “What if it does?” “Promise me it won’t mean anything.” I lean my head back on the couch. “It won’t mean anythin’.” Aren’t I supposed to be the guy in this scenario, laying down the no-commitment rules? “And no tongue,” she adds. “Mi vida, if I kiss you, I guarantee there’s gonna be tongue."
"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."
"I let it all out--my mom's date,my dad's conversation,my confusion about it all.Caleb doesn't laugh,he doesn't pull away,he doesn't talk .. He just lets me be me. When I settle down,I lean back and witness the mess I've made on his shirt."I made ur shirt all gross," I say between sniffles. "Forget the shirt.What's going on? I could.nt understand a word you mumbled into my chest." Now I'm half laughing and half crying."
"You can run from some problems, but then you get caught up in others."
"Sometimes we have to prove to others we're strong even where we're not."
"The end of one thing is just the beginning of another."
"I want to be wherever you are."
"Man, my girl is one tough chick when she wants to be. I wonder if it has something to do with those big, comfy granny panties she’s got on."
"Alex probably brings his dates sharp knives as gifts, in case she'll need one when she's out on a date with him."
"I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent."
"But I know loving someone means losing a part of myself."