Top 160 Simone Elkeles Quotes (2024 Update)
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101. “Don’t let your life outside of school dictate your future.”

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102. “If you sprinkle when you tinkle please be neat and wipe the seat.”

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103. “I’m poor, not homeless.”

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104. “Love. Is it just a word that boys use to manipulate girls?”

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105. “Trust me, he whispers against my lips. Maggie, you’re my paradise.”

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106. “Doing something positive will help turn your mood around. When you smile, your body relaxes. When you experience human touch and interaction, it eases tension in your body.”

— Simone Elkeles

107. “Is anyone human actually normal? I’m beginning to think being normal is actually abnormal.”

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108. “Kendra’s kisses are more hollow to me than a flute.”

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109. “Sometimes moving on takes effort. Sometimes moving on is harder than it looks.”

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110. “Running should be saved for the times when you’re being chased.”

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

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112. “Mr. Latino with the big ego got bested by a ditzy, blond bimbo.”

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113. “It’s as if I’m taking away his pain and he’s taking away mine.”

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114. “I’ve spent so much time avoiding arguments and smoothing relationships with the people around me, this confrontation is painful.”

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115. “I find myself daydreaming about him when I wake up in the morning, in school when something reminds me of him, and when I fall asleep at night.”

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116. “He has eyes so expressive they give a hint to more than what he portrays. He’s dedicated to his friends, family, and even his motorcyle. He touched me as if I were made of glass. He kissed me as if he’d savor it for the rest of his life.”

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117. “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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118. “Senior year is supposed to be a blast-easy and fun. So far it’s been anything but.”

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119. “Girls like you want to cut guy’s nuts off and hang ’em from your rearview mirror.”

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120. “Our lie is like a cancer that’s spread to every single area of our lives.”

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121. “From the look of us, you’d never know we slept in the same bed last night and made out like the world was going to end if we stopped.”

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122. “Outward appearances mean everything.”

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

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124. “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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125. “Should I tell him I’m not afraid of being hurt? I’m afraid of not being in control.”

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126. “But now he stops hammering, his back still to me when he yells, “Would you stop staring at me?”

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127. “Just the fact that you need me to prove I love you is probably a clue it isn’t working.”

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128. “I wonder if it’s medically possible to be addicted to another human being.”

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129. “I tried writing adult romances, but it just didn’t fit my voice.”

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

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131. “I’m not starting any fights. I might finish one though.”

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132. “You know you can do more, but everyone expects you to quit.”

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133. “It’d be cool if God gave everyone a Do Over Day and you could yell “Do Over!” and the day would start new.”

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134. “I don’t want to point out her flaws, but if I see her going on a self-destructive path, isn’t it up to me as her friend to stop her?”

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135. “Isn’t that why we’re put on this earth to begin with, to make it a better place? It’s not a religious quest; it’s a humanitarian one.”

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136. “I read that goldfish have a memory of five seconds. I envy them. My memory of Alex, my love for him, will last my lifetime.”

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137. “Alex kneels down to Shelley’s level. The simple act of respect tears at something suspiciously like my heart. Colin always ignores my sister, treating her as if she’s blind and deaf as well as physically and mentally disabled.”

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138. “What is this?? ‘A Smart Car’ It looked like an SUV took a dump and out came the Smart Car.”

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139. “Oh, and just so you know, before we go out to the field we all get into a huddle and yell ‘Go Queers!’ really loud.”

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140. “I eye Chuy like a pitcher in baseball does when a guy leads too far off base.”

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141. “From the moment I told her about my dad, it was as if her whole body sighed in relief. As if someone else’s misery comforted her, made her feel as if she wasn’t alone.”

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142. “That wouldn’t fit my right testicle.”

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143. “The percentage of couples who stay together after high school is, like, less than five percent, you guys.”

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144. “It’ll be impossible to protect Brittany for the rest of her life from all the other guys who want to be near her, to see her as I’ve seen her. Touch her as I’ve touch her. Man, I never want to let her go.”

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145. “Thoughts of being a pirate and stealing her away to my ship race across my mind. Although I’m not a pirate, and she’s not my captured princess.”

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146. “Romance novels are my favorite books to read. I write young adult romances, and am so happy to be promoting this wonderful genre.”

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147. “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.”

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148. “Feelings can’t be a part of this game.”

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149. “Alex probably brings his dates sharp knives as gifts, in case she’ll need one when she’s out on a date with him.”

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150. “I don’t want to always be ‘the best I can be.’ I just want to be me.”

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