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Simone Elkeles is an American author born on April 24, 1970. Her works primarily focus on the lives of teenagers and interpersonal relationships, winning widespread acclaim for her realistic and delicate writing style.

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Famous Simone Elkeles Quotes

“I wish I could help you" I whisper. You are," he murmurs against my knee. "just dont leave me, okay? Everyone leaves me.”

Helping Wish Okay Knees Leaving Me

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“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”

People Ifs Knows Trying Use Heard Okay Size Profanity

Author:Simone Elkeles

“Sometimes you have to steer away from the crowd in order to be a better person. It's not always easy, that's for sure. But it's right. And sometimes doing the right thing feels good, even if it does end up in a trip to the principal's office.”

Ifs Feels Persons Doe Ends Sometimes Order Easy Office Crowds Feel Good Right Thing Principal Better Person Doing The Right Thing Steers Being A Better Person

Book:Leaving Paradise

Source: Leaving Paradise

“If I had any choice in the matter, I'd stay in my comfy bed and eat warm chocolate chip cookies all day.”

Ifs Matter Choices Bed Warm Chocolate Chips Cookies Chocolate Chips Chocolate Chip Cookies

Book:Perfect Chemistry

Source: Perfect Chemistry

“Fifty percent of all doctors graduate in the bottom half of their class - Hope your surgery went well!”

Wells Half Class Percent Doctors Mathematics Bottom Math Fifty Graduates Surgery Numbers And Math Funny Mathematics Math Class

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“Consider me your candy stripper... I mean striper.”

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“Please, amigo. We need you, Kimosabe, O Mighty Powerful One. We need you more than the earth rises in the west." The sun rises in the east, dickhead." Only if you're standing on the earth. If you're on the moon, the earth rises in the west.”

Ifs Needs Earth Powerful Sun Please Moon Standing West East Need You Sun Rise

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

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

Half Team Gay Shirts Over You Drooling

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“You’re dangerous,” he says. “Why?” “Because you make me believe in the impossible”

Believe Romance Impossible Dangerous Rules Of Attraction

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

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

People Happiness Expectations Miserable

Author:Simone Elkeles

“We're in the Chicago suburbs, ruling our 'hood and the streets that lead here. It's a street war, where other suburban gangs fight us for territory. Three blocks away are mansions and million-dollar houses. Right here, in the real world, the street war rages on. The people in the million-dollar houses don't even realize a battle is about to begin less than a half mile from their backyards.”

Source: Perfect Chemistry

“Don't they give you happy pills in this place?”

Author:Simone Elkeles

“I've had more students die than I ever thought possible. My husband urges me to quit Fairfield and teach at some school without gang members who live their lives only to die or end up as drug dealers.”

Ends School Dies Teach Students Drug Husband Members Quitting Urges My Husband Gang Dealer Drug Dealers Gang Members

Author:Simone Elkeles

“You can't appreciate a great day unless you've experienced bad ones." - Rabbi Glassman”

Appreciate Great Day Rabbi

Author:Simone Elkeles

“I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in everything I do, whether I want them to or not. Well, "guide" is too weak a word. "Dictate" is more like it.”

Want Wells Term My Own Weak Guides Live Life Mexican Familia Guide Me Rules Of Attraction

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“You know about fixing cars, you're athletic, and you know when to shut up." "That last one isn't a skill." "Honey, trust me. It's a skill.”

Knows Lasts Car Skills Honey Shut Up Athletic Trust Me Fixing Rules Of Attraction

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“And while my mind is telling me I'm flirting with her just to prove a point, my body wants to play "you show me your perky privates and I'll show you mine.”

Want Mind Play Shows Body Mines Prove Show Me Flirting Rules Of Attraction Perky

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

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

Looks Mean Doe Beautiful Repeats Look At Me You Re Beautiful Rules Of Attraction

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“This connection we have isn't going away, it's only getting stronger. Because the more I spend time with her, the closer I want to be.”

Want Connections Stronger Going Away Spend Time Getting Stronger

Book:Perfect Chemistry

Source: Perfect Chemistry

“If there's one thing I learned, it's that nobody is here forever. You have to live for the moment, each and every day . . . the here, the now.”

Ifs Life Moments Forever One Thing Live Life Live In The Moment Perfect Chemistry

Book:Perfect Chemistry

Source: Perfect Chemistry

“Somehow, being with Brittany brings something to my life that's missing, something ... right.”

Missing Missing Something Brittany

Book:Perfect Chemistry

Source: Perfect Chemistry

“He may be out of my life physically, but he'll always be a part of me. I can't let go even if I wanted to.”

Ifs May I Can Wanted Letting Go Can't Let Go

Author:Simone Elkeles

“I never stopped loving you. Even when I tried desperately to forget you, I couldn't.”

Forget Loving You Forget You

Book:Perfect Chemistry

Source: Perfect Chemistry

“(Kiara sees Carlos' bleeding face)"Carlos! Oh my God, what happened?" "You still recognize me with a busted-up face. That's a good sign, right?”

Stills Faces Happened Bleeding Busted

Author:Simone Elkeles

“Tofu tacos are not Mexican. I think putting tofu on anything and calling it Mexican is an insult to my people.”

People Thinking Food Calling Insult Mexican Tacos Tofu

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“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.”

Knows Fields Loud

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.”

Challenges Chance Take A Chance Chances Are Being Afraid

Book:Leaving Paradise

Source: Leaving Paradise

“But wishes are only granted in fairy tales.”

Wish Young Adult Tales Granted Fairy Chemistry Fairy Tale Alex Fuentes Perfect Chemistry

Author:Simone Elkeles

“Do 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?”

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

Car Smart Dump Suvs

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“You're where I want to be.”

Author:Simone Elkeles

“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.”

Knows Want Enough Eye Deals Brain Too Much Easier Opposites Blue Staring Chocolate Register Dizzy Clouded

Author:Simone Elkeles

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

Thinking Mind Might Happens Too Much Stress

Book:Leaving Paradise

Source: Leaving Paradise

“Hey, Carlos," the Professor says when he walks in. "How was REACH?" "It sucked." "Can you be more specific?" my guardian asks. "It really sucked," I elaborate, sarcasm dripping from every word.”

Asks Walks Hey Sarcasm Professors Guardian Dripping

Author:Simone Elkeles

“-You think I’ve got a big ego and an attitude problem? -I don’t think you do, Carlos. I know it. Unfortunately, it’s a Fuentes flaw. -I’d call it an asset. It’s what makes us Fuentes brothers irresistible. Carlos and Brittany”

Thinking Knows Problem Bigs Attitude Brother Ego Flaws Assets Irresistible Brittany Big Ego Attitude Problem

Author:Simone Elkeles

“Why shouldn't I be introspective? We dont' make sense." "Neither do Chocolate and Peanut Butter, but it somehow works." He says "Somehow the mixture of two things is genius.”

Two Genius Make Sense Two Things Chocolate Mixtures Introspective Peanuts Peanut Butter

Author:Simone Elkeles

“I'm the one who got hit by that car, not you,' I tell him. 'Don't act like you're the victim here. You made choices I didn't ask you to make. I'm not sure anyone asked you to make them.' I'm screaming the words, not caring that the entire world can probably hear me. 'You think I like limping everywhere I go? I don't. I'm the victim! Be honest with me! You didn't care about me enough to trust me. I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough.”

Thinking World Heart Made Enough Care Choices Asks Honest Car Like You My Heart Victim Caring Being Honest Not Sure Trust Me Not Caring Limping

Book:Return to Paradise

Source: Return to Paradise

“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”

School Night Fall Morning Wake Up Daydreaming

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“And my piece of advice is...don't flirt with any of the female instructors. They all have access to weapons bigger than yours.”

Pieces Advice Weapons Female Bigger Access Flirting Instructors

Book:How to Ruin a Summer Vacation

Source: How to Ruin a Summer Vacation

“If no words come, you can always give him the finger.”

Ifs Giving Fingers

Book:Rules of Attraction

Source: Rules of Attraction

“What would it take for you to go out with me?”

Author:Simone Elkeles

“If you tiptoe into cold water, you're missing out on the rush of plunging in headfirst.”

Ifs Life Water Missing Cold Missing Out Cold Water Tiptoes

Book:Return to Paradise

Source: Return to Paradise

“I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough.”

Heart Enough My Heart

Book:Return to Paradise

Source: Return to Paradise

“In the end everything will be okay. But hurdles have to be jumped through first.”

Firsts Ends Okay Hurdle

Book:Return to Paradise

Source: Return to Paradise

“your actions with holds your future”

Action Your Future

Author:Simone Elkeles

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

Might Fighting Starting

Author:Simone Elkeles

“I don't belong here. It doesn't matter, because even if I don't belong in this place, she's here and I want to be where she is.”

Ifs Want Matter Alex Fuentes Perfect Chemistry

Book:Perfect Chemistry

Source: Perfect Chemistry

“Who am I kidding? I have no reason for being here other that the fact that I want to be near her.”

Want Reason Facts No Reason Alex Fuentes Perfect Chemistry

Book:Perfect Chemistry

Source: Perfect Chemistry

“I'm poor, not homeless.”

Book:Perfect Chemistry

Source: Perfect Chemistry

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

Ifs Humans Human Beings Wonder Perfect Chemistry

Author:Simone Elkeles

About the Author

Born: April 24, 1970
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Quotes: 343

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