Quotes from Simone Elkeles

Do you ever lose the ego?" Westford asks me. "Yeah." When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.

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

Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

Como un angel," I whisper. "Is our game over?" she asks nervously. "It's definitely over, querida. 'Cause what we're gonna do next is no game.

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.

Should I tell him I'm not afraid of being hurt? I'm afraid of not being in control.

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

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.

You make me believe in the impossible.

Stop focusing on the bad stuff because life is too damn short.

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.

And just so you know for the future, I like my double-chocolate chip cookies warm and soft in the middle...and without magnets glued to them." "Me, too. When you decide to bake me some, let me know.

I'm ready for that adrenaline rush...with you.

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.

Did we kiss last night?" "Yes." "Well, it wasn't memorable because I have no recollection of it." He laughs. "I was kiddin'. We didn't kiss." He leans in. "When we kiss you'll remember it.Forever.

about her offer of a Swedish massage] Alex: You're not Swedish. Brittany: Yeah, well, neither are you. So if I do it wrong you'll never know the difference.

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

I wish I could turn back time, but I can't. I made a stupid decision because I thought I was invincible, and I'll pay for it the rest of my life.

Did I ever tell you that Alex loves you so much he got your name tattooed all over his body? Hell, he even got your name branded into the back of his neck." "They say 'LB,' Carlos. The initials for Latino Blood." "No, no, no. You've got it all wrong. He wants everyone to think that, but in reality it means Lover of Brittany. LB, get it?

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

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

I don't want you to love me. - Too late, mi chava.

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.

Love isn't about honesty. It's about protecting the people you love from things that will hurt them.