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One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have to people I hold close to my heart.


Simone Elkeles

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SIMONE ELKELES [about her offer of a Swedish massage]
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SIMONE ELKELES I wasn't going to kiss you."'
'You weren't?' I look up look up at him.
[...]
'Nope, t...
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Shit, when Alex was in the Latino Blood b...
SIMONE ELKELES Girls like you want to cut guy's nuts off and hang 'em from your rearview mirror.
SIMONE ELKELES A garter. You’re supposed to take it off and keep it as a memento. K-k-kinda like a trophy
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SIMONE ELKELES Do I hear a challenge?” she whispers, “Oh, Carlos. You know I can’t resist a challenge.
SIMONE ELKELES He opens his window and motions for me to open mine. When I do, he tries to say something. His voice...
SIMONE ELKELES Dios mio, I think my brother lost his balls somewhere between here and Mexico. Or maybe Brittany has...
SIMONE ELKELES When Brittany walks into Mrs. P.'s class on Friday I'm still thinking about how I'm going to get bac...
SIMONE ELKELES Hey, Shell-bell," I say, leaning over her and wiping her face with a napkin. "It's the first day of ...
SIMONE ELKELES Kiss me to see if we still have it. 'Cause you own my heart,soul,and everything else in between.
SIMONE ELKELES There is one, and only one, thing in modern society more hideous than crime namely, repressive justi...
SIMONE WEIL The highest ecstasy is the attention at its fullest.
SIMONE WEIL The most important part of teaching is to teach what it is to know.
SIMONE WEIL More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact ...
SIMONE WEIL For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends ar...
SIMONE WEIL All sins are attempts to fill voids.
SIMONE WEIL To be a hero or a heroine, one must give an order to oneself.
SIMONE WEIL Every perfect life is a parable invented by God.
SIMONE WEIL I can, therefore I am.
SIMONE WEIL I'll tell you what freedom is to me: no fear. I mean really, no fear!
NINA SIMONE The worst thing about that kind of prejudice... is that while you feel hurt and angry and all the re...
NINA SIMONE Did you know that the human voice is the only pure instrument? That it has notes no other instrument...
NINA SIMONE Human beings are so made that the ones who do the crushing feel nothing; it is the person crushed wh...
SIMONE WEIL There is something else which has the power to awaken us to the truth. It is the works of writers of...
SIMONE WEIL Most athletes get intimidated once they see how many fans are out there, but it almost calms me down...
SIMONE BILES Physical intimacy is easy. Emotional intimacy is hard.
HANNAH SIMONE I have an extended family of close friends, guy and girls.
HANNAH SIMONE It's always exciting when you love something and you get the opportunity to share it with more p...
HANNAH SIMONE My lashes are so long that if I don't curl them, I'm blind.
HANNAH SIMONE Most high-level models that I've ever met are actually well-travelled; they're cultured, and...
HANNAH SIMONE