Simone Elkeles

I hate games I can't win.

— Simone Elkeles

“Was Paco in here?”

— Simone Elkeles

I want to be wherever you are.

— Simone Elkeles

and the bananas are overdone.

— Simone Elkeles

“I have to protect you,” he says softly.”

— Simone Elkeles

I want to live life on my own terms.

— Simone Elkeles

But wishes are only granted in fairy tales.

— Simone Elkeles

I believe in lust at first sight.And attraction.But not love.

— Simone Elkeles

I cry a lot.' 'Yeah? Well I'm gonna change that.

— Simone Elkeles

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

— Simone Elkeles

It's as if I'm taking away his pain and he's taking away mine.

— Simone Elkeles

As If I could just turn my feelings off like a faucet.

— Simone Elkeles

She ignores me, so I cup my hands over my mouth and do something I haven’t done in years— barnyard sounds.

— Simone Elkeles

were you sleeping?" He chuckles. "Not by a long shot. I was just tryin' to convince myself not to make a move…

— Simone Elkeles

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.

— Simone Elkeles

If you let him go and he doesn't come back to you, he wasn't yours to begin with. It's a lesson learned…

— 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…

— Simone Elkeles

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

— Simone Elkeles

“Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.” ― Simone Elkeles, Leaving Paradise”

— Simone Elkeles

I write edgy, sexy teen romances, and that's what I'll continue to do.

— Simone Elkeles

And while my mind is telling me I'm flirting with her just to prove a point, my body wants to play "you…

— Simone Elkeles

[about her offer of a Swedish massage] Alex: You're not Swedish. Brittany: Yeah, well, neither are you. So if I do it…

— Simone Elkeles

Why are you making a joke out of this?" she asks. "Because it's stupid, Nik. There's not even room in my day…

— Simone Elkeles

I understand the reasons behind his keeping a distance from a girl he cares about. Because the truth is, sometimes getting close…

— Simone Elkeles

Paco Fuentes, " Mrs. Peterson says, pointing to the table behind Mary. The handsome young man with pale blue eyes like his…

— Simone Elkeles

He has eyes so expressive they give a hint to more than what he portrays. He’s dedicated to his friends, family, and…

— Simone Elkeles

“You're so critical. Oh, God, I'd do anything for you to stop blaming me for every little thing that goes wrong. Love…

— Simone Elkeles

My dream is to find a guy who'll love me despite my flaws and won't turn away from me when a perfect…

— Simone Elkeles

“I'm all dressed in my new clothes," Luis's proud but muffled voice comes through the pillow. "The nenas won't be able to…

— Simone Elkeles

“Being told when to shit, shower, shave, eat, and sleep isn't my idea of paradise. But then again, Paradise, where i grew…

— Simone Elkeles

I brought a condom," I tell her when I slide her panties down. We're both hot and sweaty, and I can't resist…

— Simone Elkeles

“Listen Chica-" Carlos says when we're driving to my mom's store "don't call me that anymore" I tell him "what do you…

— Simone Elkeles

I'll explain it to you. To me it's more than a game." She touches her chest and says, "When you love something…

— Simone Elkeles

From the moment I laid eyes on you I couldn't stop looking at you. From the moment we talked I couldn't stop…

— Simone Elkeles

What’s goin’ on?” I ask as I take a seat. “Obviously not this.” He tosses me my shirt from last night. “I…

— Simone Elkeles

“I'll tell you what's real. Real is that I was in jail for the past year, rooming with drug dealers and eating…

— Simone Elkeles

Tell me what we had was real, I whisper.

— Simone Elkeles

Outward appearances mean everything.

— Simone Elkeles

I don't play games with people's lives like you do.

— Simone Elkeles

Who knew Lenny was an encyclopedia for useless information?

— Simone Elkeles