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title: "4 Daddy Quotes By Simone Elkeles"
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> [Daddy, What's the horizontal tango?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/daddy-what-s-the-horizontal-tango/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/893/simone-elkeles-665_daddy_daddy-what-s-the-horizontal-tango-164551_164551.jpg)

> [“Then what sport do you play?" Carlos puts down his food. Oh, no. He's got a rebellious gleam in his eye as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/then-what-sport-do-you-play-carlos-puts-down-his-food-oh-no-he-s-got/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e5/simone-elkeles-665_innocent-eyes_then-what-sport-do-you-play-carlos-puts_2036218.jpg)

> [“Brandon turns to my dad with big, innocent eyes. “Daddy, do you know how to do the horizontal tango?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/brandon-turns-to-my-dad-with-big-innocent-eyes-daddy-do-you-know-how/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

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> [Do you play football?' Brandon asks. 'No.' 'Baseball?' 'Nope.' Brandon is on a roll and won't stop until he's found the answer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/do-you-play-football-brandon-asks-no-baseball-nope-brandon-is-on-a/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

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## Other authors on Daddy

## More by Simone Elkeles

> [“Miss Ellis?" Mrs. Perterson says. "It's your turn. Introduce Alex to the class" "This is Alejandro Fuentes. When he wasn't hanging out on street…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/miss-ellis-mrs-perterson-says-it-s-your-turn-introduce-alex-to-the/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/and-just-so-you-know-for-the-future-i-like-my-double-chocolate-chip/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/from-the-look-of-us-you-d-never-know-we-slept-in-the-same-bed-last/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [My history defines who I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/my-history-defines-who-i-am/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [ “I wasn't going to kiss you."' 'You weren't?' I look up look up at him. \[...\] 'Nope, the next time I kiss you it'll… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/i-wasn-t-going-to-kiss-you-you-weren-t-i-look-up-look-up-at-him-nope/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [I hate games I can't win.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/i-hate-games-i-can-t-win/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what its like to lose a beloved parent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/i-lost-my-dad-when-i-was-younger-and-i-know-what-its-like-to-lose-a/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [I don't want to end up like my mom. That's my biggest fear in life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/i-don-t-want-to-end-up-like-my-mom-that-s-my-biggest-fear-in-life/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [“You have to live for the moment, each and every day . . . the here, the now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/you-have-to-live-for-the-moment-each-and-every-day-the-here-the-now/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [You know you can do more, but everyone expects you to quit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/you-know-you-can-do-more-but-everyone-expects-you-to-quit/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [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 .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/if-there-s-one-thing-i-learned-it-s-that-nobody-is-here-forever-you/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/sometimes-you-have-to-steer-away-from-the-crowd-in-order-to-be-a/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/love-is-honesty-love-is-a-mutual-respect-for-one-another/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [If you sprinkle when you tinkle please be neat and wipe the seat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/if-you-sprinkle-when-you-tinkle-please-be-neat-and-wipe-the-seat/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

> [- Just do you know, Lenny this isn't a date. - Then what is it? - It's me falling sorry for you, because you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/simone-elkeles/just-do-you-know-lenny-this-isn-t-a-date-then-what-is-it-it-s-me/)

[Simone Elkeles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/simone-elkeles/)

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