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title: "7 Simon Quotes By Rainbow Rowell"
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> [“That's what I came back to tell you. I loved you before I met you, and I loved you more the moment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/that-s-what-i-came-back-to-tell-you-i-loved-you-before-i-met-you-and/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/751/rainbow-rowell-135_carry-on_that-s-what-i-came-back-to-tell-you-i-lo_158507.jpg)

> [What's that thing you wrote about Simon once, that his eyes followed Baz 'like he was the brightest thing in the room,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/what-s-that-thing-you-wrote-about-simon-once-that-his-eyes-followed/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

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> [“Don't waste my time with sorries, Simon. If we stop to apologize and forgive each other every time we step on each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/don-t-waste-my-time-with-sorries-simon-if-we-stop-to-apologize-and/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/rainbow-rowell-135_baz_don-t-waste-my-time-with-sorries-simon-i_516107.jpg)

> [“He also says I tried to throw him down a flight of stairs that year. Really, we were fighting at the top…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/he-also-says-i-tried-to-throw-him-down-a-flight-of-stairs-that-year/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/564/rainbow-rowell-135_carry-on_he-also-says-i-tried-to-throw-him-down-a_1415344.jpg)

> [“There are only so many hours in the day, Simon. Two, three people—that’s all any of us have time for.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/there-are-only-so-many-hours-in-the-day-simon-two-three-people-that-s/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a55/rainbow-rowell-135_time_there-are-only-so-many-hours-in-the-day_1524163.jpg)

> [Baz. "Have you ever done this before?" Simon. "Yes. No." "Yes or no?" "Yes. Not like this." Baz. "Not with a boy?"…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/baz-have-you-ever-done-this-before-simon-yes-no-yes-or-no-yes-not/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/974/rainbow-rowell-135_boys_baz-have-you-ever-done-this-before-simon_2188602.jpg)

> [“Don’t say hello, Simon,” she’s told me. “Because then we’ll have to say good-bye, and I can’t stand good-byes.” My”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/don-t-say-hello-simon-she-s-told-me-because-then-we-ll-have-to-say/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

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## Other authors on Simon

## More by Rainbow Rowell

> [Reagan was sitting up at Cath's desk when Cath woke up. "Are you awake?" "Have you been watching me sleep?" "Yes, Bella. Are you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/reagan-was-sitting-up-at-cath-s-desk-when-cath-woke-up-are-you-awake/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“Are you awake?” “Have you been watching me sleep?” “Yes, Bella. Are you awake?” “No.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/are-you-awake-have-you-been-watching-me-sleep-yes-bella-are-you-awake/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“Someone was knocking on her windshield. Georgie lifted her head off the steering wheel. It was Kendrick. She couldn’t really hear what he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/someone-was-knocking-on-her-windshield-georgie-lifted-her-head-off/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [Maybe Park had paralyzed her with his ninja magic, his Vulcan handhold, and now he was going to eat her. That would be awesome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/maybe-park-had-paralyzed-her-with-his-ninja-magic-his-vulcan-handhold/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“She wouldn't pick up a fight him just because she was bored.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/she-wouldn-t-pick-up-a-fight-him-just-because-she-was-bored/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“That person thought that wearing an ugly dress on the happiest day of someone else's life was just the beginning-the line you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/that-person-thought-that-wearing-an-ugly-dress-on-the-happiest-day-of/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“Is this where you tell me that I'm a scoundrel, and I say that I think you like me because I'm a scoundrel? Because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/is-this-where-you-tell-me-that-i-m-a-scoundrel-and-i-say-that-i-think/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“Te informo de que mi respuesta a tus próximas doce afirmaciones va a ser: «¿Cómo dices?»”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/te-informo-de-que-mi-respuesta-a-tus-pr-ximas-doce-afirmaciones-va-a/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“Dude. Let it go. Good riddance to bad rubbers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/dude-let-it-go-good-riddance-to-bad-rubbers/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [He looked exactly like a rat. Like the human being version of a rat. Like the villain in a Don Bluth movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/he-looked-exactly-like-a-rat-like-the-human-being-version-of-a-rat/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“Tell me more about the mountains, Georgie said, because she wasn't really sure what to ask. Because ' tell me where I went wrong'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/tell-me-more-about-the-mountains-georgie-said-because-she-wasn-t/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [God, his chin. She wanted to make an honest woman of his chin. She wanted to lock it down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/god-his-chin-she-wanted-to-make-an-honest-woman-of-his-chin-she/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“Wait, I really do need your help with this." He turned his computer monitor toward her and pointed. "Is this funny? It's a Snoopy/Snoop…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/wait-i-really-do-need-your-help-with-this-he-turned-his-computer/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“You need to cool down first.” “I’m cool.” “Simon. You’re never cool.” “That hurts, Penny.” “It shouldn’t. It’s one of the reasons I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/you-need-to-cool-down-first-i-m-cool-simon-you-re-never-cool-that/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

> [“She'd get out of the shower the next morning, and it would be written in the steam on the mirror. Dance. Dress. Try a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rainbow-rowell/she-d-get-out-of-the-shower-the-next-morning-and-it-would-be-written/)

[Rainbow Rowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rainbow-rowell/)

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