Top 281 Quotes & Sayings by Simone Elkeles
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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
When I write, it's like watching a movie in my head.
I lost my dad when I was younger, and I know what it's like to lose a beloved parent.
Romance novels are my favorite books to read. I write young adult romances, and am so happy to be promoting this wonderful genre.
I was definitely meant to be a young adult author, and I love it - I'm here to stay!
Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them.
Football players are misunderstood. They aren't the dumb jocks people think they are.
I like to write books that touch my heart. I want to entertain, and I love to entertain myself.
Everyone who has ever met me for at least five minutes knows I'm a really funny person. I love to laugh and to make people laugh, so writing comedy comes naturally to me.
I write edgy, sexy teen romances, and that's what I'll continue to do.
I get a lot of mail from boys in detention centers, including one from a center where they only had a few copies of my novel. They had a deal with each other that they'd read a couple of chapters and then slide it under the door to the next guy. I think that's very cool.
Two dads have sent me letters that said my books changed their daughters' lives. I send them packages with T-shirts and posters because, come on... that's the coolest.
For my 'Perfect Chemistry' series, I did movie-style book trailers, and my fans went crazy for them.
I tried writing adult romances, but it just didn't fit my voice.
I feel so selfish, because I want the best of both worlds. I want to keep the image I've worked so hard to create.
Sometimes moving on takes effort. Sometimes moving on is harder than it looks.
Love is honesty. Love is a mutual respect for one another.
When I look out [the window] at the big houses on either side of the road, it's obvious we've entered the rich side of town. Poor people don't post signs like NO TRESPASSING, PRIVATE DRIVE, PRIVATE PROPERTY, MONITORED BY CAMERA SURVEILLANCE. I should know because I've been poor my entire life, and the only person I know who ever posted a sign like these is my friend...and he actually stole the sign off a rich guy's yard.
Fifty percent of all doctors graduate in the bottom half of their class - Hope your surgery went well!
Expectations make people miserable, so whatever yours are, lower them. You'll definitely be happier.
He has eyes so expressive they give a hint to more than what he portrays. He’s dedicated to his friends, family, and even his motorcyle. He touched me as if I were made of glass. He kissed me as if he’d savor it for the rest of his life.
You're stressing too much about what might be. Do something to take your mind off thinking about what might never happen.
Running should be saved for the times when you're being chased.
Gettin' near the fire, chica, doesn't necessarily mmean you'll get burned.
Playing with fire doesn't necessarily get you burned.
You once told me that I make you believe in the impossible. You make me believe in love, which I’d given up on. Thank you for proving to me it’s not just a fairy tale.
Isn't that why we're put on this earth to begin with, to make it a better place? It's not a religious quest; it's a humanitarian one.
My brain tells me it will be better to just let him go. My heart... not so much.
Unfortunately, real life can’t be wrapped up with a nice little bow.
The threat of taking something away makes us appreciate it more.
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 be where she is.
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.
What would it take for you to go out with me?
It's pure instinct that makes me rebel every time someone tries to control my life and hand out more rules.
When my eyes meet his gaze as we're sitting here staring at each other, time stops. Those eyes are piercing mine, and I can swear at this moment he senses the real me. The one without the attitude, without the facade[...]
Music is my drug, the one thing that makes me numb.
being afraid to take chances is scarier than actually doing things that challenge you.
Did A tell you your eyes remind me of blown glass? I can see your soul through those eyes, Amy. They get darker when you’re trying to be sexy and shine when you smile. And when you think you’re in trouble you blink double the amount that you usually do. And when your sad the corners of your eyes turn down. I miss your eyes. And I don’t want the sad ones to be my last memory of you.
We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are.
I want to know how to make this girl laugh. I want to know what makes her cry. I want to know what it feels like to have her look at me as if I’m her knight in shinning armor.
Nobody really knows her Except the chosen few Her secrets are kept hidden Behind that sun-kissed hue. If I reach out to touch her She’ll just run away My Forever and Always Will have to wait another day.
Before i was jumped in i remember Lucky telling us how being in a gang was like having a second family... a family who would be there when your own family wasn't. They would offer protection and security. It sounded perfect to a kid who'd lost his father.
...there's no rule book or game plan when it comes to the grim realities of our lives.
I can't help but smile as I swipe a lone tear trailing down my cheek. How can I not be crazy in love with this guy? Time away from him didn't change anything. I can't deny him another chance. That would be denying myself.
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.
Oh, God. I'm in big trouble. Because I'm staring. I can't keep my eyes from ogling his chiseled triceps and biceps and every other "eps ' he has. The butterflies in my stomach have just multiplied tenfold as my wandering gaze meets his.
Are you following me?" she asks, but doesn't meet my gaze. "Yeah," I say. "Why?" I give her the only honest and true answer I have. "You're where I want to be.
It's as if I'm taking away his pain and he's taking away mine.
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 it's right. And sometimes doing the right thing feels good, even if it does end up in a trip to the principal's office.
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 . . . the here, the now.
Does she realize she looks like a sunflower, ready to rain sunlight on all who look down upon her?
You’re dangerous,” he says. “Why?” “Because you make me believe in the impossible
We need to look back sometimes and realize the past taught us to appreciate our future.
Some things need to be left unsaid.
Don't let your life outside of school dictate your future.
I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough.
Love isn't about honesty. It's about protecting the people you love from things that will hurt them.
One of the things that makes me who I am is the loyalty I have to people I hold close to my heart.
He may be out of my life physically, but he'll always be a part of me. I can't let go even if I wanted to.
I want to try making things right because picking up the pieces is way better than leaving them the way they are.
Whether it's right or wrong, fight for what you believe in.
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