491 Quotes by Simone Elkeles


  • Author Simone Elkeles
  • Quote

    I'm standing here, holding a half a lemon in my hand. I'm speechless, I'm excited . . . I'm a wreck. Caleb wants to be where I am.

  • Tags
  • Share


  • Author Simone Elkeles
  • Quote

    We deserve each other, Luis … and I need you just as much as you need me. Hold me.”He steps closer, but hesitates. “If I do, mi chava, I can’t promise I’ll be able to let you go.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author Simone Elkeles
  • Quote

    My dream is to find a guy who'll love me despite my flaws and won't turn away from me when a perfect girl walks by. Maybe a boy like that doesn't even exist.

  • Share

  • Author Simone Elkeles
  • Quote

    I'm the one who got hit by that car, not you,' I tell him. 'Don't act like you're the victim here. You made choices I didn't ask you to make. I'm not sure anyone asked you to make them.' I'm screaming the words, not caring that the entire world can probably hear me. 'You think I like limping everywhere I go? I don't. I'm the victim! Be honest with me! You didn't care about me enough to trust me. I gave you my heart, but it wasn't enough.

  • Tags
  • Share

  • Author Simone Elkeles
  • Quote

    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.

  • Share


  • Author Simone Elkeles
  • Quote

    Believe me, I know people who have doting Grandmas. Jessica's Grandma Pearl spent four years knitting her a blanket. Four years! And she's got arthritis. I wonder what Grandma Pearl would think if she knew Jessica lost her virginity to Michael Greenberg under the blanket she spent four years knitting with her crooked fingers.

  • Share