Simone Elkeles - Rules of Attraction (2010)

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You know about fixing cars, you're athletic, and you know when to shut up." "That last one isn't a skill." "Honey, trust me. It's a skill.

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Don't be afraid to be unique. Love yourself before you love another.

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"Stop thinking about Michael," Tuck orders.
"He was cute."
"So is a hairy ferret but I wouldn't want to date one."

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Do you ever lose the ego? Westford asks me. Yeah. When his daughter kisses me, my ego flies out the window.

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And I'm yours, I tell him. Forever and always and then some.

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Just so you know, I'm goin' to enlist. I'm proud of you. But why? I groan against the pain but manage to give him a half smile. I want to make sure Kiara's got a boyfriend who has more to offer than a hot bod and a face that could make angels weep.

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Mildred waves Carlos over. 'Let me look at you.' She eyes him up and down. 'I saw you when you walked in. What's with all those tattoos? Makes you look like a hooligan.' 'I suspect I am a hooligan,' he says to her. 'Whatever that means.

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And while my mind is telling me I'm flirting with her just to prove a point, my body wants to play "you show me your perky privates and I'll show you mine.

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Listen, I didn't ask for a face and body girls find attractive. But thanks to the mixture of my parents' DNA, I've got them, and I'm not ashamed to use 'em. Having a face Adonis would admire is one of the few advantages I've been given in life, and I use it to it's full potential whether it's for good or evil.

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We kiss all the time." I clear my throat, then add, "We just...do it in private." "A smug expression crosses his face. "I don't buy it for a second, 'cause if you were my girlfriend and a stud like me was livin' in your house, I'd kiss you in front of the guy every chance I got as a reminder." "A reminder of w-w-what?" "That you were mine.

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Fifty percent of all doctors graduate in the bottom half of their class - Hope your surgery went well!

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I want to live life on my own terms. But I'm Mexican, so mi familia is always there to guide me in everything I do, whether I want them to or not. Well, "guide" is too weak a word. "Dictate" is more like it.

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I find myself daydreaming about him when I wake up in the morning, in school when something reminds me of him, and when I fall asleep at night

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Can I request another peer guide, One who isn't so happy to be at school at 7:30 a.m.?

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There are no rules to attraction. Jake is nothing like who I wanted.

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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.

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Oh, and just so you know, before we go out to the field we all get into a huddle and yell 'Go Queers!' really loud.

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

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Brittany and I don't date other people." "Why not?" "It's called being boyfriend and girlfriend.

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Please, amigo. We need you, Kimosabe, O Mighty Powerful One. We need you more than the earth rises in the west." The sun rises in the east, dickhead." Only if you're standing on the earth. If you're on the moon, the earth rises in the west.

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You're dangerous, he says. Why? Because you make me believe in the impossible

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A garter. You're supposed to take it off and keep it as a memento. K-k-kinda like a trophy for going far sexually with a girl. It's stupid, really. And kind of d-d-degrading if I think about it too m-m-much. I know what it is, he says, amusement evident in his voice. I just wanted to hear your explanation.

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Hey, Carlos," the Professor says when he walks in. "How was REACH?" "It sucked." "Can you be more specific?" my guardian asks. "It really sucked," I elaborate, sarcasm dripping from every word.

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Look at me, chica." When she does, I repeat, "Eres hermosa." "What does it mean?" "You're beautiful.

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If any guy threatened her she'd probably suffocate him with her oversized tee.

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What's goin' on? I ask as I take a seat. Obviously not this. He tosses me my shirt from last night. I found it on the floor of the den. It's obvious there was some hanky-panky going on. Okay, so he knows we fooled around. But at least he didn't find Kiara's bra on top of my shirt. Yeah... things kinda got a little heated after you and Mrs. W. left the den last night, I tell him.

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Truth is, it's a relief to finally put my life in the hands of someone I trust.

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Thing is, I don't like ties. I like to win....by big margins.

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There's a point when you have to stop fightin' the whole world.

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

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