“It was a kiss from the past.”
“How about I kiss you so we can get past this awkwardness?”
“The postman on his bicycle, she envied him, envied his wheels kissing the cobbles, that he knew one language only, one country only, envied his undivided past, undivided from his future.”
“I had to go to my locker before lunch." Actually, i didn't, but i'd used the excuse so i could walk past Noah's locker and steal a few seconds-okay, a few kisses-from him.”
“Learn from the past, but don’t live in the past.”
“If you want the present to be different from the past, study the past.”