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Slip and Slide

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“Arie, you bring out a fire in Noah that I’d never seen anyone else ignite. You not only complete him and compliment him but you are his opposite and other half. You are the very essence of who he is. He is who he is because of you. When he looks at you, he sees a mirror reflecting all the things that he hopes and longs for in life. And that, my dear, is something that no one will ever be able to take away from you.”

“Then they had toasted, Armen recalls, though to what he can no longer remember. But Nezimi and Karine had each presented an origin behind the tradition of clinking goblets together. Nezimi had insisted it was so whatever the sultans and kings were drinking would slosh into each other's cups, preventing one party from trying to poison the other. Karine had suggested the practice had a far less Machiavellian foundation. A glass of wine already appealed to four senses: taste, sight, touch, and smell. The tinkling of the glasses appealed to the fifth - and final - sense: sound.”

“Ada sesuatu yang hilang setiap kali kau bertemu dengan teman lamamu. Kata lama dalam istilah tersebut seolah menjadi pengekang yang membekukan lidah. Kau akan kehabisan kata-kata, bahkan meski kau menyimpang kenangan manis bersamanya. Kau tahu kau tak akan bisa kembali ke masa-masa itu, dan itulah yang membuatmu membujur kaku—mengutuk kelalaianmu sendiri untuk mengklaim balik posisi yang seharusnya sudah menjadi milikmu: seorang teman. Tapi kau tahu kau tidak bisa melakukannya. Kau bukanlah temannya lagi.”