To kiss her there was to intrude into something private and skeletal, like a turtle’s shoulder.
LEONARD COHEN
LEONARD COHEN
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If you kiss on the first date and it’s not right, then there will be no second date. Sometimes it’s better to hold out and not kiss for a long time. I am a strong believer in kissing being very intimate, and the minute you kiss, the floodgates open for everything else.
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