See You Yesterday Quotes
"It’s not a mistake. We underestimated our capacity this year, and we had to make a few last-minute changes. Most freshmen are in triples."
"I was going for a ‘when you’re here, you’re family’ vibe."
"I didn’t realize this was so important to you."
"Physics is the study of matter and energy, and how they relate to each other."
"Asking questions is, like, sixty percent of being a reporter."
"There’s so much hidden beneath the surface most of us don’t get to see on a regular basis."
"I’ve never known how to talk to people in the way that comes easily to others."
"I’ll be fine in an hour or so. You can go to that party with your friend, if you want."
"Let’s chalk it up to first days and new experiences."
"Because I could be as cruel as you wanted, and I wouldn’t remember it the next day?"
"How did I get into a time loop? How do I get out of a time loop?"
"I suppose I could use a bit of entertainment."
"I’ve been going to the library on most days."
"I have a fever, and the only prescription is you proposing to Mollie Bloom."
"Time isn’t the common cold. I didn’t sneeze on you and create a parallel universe."
"I can’t believe I didn’t think of it sooner."
"I see. If you’d like to leave my class because you’re not interested in physics, go ahead."
"I’m no longer sure whether I’m terrified of her."
"We can’t use logic to solve something illogical."
"Best-case scenario, we fix whatever’s going on. Worst-case scenario… we finally have some fucking fun."
"I want to dig deep, get inside someone’s head, hear the stories they don’t always tell."
"I’d hate to see you even more powerful. You frolic?"
"The devil works hard, but Miles’s jaw muscles work harder."
"There’s nothing more scathing than an insult from the 1800s—like… flapdoodle, or blunderbuss."
"You can’t just let it fester into an ugly, long-held grudge like everyone else."
"I don’t know what it is about them—the surprise and synchronization just go straight to my heart."
"I glance around the quad, buoyed by adrenaline, and zero in on my target: there. A guy in a corduroy blazer with a serene half smile on his face."
"Then obviously I’d have dragged him back to my dorm and had my way with him."
"Part of me even hoped he’d wake up in the middle of the night and reach for me again, just so I could feel wanted for a little longer."
"Sometimes I wish I could have a do-over. Erase that experience I was so desperate to have and replace it with something that mattered."
"I’m not half Japanese, half Jewish. I’m both—Japanese and Jewish."
"Nothing tastes better than a hard-boiled egg after you’ve waited forever to eat."
"Good to meet you, Barrett Bloom. Best of luck with the article."
"If Miles didn’t look so distracted right now, I’d laugh."
"I’m so sorry about that," I tell Lucie on the drive home. "I hope—"
"They made a mistake—I’m a sophomore, and Olmsted is a freshman dorm."
"I thought I’d double major at first, and they’d be fine with it."
"No matter how many times I assure them I can do both, that I can handle it, they don’t want me to do anything else that would distract from what they want."
"And yet the whole time we’re here, I’m wondering why their parents aren’t."
"I do need to ask," I continue, because it’s about all I can come up with right now. "Why have you never told me that tomorrow is your birthday?"
"I’m so sorry about it. If I’d known, I wouldn’t have—"
"I’m not sure I can trust him. All these weeks we’ve forged a connection, all those times I let him in—and yesterday, when I took him down my darkest corridors—and he’s never been honest with me."
"For me, the worst part has been knowing something’s supposed to happen later this week and not getting to see it."
"The idea of letting go of control, of not knowing what’s going to happen—that’s daunting. It’s part of why I love science."
"We’ve tried to jump-start the timeline in numerous ways."
"You always reset at the same time, correct? To the best of your knowledge?"
"I’ve been worried about you. Since we, uh—died."
"I thought maybe I could tell you I liked Britney Spears unironically too, and that would be the beginning of a friendship. But I was too shy."
"I didn’t know if I was capable of the kind of fun we’ve had. Adopting fifteen dogs? Creating an illegal ball pit? Getting half a tattoo? That doesn’t sound like something any version of myself would do."
"Having the courage to hope when it all feels hopeless."
"Whatever the reason the universe singled us out, Miles and I found each other in this strange echo of a world. And that means something."
"You’re challenging and frustrating and fascinating all at once, and hilarious in this unique way that always keeps me on my toes."
"Making you laugh feels like winning the lottery."
"I’ve had the most helpless crush on you for weeks, and I’ve probably done an abysmal job showing it."
"We’re not just what we were in high school, though. Maybe that’s the whole point."
"We’re each fighting our own battles, and even if she’s on my side, she can’t always be with me on the front lines."
"Maybe science is a little magical. Everything that’s now been proven scientifically—thousands of years before, it was considered magic."
"This between us. It’s good. It wouldn’t be the worst life, if we stayed here."