Rattle The Stars Quote Novels & Stories

he asked after a while. I looked up at the sky. At the stars still burning, stubborn as hell. And I nodded. “Yeah,” I said. “Because if we don’t… we burn everything down with us.”

"What did you just say? This event is being held in your honor? Are you trying to make us believe you're the daughter of the Gallo family?" "Have you lost your mind, Elena? I can't believe you just said something this ridiculous!" "Calvin must've brainwashed her or something. She really thinks she's some kind of mafia Principessa now." Frank's and Molly's faces turned grim. "Are you out of your mind? How dare you make a joke like that?" Molly screeched. She lunged forward and grabbed Elena's arm forcefully. "Go home! Stop being an embarrassment!" Her grip was so rough it left a red mark on Elena's wrist.

Her brows furrowed faintly, almost like she was holding back emotion. “You’re not a burden, Skylar. You’re a blessing.” She blinked slowly, taking in my words. “You’re like one of these stars,” I said, pointing upward. “You don’t really see how bright they are until everything else gets dark. That’s how you are. All the things you’re going through, the pain, the confusion… it’s not meant to break you. It’s meant to show how bright you can shine.” Her lips parted slightly. She breathed, almost like she was still processing. Then I heard her whisper, as if to herself, “I’m a star.”

"Congratulations to Zane for winning first place! You're so amazing! Can you tell us what made you so good at this?" The host's voice crackled through the microphone, snapping Celine back to the present. She watched Zane grip the mic, his eyes bright as he looked down at Steven and Quinn standing side by side below the stage. Without a moment's hesitation, he spoke with pride ringing in his voice, "Because my mom and dad are amazing, so I'm amazing, too!" He called Quinn his mother. A laugh escaped Celine's throat. Tears pricked at the corners of her eyes.

She turned her head towards me, “if you could catch any of those stars, do you believe it would tell you, my wish?” I could see the sparkle in her eyes that night as she asked me, they shone brighter than any of the stars in that sky, “no, I don’t believe they would reveal your wish, so why don’t you tell me one of them, this will save me from trying to steal the star from the heavens.”

“Moon.” I nod my head. “Moon is beautiful as well but stars hits different for me. They are like those crystal balls in every fairy tale movies and they bring our wishes to life.” I excitedly uttered which made Damian chuckle so I look up at him. “Why? You don’t believe on shooting stars?” “Those are just made up, Laurier.” I shake my head. “It’s not. Those shining being listens more than a person in our life can.” I murmured before I fold knees and put my chin on top of it while still looking upwards. “Do you know that they are the best listeners that people failed to have?”

“Someone faithful with integrity.” Autumn gave a small smile. “Yeah. Someone who doesn’t run away at the first sign of trouble. Someone who’s in it for the long haul. A ride or die type of guy.” Bastion nodded, “Where I come from, we have a saying: ‘A true star shines brightest on the darkest nights.’ It means that the people who matter most are the ones who stand by you when things are hard.” Autumn looked at him, surprised. “That’s actually... really beautiful. I wish more people were stars in my life.”

--- The stars are liars. Their light reaches me long after they've died, painting promises they'll never keep. The Shattered Star's power hums beneath my skin, a cold, celestial itch that no amount of scrubbing with marsh reeds can cleanse. Eden calls it a gift. Kael sniffs it like a pending storm. But I know the truth-it's a requiem, playing on loop.

Some day Some day When death on earth Will no more hold me Any way Any way I culture logic I believe in reason Who can stop me From achieving In every season I will travel further My human place Who will hold me When death is no more Around Nor in me I count the stars I forget it not My count is progressing To a different mark I do not see a collapse Of wise efforts I know I am to excel To excel is what carries You far A bit of encouragement From these stars I derive I am then again at rise I am at rise again Still whispering my defeat Moves sometimes the sound Of wind Time knocks at infinity I get nothing in return But then why disheartened On the floor of life You are still alive Says the

So I'll memorize the constellations of her freckles, The sound of her laugh like distant thunder, The way she sees beauty in broken things.. Especially in me. And when darkness finally claims her, I'll remind the world that even extinguished stars Send light traveling for centuries, Illuminating paths they'll never know they touched }