Stargirl Quotes Novels & Stories

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.”

Both Celine and Bianca were surprised by Starr’s words. “Why?” Celine’s fear gradually increased that her daughter might not want to be with her anymore. “Did you forget to take something important there?” Starr shook her head and said the reason, “It’s so beautiful out here. There’s so much to see, and it’s so bright. It’s like there are so many lights being used because it’s so bright. I thought there were only walls and ceilings outside.”

“Don’t do this. You hear me? You don’t get to play martyr. You don’t get to—” “Skyla.” She smiled, soft and tired, like she was already halfway gone. “You’re the fighter. Xavier’s the shield. Ed’s the heart. Charlie’s the edge. Me?” Her eyes burned. “I’ve always been the spark. Sparks don’t last forever. They just catch fire so others can burn.” Tears stung my eyes, but I couldn’t move, couldn’t speak. She leaned in, kissed my forehead, and whispered, “Don’t waste this. This is the only way I can live with myself, I am tainted beyond repair. This is the only way, Sky, I am glad I got to meet you.”

He smiled weakly, stooping down beside her, the burden of the night weighing down on his shoulders like a second skin. They remained quietly for some time, drinking tea, ensnared in the quietude that came only when there were no words. Elara sat back, gazing upwards at the star-streaked sky. "I used to think stars were souls," she answered softly after a moment. "That when people pass away, they go somewhere up there." The angle of her face followed by his gaze, the gentleness of her tone causing his chest to contract. "Do you still think that?" She nodded. "Sometimes. Especially when it is still like this."

Tabitha exclaimed, holding onto Tabby’s arm as she said it. “Okay, okay. I get it. You’re excited; you don’t have to pull my arm off.” Tabby said, releasing Tabitha’s hands from her arm. “I swear, girl, you get more childish as you grow up,” Julie stated. “What’s wrong with acting childish once in a while? As a great man once said. There’s no point being grown-up if you can’t be childish sometimes.?” Tabitha quoted a famous actor (TB) (DW).

“I may not be sure of my origins, but I know this-” “I am stronger with the moon over my head than with the sun above my neck!” *Boom* Kylie’s proclamation to the stars was like a declaration of war – a rebellion. Her words stirred up a mighty storm, and the quiet expanse grew rowdy. The stars roared in protest as the suns looked down in disgust; yet Kylie stood firm, facing the numerous stars with her decision made. She who had received the approval of the chosen stars and the sovereign suns had not forgotten the words of her teachers – Aiden, Davies, and Jack. Though Kylie’s training was largely supervised by Aiden and Jack’s mother, it was her friends who spent much time with her and gave

“I don’t think I’d be any good at it.” “You never know unless you try,” Quinn teases, and I can tell she’s smiling from the inflection in her voice. I stare at the landscape of stars overhead for a few minutes, trying to make out the shapes they form. Trying to see the world through Quinn’s eyes. “I guess over there, those stars kind of look like a barbell,” I say, pointing. She bursts into a fit of giggles, her head flopping sideways to look over at me. “A barbell?”

“You… still kept it?” Xavier gently slid the ring onto her finger. “Starla, will you let me spend the rest of my life proving to you that you are the brightest light in my world?” The aurora spilled across the night sky like a river of stars. Starla threw herself into his arms, her laughter blending with her tears. “You’re such an idiot, Xavier! Do you have any idea? I’ve waited fifty years to hear those words.”

She found Joel still seated comfortably as he bobbed his head to the music in his ears. Shooting him a killing look, she sat on one of the chairs close to the door. The motivational posters of various colours that decorated the sky-blue painted walls caught her attention. And most of them, she observed, contained quotes from famous people. Some she had heard of and some she had read about. "A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt. That one made her smile. “The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." ~ Nelson Mandela

I wondered if she regretted her earlier words, or if she was silently plotting her next move. Just then, a young reporter stepped forward, his eyes bright with curiosity. “Ms. Aria, do you have a message for those who have doubted you in the past?” I took a deep breath, my gaze sweeping over the crowd. “To those who doubted me,” I said, my voice calm, “thank you. You’ve pushed me to prove myself, to rise above, and to find my own path. But I hope that today, I’ve shown you that strength comes in many forms. And that everyone, no matter their circumstances, has the potential to shine.”