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1 " But then the golden stars began to fall. The effect was incredible. Golden streaks against a dark sky. It was mesmerising. They floated down to about a metre above the ground and then winked out. I was transfixed by the beauty of it. "
― Christie Nieman , As Stars Fall
2 " Their mum used to joke that Delia had swallowed a bird, and the bird was singing away somewhere deep inside there. "
3 " When he looks up at her, he doesn't see her, and it's like a cold wind whistling through her bones. "
4 " She feels a bit lighter, like she has been carrying around a heavy pocketful of precious stones, and she has just given one away. "