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1 " We are two halves of the same beautiful star, broken in the heavens. We fell to earth, separate, yet yearning to be together. "
― Mia Sheridan , Once We Were Starlight
2 " Some people like to make ugly things bleed, "
3 " there is a freedom of the heart when you’re released from the darkness that unforgiveness creates. A burden that’s lifted. And I think that’s what forgiveness entails: letting go of the hold the hatred or disappointment or hurt has created. "
4 " Who am I? I didn’t know. Perhaps I never really had. I’d been defined by others. An act in a sideshow written by someone else. All my life. "
5 " Now I knew that my peace was in my own hands. "
6 " You were his dreamer when he forgot how to dream. "
7 " A star could not live with only one half. It’s light would fade to nothing and blink to darkness. "
8 " Once we were starlightTwo halves of a wholeFiery atomsAnd radiant soulA celestial collisionSeparation unplannedOur heaven shatteredAs we fell to the sand "
9 " It was beautiful. And it was dark. It was wonderful. And tragic. And yes, unconventional. But it was complete, in all its light and depth. "
10 " If I’d been his dreamer when he’d forgotten how to dream, he’d been my champion when I lacked the will to fight. "
11 " Once we were starlight. But now, now we were a universe. "