To Touch the Stars Quotes

“I always dreamed of the stars. Getting as high as I could so I could reach out and touch them. I didn’t realize, not until I’d seen the Earth from orbit, that I’d been dreaming the wrong dreams. Everything that matters, everything that’s important, is right down here.”
― Jeremy Pack, To Touch the Stars

“Someone once told me that life changes, and you give up old dreams so that new ones can take their place. I held on to this dream [...] I kept it safe and close to my heart. I could never let go of it, because a part of me always knew you’d come back for it one day.”
― Jeremy Pack, To Touch the Stars

“Suddenly, every dream she’d ever had about being a politician, of rising to power in Congress, of being a part of the relentless task of nation-building disappeared, overshadowed by the magnitude of this new marvel.”
― Jeremy Pack, To Touch the Stars

“So you ran away,” Alex said. “You didn’t talk it through with him, you just… took off?” There was a note of disdain in her voice. Her feelings about his actions were clear.”
― Jeremy Pack, To Touch the Stars

“One life has been touched and changed for the better… my own. I leave you tonight with a revelation and the answer to a question posed to me some weeks ago by Nicholas Sullivan himself: yes….” Tait stared pointedly in the camera, his face filled with wonder. “Yes, Nick, it is worth the risk. For the promise of a bright tomorrow, for all that it will mean not only to the people of today, but for generations yet to come. It truly is… worth the risk.” After a pause, he concluded, “This is Tait Williams reporting from Houston. Good night.”
― Jeremy Pack, To Touch the Stars

“Before he realized what was happening, he’d crossed the distance and clasped Tait’s face in both of his hands. With a fierceness that stunned even himself, Nick pressed his lips to Tait’s and claimed them savagely.”
― Jeremy Pack, To Touch the Stars