When Stars Come Out Quotes

“If I could give you anything in this life," he says, his voice vibrating, "it would be the happiness you feel when you look at the stars.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“They say the night through human eyes is beautiful, peaceful even. But I am not human, and when stars come out, so do the dead and those who hunt them.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“I want to know everything about you."
I melt into him. I want to know everything about him too. How he thinks, feels, and tastes. I start from the beginning. My words flood the air between us far past midnight, when stars come out and monsters come to life.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“When I reach the roof, I find him standing beside a new telescope.
He clears his throat. "I thought you might like to stargaze."
"Where did you get that?" My voice quivers as I point to the telescope.
He glances at it and rubs the back of his head. "I... uh... bought it. For you."
I take a few deep breaths to keep from crying and move towards the telescope. It's similar to the one my grandfather owned, the one we had to sell when we moved here.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“Why not? Is there something that prevents me from using your weapons? Will the hilts burn my hands if I touch them? Will the world come down around us if you spill the secrets of your weapons' mastery?”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“Man, I love mocking the Order.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“You might think you're standing up for something grand, but when you do it wrong, it's not you who will suffer for your actions; it's the people you love.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“I know what he's going to say before he continues, know it like I know the feel of my blades in my hands, but it still somehow manages to cut right through me.
"It's you.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“You look so intense," she says and touches my cheek. My eyes fall to her kiss-bruised lips.
"I don't mean to," I say, but the truth is, I'm struck by this feeling that she's the embodiment of my heart, and she's walking around outside my chest, and I'd do anything to protect her, no matter the cost.
Even if I can't be with her.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“She fuels the heat in the bottom of my stomach.
I could drown in her and die happy.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“She looks frustrated and fierce. I want to kiss her so badly.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“I can almost taste the air around him—shadowed and sad, tortured and adrift. I think he's been drowning so long, he doesn't want the comfort of solid ground beneath his feet.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“And something in my chest pulls so tight, I lose my ability to breathe.
I know him.
And not in the way I've gotten to know him in the last week. This is different, deeper. It goes beyond his skin and blood and bones. It's like my dreams.
I know his soul.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“If it's another bird, I swear I'll hit it with a board.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“You just naturally know how to kick ass?" he asks, quirking one eyebrow.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“When you leave here today, consider what you will miss most in the people you love—memorize it—and remember how lucky you are to love and to be loved.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“They have to see me!" she yells.
"Who?"
"Everyone!" she cries. "They forgot me! But they won't forget me again. I'll hang here forever, a nightmare burned into their memories. I'll haunt them all!”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“Salt's not going to keep anything out... except maybe snails.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“The only correlation I've made is that the longer I'm away from her, the worst the feeling gets.
I hate it.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“Drugs won't help you feel any better."
He smiles, his eyes narrow, amused. "Shows how much you know.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“I'm pretty good at playing dodge the dead, thank you very much," I say.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“I'm pretty good at playing dodge the head, thank you very much," I say.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“Fuck!" the voice roars, and I twist to find Thane behind me. "You bit me!"
"You snuck up on me! What did you expect?"
"Obviously not your teeth in my skin."
"Oh, it's not that bad. You're lucky. The last guy who snuck up on me got kneed in the crotch."
A ghost of a smile graces Thane's lips. "Too bad. He would have probably preferred your teeth.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“I know girls melt at your feet when you flash that smile, but it's creepy as hell when you're trying to kill me.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“At least being around her will dull this stupid ache in my chest. I'm going insane.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“The problem is that she doesn't look familiar. This is more something I feel. Something inside me reacts to her presence, like we're connected by an invisible thread. When she walks away, that thread unravels with her. When I don't follow, it pulls taut at my chest.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“You're acting weird."
He's right. And it's not just this stupid feeling in my chest.
She did things today that pulled at my memory just like this thread pulls at the space over my heart: laugh so that chills pricked my arms, or nervously pressed her full lips together, or tilted her head to the side as she studied me, narrowing those pretty hazel eyes in a way that made me think she finds me just as familiar.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“Just as attractive as throwing up.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“I want to cram those words back into my mouth and swallow them whole, but I can't. What can I say anyway? I take it back. Stare all you want? This is best. Pretty boys are trouble—haven't I learned that?”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out

“You should stop doing that," I say. It feels like I'm standing next to heater.
He looks confused. "What?"
"Staring at me like that.”
― Scarlett St. Clair, When Stars Come Out