The Forest of Vanishing Stars Quotes

“that in moments like this, it doesn’t matter what you were born to be. It matters what you choose to become.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“In the times of greatest darkness, the light always shines through, because there are people who stand up to do brave, decent things.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“The universe is always in balance, she said - summer and winter, day and night, sustenance and poison, good and evil. To know the light, you must also know the darkness.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Humans had a responsibility to do more than just protect themselves. In the face of evil, they were compelled to save each other.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Do not be afraid to ask your questions. But you must always be sure your heart is open to hear the answers.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“People should always help others in need; there was no other way for the human race to survive.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Lives are circles spinning across the world, and when they’re meant to intersect again, they do. There’s nothing we can do to stop it.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“For when you love, you stand to lose so much. But I think you stand to lose far more when your heart is closed. That is no life.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Home is not a place but the people you choose to love.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“I’m broken, too. But sometimes it’s the jagged edges that allow us to fit together. Sometimes it’s the breaks that make us strong.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Yes. But there is light, too. In the times of greatest darkness, the light always shines through, because there are people who stand up to do brave, decent things. What I am trying to say, Yona, is that in moments like this, it doesn’t matter what you were born to be. It matters what you choose to become.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Every time a good soul dies, I think the world gets a little darker.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“One must never question God, Jerusza had always told her. It is our job on earth only to seek to understand him, never to doubt his will.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“She hadn't realized that once one opened the door to one's heart, it was impossible to fully close it again.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“But the forest knew no difference when it came to race, religion, or gender; it smiled and frowned upon all of them in equal measure,”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“You can only do your part. You can do your best to strike a match in the darkness, to light the way. God is with you, always, and he sees what’s in your heart.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“But the forest knew no difference when it came to race, religion, or gender; it smiled and frowned upon all of them in equal measure, sometimes providing protection, sometimes peril. “By the grace of God, may we all be vanishing stars.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“The only thing that remained was the only thing that mattered: love—the kind that could be found in the darkness when all pretenses had disappeared, the kind born of pain and despair and hope, the kind that was a shelter in the storm.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“But I think that broken hearts heal. I think that perhaps the only way through that kind of pain is to move forward. I think that losing people you love changes you forever, but I think that God finds a way to let the light in.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“But fate is part chance and part choice,”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Be nice if at all possible. It’s such simple advice, but if we can all do that, every day, maybe we can be the change. Maybe we can stand together. Maybe we can build the world a better future. Here’s to lighting a candle, or a piece of wood, in the darkness—and”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Perhaps the most complicated things are also the most beautiful.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“I don’t know much about these things. But I think that broken hearts heal. I think that perhaps the only way through that kind of pain is to move forward. I think that losing people you love changes you forever, but I think that God finds a way to let the light in.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“It’s the cracks in us that make us who we are, Zus had said, and perhaps he’d been right. When a linden tree broke, it often grew back, stronger and more beautiful in its damaged places. What if the same was true for man?”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“And you’re not broken, Yona. It’s the cracks in us that make us who we are, and you… you are stronger than anyone I have ever met, I think.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“For when you love, you stand to lose so much.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Let's not forget the past. Let's not forget the heroes who fought so that others could survive. Let's not forget to be kind to our fellow man. Be nice if at all possible.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Yearning for a life you don't understand is like staring at the sun. Your foolishness will destroy you.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“Her age made her particularly invisible to those who cared most about appearance and power;”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars

“You can't heal a heart that has been smashed to pieces; you can only move forward, doing your best to hold the shards together until they eventually form into something new.”
― Kristin Harmel, The Forest of Vanishing Stars