— i think words are really magical. letters are intertwined to gift them a new soul. and certain special words fuse together to create stars that shine hope for us all. here are some of the quotes that have woven constellations in my darkest nights.

• “ for a star to be born, there is one thing that must happen: a gaseous nebula must collapse. so collapse. crumble. this is not your destruction. this is your birth.” — zoe skylar
• “you are not small. you are not unworthy. you are not insignificant. the universe wove you from a constellation just so atom, every fibre in you comes from a different star. together, you are bound by stardust, altogether spectacularly created from the energy of the universe itself. and that my darling, is the poetry of physics. the poetry of you. ” — nikita gill
• “you have shed a thousand skins to become the person you are today. and if you ever feel overwhelmed by the many people you once were, remember, your bones have grown, but what makes them has never changed. ” — nikita gill
• “ you’re only given a little spark of madness. you musn’t lose it. ” — robin williams
• “reality can destroy the dream; why shouldn’t the dream destroy reality? ” — george moore
• “i think it is beautiful how the moon glows using the sun’s light. and the sun never asks for anything in return. ” — amanda ricketson
• “but darling, you are a river. the rocks will break you. the valleys will bend you. but you will never stop. because that is what you do. you flow. ” — vinati
• “they will insult you, hurt you, defeat you, betray you, injure you, set you aflame and watch you burn. but they will not, shall not, cannot destroy you. because you, like rome, were built on ashes, and you, like a phoenix know how to rise and resurrect. ” — nikita gill
• “ be the person who cares. be the person who makes the effort, the person who loves without hesitation. be the person who bares it all, the person who never shies away from the depth of their feeling or the intensity of their hope. be the person who believes—in the softness of the world, the goodness of other people, in the beauty of being open and untethered and trusting. be the person who makes people feel seen, the person who shows up. trust me when i say—be the person who cares. because the world doesn’t need any more carelessness, any more disregard; because there is nothing stronger than someone who continues to stay soft in a world that hasn’t always been kind to them. ” — bianca sparacino
• you can’t skip chapters, that’s not how life works. you have to read every line, meet every character. you won't enjoy all of it. hell, some chapters will make you cry for weeks. you will read things you don't want to read, you will have moments when you don't want the pages to end. but you have to keep going. stories keep the world revolving. live yours, don't miss out. ” — courtney peppernell
• “i think it’s brave that you get up in the morning even if your soul is weary and your bones ache for a rest. i think it’s brave that you keep on living even if you don’t know how to anymore. i think it’s brave that you push away the waves rolling in every day and you decide to fight. i know there are days when you feel like giving up but i think it’s brave you never do. ” — lana rafaela

to you, a child of the stars, be proud of yourself.