“Oh, we will know, won't we?The stars will explode in the skyOh, but they don't, do they?Stars have their moment and then they die”
“Oh Jerry, don't let's ask for the moon. We have the stars. - Now, Voyager”
“Did you know that we're made up of the same matter as stars? We are nuclear energy exploding.”
“I just wanted to see if... we were okay," she said, feeling relief. "Just to make sure we can be friends. I don't want it to be weird, you know?" Friends? Different parts of Birdie died as she said it. It was like stars exploding and burning one by one. She wondered if this was part of getting older. Parts of your heart exploded and died.”
“Stars have their moments then they die.”
“Don't ask for the moon -- we have the stars!" Pardon my saying so, but fuck the fucking stars!”