Another clip from Stardust

The rain began once more, but they made no move to get under cover. He squeezed her hand in his. "You know," she said, "a star and a mortal man . . ."
"Only half-mortal, actually, said Tristran, helpfully. "Everything I ever thought about myself-- who I was, what I am-- was a lie. Or sort of. You have no idea how astonishingly liberating that feels."
"Whatever you are," she said, "I just wanted to point out that we can probably never have children.. That's all."
Tristran looked at the star, then, and he began to smile, and he said nothing at all. His hands were on her upper arms. He was standing in front of her, and looking down at her.
"Just so you know, that's all," said the star, and she leaned forward.
They kissed for the first time then in the cold spring rain, though neither one of them now knew that it was raining. Tristran's heart pounded in his chest as if it were not big enough to contain all the joy that it held. He opened his eyes as he kissed the star. Her sky-blue eyes stared back into his, and in her eyes he could see no parting from her.

Isn't that just a gorgeous little bit of imagery? I love this book. It's time to start writing again.