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How much do you love me, Bella?""Why?"She stared at me with pleading eyes, her long black eyebrows slanting up in the middle and pulling together, her lips trembling at the corners. It was a heart-breaking expression. "Please, please, please," she whispered. "Please, Bella, please - if you really love me ... Please let me do your wedding.""Aw, Alice!" I groaned, pulling away and standing up. "No! Don't do this to me.""If you really, truly love me, Bella."I folded my arms across my chest. "That is so unfair. And Edward kind of already used that one on me.""I'll bet Edward would like it better if you did this traditionally, though he'd never tell you that. And Esme - think what it would mean to her!"I groaned. "I'd rather face the newborns alone.""I'll owe you for a decade.""You'd owe me for a century! By Stephenie Meyer Bella Love Eyes Corners Stared

Because through the heavy water, I heard the sound of an angel calling my name, calling me to the only heaven I wanted. By Stephenie Meyer Calling Water Wanted Heavy Heard

And the humans were brutish and ungovernable. They had killed one another so frequently that murder had been an accepted part of life. The various tortures they'd devised over the few millennia they'd lasted had been too much for me; I hadn't been able to bear even the dry official overviews. Wars had raged over the face of nearly every continent. Sanctioned murder, ordered and viciously effective. Those who lived in peaceful nations had looked the other way as members of their own species starved on their doorstep. There was no equality to the distribution of the planet's bounteous resources. Most vile yet, their offspring - the next generation, which my kind nearly worshipped for their promise - had all too often been victims of heinous crimes. And not just at the hands of strangers, but at the hands of the caretakers they were entrusted to. Even the huge sphere of the planet had been put into jeopardy through their careless and greedy mistakes. By Stephenie Meyer Ungovernable Humans Brutish Murder Hands

In my own opinion (key word), the foundation of feminism is this: being able to choose. The core of anti-feminism is, conversely, telling a woman she can't do something solely because she's a woman - taking any choice away from her specifically because of her gender ... One of the weird things about modern feminism is that some feminists seem to be putting their own limits on women's choices. That feels backward to me. It's as if you can't choose a family on your own terms and still be considered a strong woman. How is that empowering? Are there rules about if, when, and how we love or marry and if, when, and how we have kids? Are there jobs we can and can't have in order to be a "real" feminist? To me, those limitations seem anti-feminist in basic principle. By Stephenie Meyer Opinion Key Word Woman Feminism

Yes, because a vampire slumber party is the pinnacle of safety conscious behavior. By Stephenie Meyer Behavior Vampire Slumber Party Pinnacle

It was shockingly weird to touch another person after a whole life - because the last three months were my whole life - of avoiding any kind of contact. Like touching a sparking downed power line, only to find out that it felt nice. By Stephenie Meyer Life Contact Shockingly Weird Touch

Mel? Mel, I love you. Mel, come back . Mel, Mel, Mel."It's Jared's voice, trying to call me back the way Wanda called back the Healer's host, the way she taught Kyle to call to Jodi.I can answer him. I can speak now. I can feel my tongue in my mouth, ready to move into whatever shape I ask it to. I can feel the air in my lungs, ready to push out the words. If I want this. "Mel, I love you, I love you."This is Wanda's gift to me, paid for with her silver blood. Jared and I, put back together again as if she'd never lived. As if she hadn't saved us both. If I accept this gift, I profit from her death. I kill her again. I take her sacrifice and make it murder. "Mel, please? Open your eyes."I feel his hand on my face, cradling my cheek. I feel his lips burn against my forehead, but I don't want them, not at this price. Or do I? By Stephenie Meyer Mel Back Feel Love Wanda

The piercing, heartbroken howling grew fainter and then disappeared entirely. By Stephenie Meyer Piercing Heartbroken Howling Grew Fainter

Do you truly believe that you care more for me than I do for you?" he murmured, leaning closer to me as he spoke, his dark golden eyes piercing.I tried to remember how to exhale. I had to look away before it came back to me."You're doing it again," I muttered.His eyes opened wide with surprise. "What?""Dazzling me," I admitted, trying to concentrate as I looked back at him."Oh." He frowned."It's not your fault," I sighed. "You can't help it. By Stephenie Meyer Murmured Leaning Spoke Exhale Eyes

When 'Twilight' hit the New York Times bestseller list at number 5, for me that was the pinnacle, that was the moment. I never thought I would be there. And I keep having moments like that where you just stop and say, wait a minute - how is this still going up? I'm waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under me. By Stephenie Meyer Twilight York Times Hit Number

His arms wrapped around me, and he began kissing me in a way that should be illegal. By Stephenie Meyer Illegal Arms Wrapped Began Kissing

You know the story in the bible? The one with the king and the two women fighting over the baby?Sure King Solomon.That's right, king solomon he said, cut the kid in half ... but it was only a test. Just to see who would give up their share to protect it ... Well, I'm not going to cut you in half anymore.He was telling me that he loved me the most, that his surrender proved it. By Stephenie Meyer King Bible Story Half Cut

You know the story in the Bible?', Jacob asked suddenly, still reading the blank ceiling. 'The one with the king and the two women fighting over the baby?''Sure. King Solomon.''That's right. King Solomon.' he repeated. 'And he said, cut the kid in half ... but it was only a test. Just to see who would give-up their share to protect it.''Yeah. I remember.'He looked back at my face. 'I'm not going to cut you in half anymore, Bella. By Stephenie Meyer Bible Jacob King Suddenly Ceiling

I, the soul named Wanderer, love you, human Ian and that will never change no matter what I might become. If I were a Dolphin or a Bear or a Flower, it wouldn't matter. I would always love you, always remember you. You will be my only partner. - Wanda, The Host By Stephenie Meyer Wanderer Ian Human Matter Love

That's why it was so impossible to tell him goodbye - because I was in love with him. Too. I loved him, much more than I should, and yet, still nowhere near enough. I was in love with him, but it was not enough to change anything; it was only enough to hurt us both more. To hurt him worse than I ever had. By Stephenie Meyer Goodbye Love Impossible Hurt Loved

My old mind hadn't been capable of holding this much love. My old heart had not been strong enough to bear it. Maybe this was the part of me that I'd brought forward to be intensified in my new life. Like Carlisle's compassion and Esme's devotion. I would probably never be able to do anything interesting or special like Edward, Alice, and Jasper could do. Maybe I would just love Edward more than anyone in the history of the world had ever loved anyone else. I could live with that. By Stephenie Meyer Mind Capable Holding Edward Alice

His skin was a pretty colour, it made me jealous. Jacob noticed my scrutiny.What?" he asked, suddenly self-conscious."Nothing. I just hadn't realised before. Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?"Once the words slipped out, I worried that he might take my implusive observation the wrong way.But Jacob rolled his eyes. "You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you?" "I'm serious."Well, then, thanks. Sort of."I grinned. "You're sort of welcome. By Stephenie Meyer Colour Jealous Sort Jacob Skin

I believe that. But I want you to know something - when it comes to all this enemies nonsense, I'm out. I am a neutral country. I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures. Jacob is family. You are ... well, not exactly the love of my life, because I expect to love you for much longer than that. The love of my existence. I don't care who's a werewolf and who's a vampire. If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too. By Stephenie Meyer Love Switzerland Nonsense Enemies Angela

He's playing every bit as hard as I am, only he knows what he's doing and I don't. Don't blame me because he's a better manipulator than I am - I haven't been around long enough to learn all his tricks. By Stephenie Meyer Playing Bit Hard Tricks Blame

It's real interesting to have a soul as a friend, and it makes me feel super special that I've managed it. By Stephenie Meyer Friend Real Interesting Soul Makes

You know I don't understand what you mean, right?" I asked. "I'm counting on it," she said, and then her eyes focused behind me. "I think your friends are upset that I've stolen you."Suddenly I could feel all their eyes boring into my back. For once, it didn't bother me at all."They'll survive."She grinned. "I may not give you back, though."I swallowed too loud and she laughed. By Stephenie Meyer Understand Back Eyes Suddenly Asked

Is it really sick for me to be happy right now?" I asked. My voice broke twice.He didn't push me away. He pulled me tight against his ice-hard chest, so tight it was hard to breathe, even with my lungs securely intact. "I know exactly what you mean," he whispered. "But we have lot of reasons to be happy. For one, we're alive.""Yes," I agreed. "That's a good one.""And together," he breathed. His breath was so sweet it made my head swim. By Stephenie Meyer Sick Happy Tight Asked Chest

It was hard to believe that someone so beautiful could be real. I was afraid that he might disappear in a sudden puff of smoke, and I would wake up. By Stephenie Meyer Real Hard Beautiful Smoke Afraid

Honestly, Edward." I felt a thrill go through me as I said his name, and I hated it. "I can't keep up with you. I thought you didn't want to be my friend.""I said it would be better if we weren't friends, not that I didn't want to be.""Oh, thanks, now that's all cleared up." Heavy sarcasm. I realized I had stopped walking again. We were under the shelter of the cafeteria roof now, so I could more easily look at his face. Which certainly didn't help my clarity of thought."It would be more ... prudent for you not to be my friend," he explained. "But I'm tired of trying to stay away from you, Bella."His eyes were gloriously intense as he uttered that last sentence, his voice smoldering. I couldn't remember how to breathe. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Honestly Bella Felt Thrill

Well, it's nice to get something right for a change. You don't know how irritating it is - missing things the way I have been. I feel so useless. So ... normal." She cringed in horror of the word."I can't imagine how awful that must feel. Being normal? Ugh. By Stephenie Meyer Change Nice Normal Feel Missing

I'd had more than my fair share of near-death experiences; it wasn't somethingyou ever really got used to.It seemed oddly inevitable, though, facing death again. Like I really was markedfor disaster. I'd escaped time and time again, but it kept coming back for me.Still, this time was so different from the others.You could run from someone you feared, you could try to fight someone youhated. All my reactions were geared toward those kinds of killers - the monsters,the enemies.When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How couldyou run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If yourlife was all you had to give your beloved, how could you not give it?If it was someone you truly loved? By Stephenie Meyer Experiences Inevitable Facing Time Fair

I miss you when you're not there. When you're happy, it makes me happy. But I could say the same thing about Charlie, Jacob. You're family. I love you, but I'm not in love with you. By Stephenie Meyer Happy Miss Jacob Charlie Love

I'm not leaving." I said."Why not?" he demanded. "I'm in my last semester of school -it would screw everything up.""You're a good student -you'll figure it out.""I don't want to crowd Mom and Phil.""Your Mother's been dying to have you back.""Florida is too hot."His fist came down on the table again. "We both know what's really going on here, Bella, and it's not good for you." He took a deep breath. "It's been months. No calls, no letters, no contact. You can't keep waiting for him. By Stephenie Meyer Leaving Bella Good Phil Florida

And yet, I found I could survive. I was alert, I felt the pain - the aching loss that radiated out from my chest, sending wracking waves of hurt through my limbs and head - but it was manageable. I could live through it. I didn't feel like the pain had weakened over time, rather that I'd grown strong enough to bear it. By Stephenie Meyer Survive Found Pain Alert Chest

He was trying to be everywhere at once," the redhead told the human. "Trying to make sure Alice had nothing to do, actually." He shook his head as he looked at the tiny blackhaired girl. "Alice doesn't need anyone's help." The vampire named Alice shot a glare at Jasper. "Overprotective fool," she said in her clear soprano voice. Jasper met her stare with a half smile, seeming to forget for a second that I existed. By Stephenie Meyer Alice Human Redhead Told Jasper

What was it that made this human love so much more desirable to me than the love of my own kind? Was it because it was exclusive and capricious? The souls offered love and acceptance to all. Did I crave a greater challenge? ... Or was it simply better somehow? Because these humans hate with so much fury, was the other end of the spectrum that they could love with more heart and zeal and fire? By Stephenie Meyer Love Kind Made Desirable Capricious

All the lines that held me to my life were sliced apart in swift cuts, like clipping the strings of a bunch of balloons. Everything that made me who I was - my love for the dead girl upstairs, my love for my father, my loyalty to my new pack, the love for my other brothers, my hatred for my enemies, my home, my name, my self - disconnected from me in that second - snip, snip, snip - and floated up into space. By Stephenie Meyer Snip Love Cuts Balloons Lines

That's certainly a problem. But that's not what I was thinking of. It's just that you are so soft, so fragile. I have to mind my actions every moment that we're together so that I don't hurt you. I could kill you quite easily, Bella, simply by accident." His voice had become just a soft murmur. He moved his icy palm to rest it against my cheek. "If I was too hasty ... if for one second I wasn't paying enough attention, I could reach out, meaning to touch your face, and crush your skull by mistake. You don't realize howincredibly breakable you are. I can never, never afford to lose any kind of control when I'm with you. By Stephenie Meyer Problem Soft Bella Thinking Fragile

I touched his face. "Look," I said. "I love you more than everything else in the world combined. Isn't that enough?" "Yes, it is enough," he answered, smiling. "Enough for forever. By Stephenie Meyer Face Touched Smiling Combined Answered

Isabella Swan?" He looked up at me through his impossibly long lashes, his golden eyes soft but, somehow, still scorching. "I promise to love you forever - every single day of forever. Will you marry me?"There were many things I wanted to say, some of them not nice at all, and others more disgustingly gooey and romantic than he probably dreamed I was capable of. Rather than embarrass myself with either, I whispered, "Yes.""Thank you," he said simply. He took my left hand and kissed each of my fingertips before he kissed the ring that was now mine. By Stephenie Meyer Swan Isabella Forever Yes Kissed

She didn't uncover my eyes until we were in her oversized bathroom. I stared at the long counter, covered in all the paraphernalia of a beauty salon, and began to feel my sleepless night. Is this really necessary? I'm going to look plain next to him no matter what. By Stephenie Meyer Bathroom Uncover Eyes Oversized Counter

It will be as if I'd never existed. The words ran through my head, lacking the perfect clarity of my hallucination last night. They were just words, soundless, like print on a page. Just words, but they ripped the hole wide open, and I stomped on the brake, knowing I should not drive while this incapacitated.I curled over, pressing my face against the steering wheel and trying to breathe without lungs. By Stephenie Meyer Existed Words Head Lacking Night

And then I saw the way he looked at her ... like he was a blind man, seeing the sun for the very first time. By Stephenie Meyer Looked Man Time Blind Sun

Nudity was an inconvenient but unavoidable part of pack life. We'd all thought nothing of it before Leah came along. Then it got awkward. By Stephenie Meyer Nudity Life Inconvenient Unavoidable Part

Though there was no sound, there was a change. The atmosphere, which had gone tense at my accusation, relaxed. I wondered how I knew this. I had a strange sensation that I was somehow receiving more than my five senses were giving me - almost a feeling that there was another sense, on the fringes, not quite harnessed. Intuition? That was almost the right word. As if any creature needed more than five senses. By Stephenie Meyer Sound Change Senses Relaxed Atmosphere

But what if it were you? What if you were stuffed in a human body and let loose on this planet only to find yourself lost among your own kind? What if you were such a good person that you tried to save the life that you'd taken that you almost died trying to get her back to her family? What if you then found yourself surrounded by violent aliens who hated you and tried to hurt you and tried to murder you over and over again? What if you just kept doing whatever you could to save and heal people despite that? Wouldn't you deserve a life too? Wouldn't you have earned that much? By Stephenie Meyer Save Life Kind Stuffed Human

In my dream it was very dark, and what dim light there was seemed to be radiating from Edward's skin. I couldn't see his face, just his back as he walked away from me, leaving me in the blackness. No matter how fast I ran, I couldn't catch up to him; no matter how loud I called, he never turned. Troubled, I woke in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep again for what seemed like a very long time. After that, he was in my dreams nearly every night, but always on the periphery, never within reach. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Dark Skin Dim Light

In so many millennia, the humans never did figurs love out. How much is physical, how much in the mind? How much accident and how much fate? Why did perfect matches crumble and impossible couples thrive? I dont know the answer better than they did. Love simply is where it is. By Stephenie Meyer Millennia Humans Figurs Love Physical

We've got time," Jared says again.An abrupt panic, like a warning premonition, makes it impossible for me to speak for a moment. He watches the change on my face with worried eyes. "You don't know that." The despair that softened when he found me strikes like the lash of a whip. "You can't know how much time we'll have. You don't know if we should be counting in months or days or hours."He laughs a warm laugh, touching his lips to the tense place where my eyebrows pull together. "Don't worry, Mel. Miracles don't work that way. I'll never lose you. I'll never let you get away from me."She brought me back to the present - to the thin ribbon of the highway winding through the Arizona wasteland, baking under the fierce noon sun - without my choosing to return. I stared at the empty place ahead and felt the empty place inside. Her thought sighed faintly in my head: you never know how much time you'll have.The tears I was crying belonged to both of us. By Stephenie Meyer Jared Time Panic Premonition Makes

Humankind's limited scopeof mercy was reserved for their own. By Stephenie Meyer Humankind Limited Scopeof Mercy Reserved

So when he touched me, it was deeper and slower than the wildfire, like the flow of molten rock far beneath the surface of the earth. Too deep to feel the heat of it, but it moved inexorably, changing the very foundations of the world with its advance. By Stephenie Meyer Wildfire Earth Touched Deeper Slower

I knew it was too late. I knew she was dead. I knew it for sure because the pull was gone. I didn't feel any reason to be here beside her. She wasn't here anymore. So this body had no more draw for me. The senseless need to be near her had vanished. Or maybe moved was the better word. It seemed like I felt the pull from the opposite direction now. From down the stairs, out the door. The longing to get away from here and never, ever come back. By Stephenie Meyer Knew Late Pull Dead Anymore

I felt the pulse behind the fire raging now in my chest and realized that I'd found my heart again, just in time to wish I never had. To wish that I'd embraced the blackness while I'd still had the chance. I wanted to raise my arms and claw my chest open and rip the heart from itanything to get rid of this toture. But I could't feel my arms, couldn't move one vanished finger. By Stephenie Meyer Chest Felt Pulse Fire Raging

No measure of time with you will be long enough, but we'll start with forever. By Stephenie Meyer Forever Measure Time Long Start

He didn't ask what I was thinking, which was out of character for him. I guessed that meant that he was just as nervous as I suddenly was. By Stephenie Meyer Thinking Character Guessed Meant Nervous

No, I had never intentionally caused anyone physical pain, but I had hurt Ian deeply enough just by hurting myself. Human lives were so impossibly tangled. What a mess. By Stephenie Meyer Ian Pain Intentionally Caused Physical

Ew. Someone put the dog out, "Rosalie murmured wrinkling her nose.Have you herd this one, Psycho?how do a blond's brain cells die?"She didn't say anything.Well?" I asked."Do you know the punch line or not?"She looked pointedly at the TV and ignored me.Has she heard it?" I asked Edward.No." He answered.Awesome. So you'll enjoy this, bloodsuckera blond's brain cells die alone. By Stephenie Meyer Psycho Rosalie Brain Cells Blond

It seems I can't stay away from her. By Stephenie Meyer Stay

Take care of my heart, I've left it with you. By Stephenie Meyer Heart Care Left

I coveted you. I had no right to want youbut I reached out and took you anyway. And now look what's become of you! Trying to seduce a vampire. By Stephenie Meyer Coveted Youbut Reached Vampire Seduce

The story was a sleeping girl in a narrow bed Dark hair thick and wild and twisted like seaweed across the pillow ... Bella's Lullaby By Stephenie Meyer Dark Pillow Lullaby Story Sleeping

I can hear them on the floor below. They will find me in miuntes, or seconds. I scrawl the words on a dirty shred of newsprint. They are nearly illegible, but if he finds them, he will understand:'Not fast enough. Love you love Jamie. Don't go home'Not only do I break their hearts, I steal their refuge, too. I picture our little canyon abandoned, as it must be forever now. Or if not abandoned, a tomb. By Stephenie Meyer Hear Floor Abandoned Love Jamie

His words swirled around my head, and I heard the doctor at the hospital in Phoenix, last spring, as he showed me the X-rays. You can see it's a clean break, his finger traced along the picture of my severed bone. That's good. It will heal more easily, more quickly. By Stephenie Meyer Phoenix Xrays Head Spring Words

Just because we've been dealt a certain hand doesn't mean we can't choose to rise above - to conquer the boundaries of destiny that none of us wanted. By Stephenie Meyer Wanted Dealt Hand Choose Rise

When we were five, they asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up. Our answers were thing like astronaut, president, or in my case ... princess.When we were ten, they asked again and we answered - rock star, cowboy, or in my case, gold medalist. But now that we've grown up, they want a serious answer. Well, how 'bout this: who the hell knows?!This isn't the time to make hard and fast decisions, its time to make mistakes. Take the wrong train and get stuck somewhere chill. Fall in love - a lot. Major in philosophy 'cause there's no way to make a career out of that. Change your mind. Then change it again, because nothing is permanent.So make as many mistakes as you can. That way, someday, when they ask again what we want to be ... we won't have to guess. We'll know.[from the movie] By Stephenie Meyer Make Case Asked Wanted Grew

In my head, Carlisle's kind eyes did not judge me. I knew that he would forgive me for this horrible act that I would do. Because he loved me. Because he thought I was better than I was. And he would still love me, even as I now proved him wrong. By Stephenie Meyer Carlisle Head Kind Eyes Judge

It's not fair!" Sunny wailed. "Why do you get to stay? Why can't I stay, if you can?" I had to swallow hard. "That wouldn't be fair, would it? But I don't get to stay, Sunny. I have to go, too. And soon. Maybe we'll leave together." Perhaps she'd be happier if she thought I was going to the Dolphins with her. By the time she knew otherwise, Sunny would have a different host with different emotions and no tie to this human beside me. Maybe. Anyway, it would be too late. "I have to go, Sunny, just like you. I have to give my body back, too." And then, flat and hard from right behind us, Ian's voice broke through the quiet like the crack of a whip. "What? By Stephenie Meyer Sunny Stay Fair Hard Wailed

I would have to commit to this- commit as much of me as there was left, every one of the broken pieces. It was the only way to be fair to him. Would I? Could I?Would it be wrong to try to make Jacob happy? Even if the love I felt for him was no more than a weak echo of what I was capable of, even if my heart was far away, wandering and grieving after my fickle Romeo, would it be so very wrong? By Stephenie Meyer Commit Left Pieces Broken Wrong

When I parked in front of Charlie's house, he reached over to take my face in his hands. He handled me very carefully, pressing just the tips of his fingers softly against my temples, my cheekbones, my jawline. Like I was especially breakable. Which was exactly the casecompared with him, at least."You should be in a good mood, today of all days," he whispered. His sweet breath fanned across my face."And if I don't want to be in a good mood?" I asked, my breathing uneven.His golden eyes smoldered. "Too bad."My head was already spinning by the time he leaned closer and pressed his icy lips against mine. As he intended, no doubt, I forgot all about my worries, and concentrated on remembering how to inhale and exhale. By Stephenie Meyer Charlie House Hands Parked Front

What happens when you lose your heart's desire? By Stephenie Meyer Desire Lose Heart

It takes a few days for the transformation to be complete, depending on how much venom is in the bloodstream, how close the venom is to the heart. As long as the heart keeps beating, poison spreads, healing, changing the body as it moves through it. Eventually the heart stops, and the conversion is finished. But all the time, every minute of it, a victim would be wishing for death By Stephenie Meyer Venom Heart Complete Depending Bloodstream

His familiar husky voice sent a wave of wistfulness through me. A thousand memories spun in my head, tangling together- a rocky beach strewn with driftwood trees, a garage made of plastic sheds, warm sodas in a paper bag, a tiny room with one too-small shabby loveseat. The laughter in his deep-set black eyes, the feverish heat of his big hand around mine, the flash of his white teeth against his dark skin, his face stretching into the wide smile that had always been like a key to a secret door where only kindred spirits could enter. It felt sort of like homesickness, this longing for the place and person who had sheltered me through my darkest night. By Stephenie Meyer Familiar Husky Voice Wave Wistfulness

I sighed. "Show me the damn ring, Edward."He shook his head. "No."I studied his expression for a long minute."Please?" I asked quietly, experimenting with my newly discovered weapon. I touched his face lightly with the tips of my fingers. "Please can I see it?"His eyes narrowed. "You are the most dangerous creature I have ever met," he muttered. But he got up and moved with unconscious grace to kneel next to the small bedside table. By Stephenie Meyer Sighed Edward Show Ring Head

I know it's going to be bad for you, Jacob. I understand that - maybe better than you think. I don't like her, but ... she's your Sam. She's everything you want and everything you can't have. By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Bad Sam Understand

A girl can dream."His eyebrows rose. "Is that what you dream about? Being a monster?""Not exactly," I said, frowning at his word choice. Monster, indeed. "Mostly I dream about being with you forever. By Stephenie Meyer Dream Rose Monster Girl Eyebrows

You're not making my mistakes, Bella. You sound like you're scared silly, and I'm guessing it's because you're afraid of me. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Mistakes Making Silly Sound

The worst part is that I saw the whole thing our whole life. And I want it bad, Jake, I want it all. I want to stay right here and never move. I want to love you and make you happy. And I can't, and it's killing me. By Stephenie Meyer Life Worst Part Thing Jake

Okay." I bounced down the stairs. "I'm decent."He was waiting at the foot of the stairs, closer than I'd thought, and I bounded right into him. He steadied me, holding me a careful distance away for a few seconds before suddenly pulling me closer."Wrong again," he murmured in my ear. "You are utterly indecent - no one should look so tempting, it's not fair.""Tempting how?" I asked. "I can change ... "He sighed, shaking his head. "You are so absurd." He pressed his cool lips delicately to my forehead, and the room spun. The smell of his breath made it impossible to think."Shall I explain how you are tempting me?" he said. It was clearly a rhetorical question. His fingers traced slowly down my spine, his breath coming more quickly against my skin. My hands were limp on his chest, and I felt ligtheaded again. He tilted his head slowly and touched his cool lips to mine for the second time, very carefully, parting them slightly.And then I collapsed. By Stephenie Meyer Stairs Tempting Cool Head Breath

It was a weird thing for me, because I don't read vampire books. I don't watch vampire movies. I'm not into the horror genre. I'm a wuss, I'm a scaredy cat. By Stephenie Meyer Books Vampire Weird Thing Read

You ... made ... me ... faint," I accused him dizzily."What am I going to do with you?" he groaned in exasperation. "Yesterday I kiss you, and you attack me! Today you pass out on me!"I laughed weakly, letting his arms support me while my head spun."So much for being good at everything," he sighed."That's the problem." I was still dizzy. "You're too good. Far, far too good. By Stephenie Meyer Good Made Yesterday Faint Dizzily

I wondered to myself why no one else had seen him standing so far away, before he was suddenly, impossibly saving my life. With chagrin, I realized the probable cause - no one else was as aware of Edward as I always was. No one else watched him the way I did. How pitiful. By Stephenie Meyer Suddenly Impossibly Life Wondered Standing

Momma, you're special, Renesmee told me without any surprise, like she was commenting on the color of my clothes. By Stephenie Meyer Momma Renesmee Special Surprise Clothes

Option three: Edward loved me. The bond forged between us was not one that could be broken by absence, distance, or time. And no matter how much more special or beautiful or brillant or perfect than me he might me, he was as irreversibly altered as I was. As I would always belong to him, so would he always be mine.Was that what I'd been trying to tell myself?"Oh!""Bella?""Oh. Okay. I see.""Your epithany?" he asked, his voice uneven and strained."You love me," I marveled. The sense of conviction and rightness washed through me again.Though his eyes were still anxious, the crooked smile I loved best flashed across his face. "Truly, I do. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Option Loved Bella Distance

Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. By Stephenie Meyer Surely Die Loved Good Place

How could I leave my loving, erratic, harebrained mother to fend for herself? By Stephenie Meyer Erratic Loving Harebrained Leave Mother

You seem more ... optimistic than usual," I observed. "I haven't seen you like this before.""Isn't it supposed to be like this?" He smiled. "The glory of first love, and all that. It's incredible, isn't it, the difference between reading about something, seeing it in pictures, and experiencing it? By Stephenie Meyer Optimistic Usual Observed Before Smiled

I wondered how long it could last. Maybe someday, years from now.If the pain would decrease to the point where I could bear it.I would be able to look back on those few short months that would always be the best of my life. By Stephenie Meyer Wondered Long Someday Years Life

The vampire had both his arms around the human girl, and she had both hands pressed to his chest. her throat was just inches from his mouth, but she didn't look frightened of him at all. And he didn't look like he was hunting her. I had tried to wrap my head around the idea of a coven with a pet human, but this was not close to what i had imagined. if she'd been a vampire, i would have guessed that they were together. By Stephenie Meyer Girl Chest Arms Hands Pressed

His expression was composed; there was only the slightest hardening of his topaz eyes. 'She's been seeing Jasper in a strange place, she thinks, near his former. . .family. But he has no conscious intentions to go back.' He sighed. 'It's got her worried. By Stephenie Meyer Composed Eyes Expression Slightest Hardening

I'm not dangerous at all I never hurt Grandpa or Sue or Billy. I love humans. And wolf-people like my Jacob.Renesmee dropped Edward's hand to reach back and pat Jacob's arm. By Stephenie Meyer Billy Grandpa Sue Dangerous Hurt

I never hurt Grandpa or Sue or Billy. I love humans. And wolf-people like my Jacob. By Stephenie Meyer Billy Grandpa Sue Hurt Jacob

He sighed. The clouds I can handle. But I can't fight with an eclipse. By Stephenie Meyer Sighed Handle Eclipse Clouds Fight

I don't think you need to worry about Jake too much. Anyone who can cuss with that kind of energy is going to recover.""Jake was awake when you saw him?" I asked, spinning to look at him."Oh, yeah he was awake. You should have heard him-actually, it's better you didn't. I don't think there was anyone in La Push who couldn't hear him. I don't know where he picked up that vocabulary, but I hope he hasn't been using that kind of language around you. By Stephenie Meyer Jake Worry Awake Kind Recover

It's sad when you can't make everyone happy, though. It's impossible but, at the same time, you still hope. You think, 'Maybe I can do it,' but you know you can't. But gosh, if I had to rely on giving people what they wanted, I would have had to write 40 billion different books and even then, I wouldn't get it right. By Stephenie Meyer Happy Sad Make Time Hope

His voice nearly inaudible. He turned to look at me with a wistful expression. The golden eyes held mine, and I lost my train of thought. I stared at him until he looked away. You haven't asked me By Stephenie Meyer Inaudible Voice Expression Mine Thought

Jacob was hardly in need of any physical protection I could offer. But my arms, pinned beneath Edward's, yearned to reach out to him. To wrap around his big, warm, waist in a silent promise of acceptance and comfort. Edward's shielding arms had become restraints. By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Offer Physical Protection Edward

But if you ever bring her back damaged againand I don't care whose fault it is; I don't care if she merely trips, or if a meteor falls out of the sky and hits her in the headif you return her to me in less than the perfect condition that I left her in, you will be running with three legs. Do you understand that, mongrel? By Stephenie Meyer Care Trips Legs Bring Back

I miss you," I whispered."I know, Bella. believe me, I know. It's like you've taken half my self away with you.""Come and get it, then," I challenged."Soon, as soon as I possibly can. I will make you safe first."His voice was hard."I love you," I reminded him."Could you believe that, despite everything I've put you through, I love you, too?""Yes, I can, actually.""I'll come for you soon.""I'll be waiting. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Whispered Miss Love You

I tried to describe impossible things like the scent of creosote - bitter, slightly resinous, but still pleasant - the high, keening sound of the cicadas in July, the feathery barrenness of the trees, the very size of the sky, extending white-blue from horizon to horizon, barely interrupted by the low mountains covered with purple volcanic rock. The hardest thing to explain was why it was so beautiful to me - to justify a beauty that didn't depend on the sparse, spiny vegetation that often looked half dead, a beauty that had more to do with the exposed shape of the land, with the shallow bowls of valleys between the craggy hills, and the way they held on to the sun. I found myself using my hands as I tried to describe it to him. By Stephenie Meyer Horizon July Bitter Describe Creosote

NO!" She shouted through my lips. Jared caught her hands, then caught me against the wall before I could fall. I sagged, my body confused by the conflicting directions it was receiving."Mel? Mel!""What are you doing?"He groaned in relief. "I knew you could do it! Ah Mel!"He kissed her again, kissed the lips that she controlled, and we could both taste the tears that ran down his face.She bit him.Jared jumped back from both of us, and I slid to the floor, landing in a wilted heap. He started laughing, "That's my girl. You still got her, Wanda?""Yes," I gasped.What the hell, Wanda? She screeched at me.Where have you been? Do you have any idea what I've been going through trying to find you?Yeah, I can see that you were really suffering. By Stephenie Meyer Mel Wanda Caught Lips Kissed

I promise that this will be the last time you'll see me. I won't come back. I won't put you through anything like this again. You can go on with your life without any more interference from me. It will be as if I'd never existed. By Stephenie Meyer Promise Time Back Existed Put

Jacob: I kissed Bella ... She broke her hand ... Punching my face ... By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Bella Kissed Hand Punching

He smiled and kissed me. It wasn't precisely a peck on the lips, and my wild vampiric reactions took me off guard yet again. Edward's lips were like a shot of some addictive chemical straight into my nervous system. I was instantly craving more. It took all my concentration to remember the baby in my arms.Jasper felt my mood change. "Er, Edward, you might not want to distract her like that right now. She needs to be able to focus."Edward pulled away. "Oops," he said.I laughed. That had been my line from the very beginning, from the very first kiss."Later," I said, and anticipation curled my stomach into a ball."Focus, Bella," Jasper urged."Right." I pushed the trembly feelings away. Charlie, that was the main thing right now. Keep Charlie safe today. We would have all night ... "Bella.""Sorry, Jasper. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Smiled Kissed Jasper Lips

I could see it in your eyes, that you honestly believed that i didn't want you anymore. The mos t absurd ridiculous concept as if there were any way I could exist without needing you. By Stephenie Meyer Eyes Anymore Honestly Believed Mos

After all the thousand times I've told you I love you, how could you let one word break your faith in me? ... I could see it in your eyes, that you honestly believed that I didn't want you anymore. The most absurd, ridiculous concept - as if there were any way that I could exist without needing you! By Stephenie Meyer Thousand Times Told Love Word

I grew up in a community where it was not the exception to be a good girl. It was sort of expected. And all of my friends were good girls too, and my boyfriends were good boys. Everybody was pretty nice. And that affects how I write my characters. There aren't very many bad guys in my novels. By Stephenie Meyer Good Grew Community Exception Girl

I examined it cautiously. On the opposite side of the chain from the wolf, there now hung a brilliant heart-shaped crystal. It was cut in a million facets, so that even in the subdued light shining from the lamp, it sparkled. I inhaled in a low gasp ... ""But I thought it was a good representation,' he continued. 'It's hard and cold.' He laughed. 'And it throws rainbows in the sunlight.''You forgot the most important similarity,' I murmured. 'It's beautiful.' 'My heart is just as silent,' he mused. 'And it, too, is yours. By Stephenie Meyer Cautiously Examined Wolf Crystal Opposite

Edward and I had not had a last grand scene of farewell, nor did I plan one. To speak the word was to make it final. It would be the same as typing the words The End on the last page of a manuscript. So we did not say our goodbyes, and we stayed very close to each other, always touching. Whatever end found us, it would not find us separated. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Farewell Grand Scene Plan

But never in the four hundred years now since I was born, have I ever seen anything to make me doubt whether God exists in some form or the other. Not even the reflection in the mirror. By Stephenie Meyer God Born Hundred Years Make

She's diabolical. By Stephenie Meyer Diabolical

Bella." He strocked my face anxiously. "I'm not going anywhere. I'll be right here as long as you need me.""Do you swear you won't leave me?" I whispered. I tried to control the gasping, at least. My ribs were throbbing.He put his hands on either side of my face and brought his face close to mine. His eyes were wide and serious. "I swear. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Face Swear Anxiously Strocked

Wanderer: You don't really feel that way about me you know. It's this body ... she's pretty isn't she?Ian: She is. Melanie is a very pretty girl. Even beautiful. But pretty as she is, she is a stranger to me. She's not the one I ... care about.Wanderer: It's this body.Ian: That's not true at all. It's not the face, but the expressions on it. It's not the voice, but what they say. It's not how you look like in that body, it's what you do with it. You are beautiful. By Stephenie Meyer Wanderer Pretty Feel Ian Body

Edward: It wasn't the worst night of my life.Jake: Did it make the top ten?Edward: Possibly. But, if I had been able to take your place last night, it would not have made the top ten of the best nights of my life. Dream about that. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Possibly Top Ten Lifejake

We're lucky Esme thought to add an extra room. No one was planning for Ness-Renesmee."I frowned at him, my thoughts channeled down a less pleasant path."Not you too," I complained."Sorry, love. I hear it in their thoughts all the time, you know. It's rubbing off on me.I sighed. My baby, the sea serpent. Maybe there was no help for it. Well, I wasn't giving in. By Stephenie Meyer Esme Room Lucky Add Extra

I miss you alreadyI don't need to leave. I can stay ... Mmmm. By Stephenie Meyer Leave Miss Alreadyi Mmmm Stay

May the best man winThat's about right pup By Stephenie Meyer Pup Man Winthat

Dad, I wrote. I'm with Alice. Edward's in trouble. You can ground me when I get back. I know it's a bad time. So sorry. Love you so much. Bella. By Stephenie Meyer Dad Wrote Alice Edward Trouble

Happy birthday, he sighed, and leaned down to touch his lips to mine.I reached up on my toes to make the kiss last longer when he pulled away. He smiled my favorite crooked smile, and then he disappeared into the darkness. By Stephenie Meyer Happy Birthday Sighed Leaned Touch

I tensed, waiting for the fury - both his and mine - but it was only quiet and calm in the darkness of his room. I could almost taste the sweetness of reunion in the air, a separate fragrance from the perfume of his breath; the emptiness when we were apart left its own bitter aftertaste, something I didn't consciously notice until it was removed.There was no friction in the space between us. The stillness was peaceful - not like the calm before the tempest, but like a clear night untouched by even the dream of a storm. By Stephenie Meyer Tensed Waiting Fury Mine Room

You make your own kinds of mistakes, and I'm sure you'll have your share of regrets in life. But commitment was never your problem, sweetie. You have a better chance of making this work than most forty-year-olds I know. My little middle-aged child. Luckily, you seem to have found another old soul. By Stephenie Meyer Mistakes Life Make Kinds Share

Just you wait till I'm a vampire! I'm not going to be sitting on the sidelines next time. By Stephenie Meyer Vampire Wait Till Time Sitting

I know - I'll play you for it," Alice suggested. "Rock, paper, scissors."Jasper chuckled and Edward sighed."Why don't you just tell me who wins?" Edward said wryly.Alice beamed. "I do. Excellent. By Stephenie Meyer Alice Rock Suggested Edward Jasper

Alice: "I'll play you for it. Rock, paper, scissors."Edward: "Why don't you just tell me who wins?"Alice: "I do. Excellent. By Stephenie Meyer Alice Edward Rock Paper Scissors

We lose each other, will always find you By Stephenie Meyer Lose Find

Sounds like someone's hit the terrible twos.""Threes actually," Quil corrected. "You missed the party. Princess theme. She made me wear a crown, and then Emily suggested they all try out her new play makeup on me.""Wow, I'm REALLY sorry I wasn't around to see that."Don't worry, Emily has pictures. Actually, I look pretty hot. By Stephenie Meyer Quil Sounds Twos Corrected Emily

I know you're frustrated that he's keeping you locked up like this, but don't give him too bad a time when he gets back. He loves you more than you know. It terrifies him to be away from you. By Stephenie Meyer Back Frustrated Keeping Locked Give

He put his cold hands on either side of my face and fixed his golden eyes on mine. Would you please tell me what you're thinking? Before I go mad? By Stephenie Meyer Mine Put Cold Hands Side

It was like someone had died- like I had died. Because it had been more than just losing the truest of true loves, as if that were not enough to kill anyone. It was also losing a whole future, a whole family- the whole life that I'd chosen ... By Stephenie Meyer Died Losing Loves Future Family

I've seen little pieces of 'Interview with a Vampire' when it was on TV, but I kind of always go yuck! I don't watch R-rated movies, so that really cuts down on a lot of the horror. By Stephenie Meyer Interview Vampire Yuck Pieces Kind

I'm really glad I did not tattoo on my body 'cause I don't want them. So, permanence is a very scary thing to me, along with things that don't change at all. By Stephenie Meyer Body Glad Tattoo Permanence Scary

In summary, she did jump off a cliff, but she wasn't trying to kill herself. Bella's all about the extreme sports these days."I flushed and turned my eyes straight ahead, looking after the dark shadow that I could no longer see. I could imagine what he was hearing in Alice's thoughts now. Near-drowings, stalking vampires, werewolf friends ... "Hm," Edward said curtly, and the casual tone of his voice was gone. By Stephenie Meyer Summary Cliff Jump Kill Alice

I could really appreciate him now - could properly see every beautiful line of his perfect face, of his long, flawless body with my strong new eyes, every angle and every plane of him. I could taste his pure, vivid scent on my tongue and feel the unbelievable silkiness of his marble skin under my sensitive fingertips. By Stephenie Meyer Face Long Flawless Eyes Properly

Leah: "That is easily the freakin' grossest thing I've ever heard in my life. Yuck. If there was anything in my stomach, it would be coming back."Seth: "They are vampires, I guess. I mean, it makes sense, and if it helps Bella, it's a good thing, right?"Leah and Jake stare at Seth.Seth: "What?"Leah: "Mom dropped him a lot when he was a baby."Jake: "On his head apparently."Leah: "He used to gnaw on the crib bars, too."Jake: "Lead paint?"Leah: "Looks like it."Seth: "Funny. Why don't you two shut up and sleep? By Stephenie Meyer Leah Seth Jake Freakin Grossest

And then I carefully sealed away my heart... By Stephenie Meyer Heart Carefully Sealed

I had the easiest publishing experience in the entire world. I sent out fifteen courier letters to agents, got five no replies, nine rejections and one I want to see it. A month later I had an agent. Another month later I had a three book deal with Little Brown. By Stephenie Meyer World Easiest Publishing Experience Entire

Are tou trying to be annoying?" I demanded. My patience was not waning, but entirely gone. "Because if you are, then be assured, you have succeeded."Jared and Wes looked at me with shocked eyes. "I am female," I complained. "That 'it' business is really getting on my nerves." Jared blinked in surprise, then his face settled back into harder lines. "Because of the body you wear?"Wes glared at him."Because of me," I hissed."By whose definition?""How about by yours? In my species, I am the one that bears young. Is that not female enough for you?"That stopped him short. I felt almost smug. 'As you should', Melanie approved. 'He's wrong and he's being a pig about it'. Thank you.'We girls have to stick together'. By Stephenie Meyer Annoying Tou Jared Wes Female

And then as you were sleeping, you said my name. You spoke so clearly, at first I thought you'd woken. But you rolled over restlessly and mumbled my name once more, and sighed. The feeling that coursed through me then was unnerving, staggering. And I knew I couldn't ignore you any longer. By Stephenie Meyer Sleeping Woken Spoke Thought Staggering

This love was tricky; it had no hard-and-fast rules - it might be given for free, as with Jamie, or earned through time and hard work, as with Ian, or completely and heartbreakingly unattainable, as with Jared. Or By Stephenie Meyer Jamie Ian Jared Rules Tricky

If romeo was really gone, never coming back, would it have mattered whether or not juliet had taken Paris up on his offer? Maybe she should have tried to settle into the left-over scraps of life that were left behind. Maybe that would have been as close to happiness as she could get. By Stephenie Meyer Paris Back Offer Romeo Coming

I'll meet you at the altar" "I'll be the one in white! By Stephenie Meyer Altar White Meet

Hey Bil-!'Just then my air choked off- Jacob grabbed me up in a bear hug too tight to breathe and swung me around in a circle.'Wow, it's good to see you here!''Can't ... breathe,' I gasped.He laughed and put me down. By Stephenie Meyer Wow Bil Jacob Hey Circle

If You Want To Play With Me, Let's Play.But Remember One Thing There is No Rules in This Game! By Stephenie Meyer Game Play Remember Thing Rules

She looked around herself, disoriented, like she'd forgotten we were at lunch. Like she'd forgotten we were even at school-surprised that we were not alone in some private place. I understood that feeling exactly. It was hard to remember the rest of the world when I was with her. By Stephenie Meyer Disoriented Forgotten Lunch Looked Place

Bella you are my life nowhate me for who I am I don't care at least im not pretending to be someone im not- Kristen Stewart By Stephenie Meyer Kristen Stewart Bella Life Nowhate

So what you're saying is, I'm your brand of heroin?" I teased, trying to lighten the mood.He smiled swiftly, seeming to appreciate my effort. "Yes, you are exactly my brand of heroin. By Stephenie Meyer Heroin Brand Teased Swiftly Effort

Look, just stop trying to annihilate yourself, okay? Because if I think you can do it, I'll make Doc pull me out today. Or I'll tell Jared. Just imagine what he would do.I imagined it for her, smiling a little through my tears. Remeber? He said no guarantees about what he would or wouldn't do to keep you here. I though of those buring kisses in the hall ... thought of other kisses and other nights in her memory. My face warmed as I blushed.You fight dirty.You bet I do. By Stephenie Meyer Stop Annihilate Doc Jared Kisses

I hate myself for liking you. By Stephenie Meyer Hate Liking

I was not allowed to think of him. That was something I tried to be very strict about. Of course I slipped; I was only human. But I was getting better, and so the pain was something I could avoid for days at a time now. The trade-off was the never-ending numbness. Between pain and nothing, I'd chosen nothing. By Stephenie Meyer Allowed Pain Strict Slipped Human

You promised I could be there the first time! What if you two run past something reflective?""Alice-," Edward protested. "It will only take a second!"And with that, Alice darted from the room. Edward sighed. "What is she talking about?"But Alice was already back, carrying the huge, gilt-framed mirror from Rosalie's room, which was nearly twice as tall as she was, and several times as wide. "Edward gave me grief for not getting you to a mirror before the wedding," Alice said, pulling my attention away from her frightening lover. "I'm not going to be chewed out again. By Stephenie Meyer Alice Edward Promised Room Mirror

In Gym, the kids on my team learned not to pass me the ball and to step quickly in front of me if the other team tried to take advantage of my weakness. I happily stayed out of their way. By Stephenie Meyer Gym Team Weakness Kids Learned

But what if ... what if you sincerely believed something was true, but you were dead wrong? What if you were so stubbornly sure that you were right, that you wouldn't even consider the truth? Would the truth be silenced, or would it try to break through? By Stephenie Meyer Truth True Wrong Sincerely Believed

The bond forged between us was not one that could be broken by absence, distance, or time. And no matter how much more special or beautiful or brilliant or perfect than me he might be, he was as irreversibly altered as I was. As I would always belong to him, so would he always be mine. By Stephenie Meyer Distance Absence Time Bond Forged

I grinned at him, feeling more enthusiastic about my plan now that he was on board. Rosalie was a pain, but I would always owe her one for choosing Emmett; no one had a better brother than mine. By Stephenie Meyer Feeling Board Emmett Grinned Enthusiastic

All I wanted was to sit here forever, to listen to her voice and watch the expressions fly across her face, so much faster than I could analyze them. By Stephenie Meyer Forever Face Wanted Sit Listen

My first feeling was that there was no way to continue. Writing isn't like math;in math, two plus two always equals four no matter what your mood is like. With writing, the way you feel changes everything. By Stephenie Meyer Continue Math Feeling Writing Equals

Just curious. Like James and Victoria had been curious in the beginning? The thought of Victoria made me tremble, thought the one thing they seemed certain of was that it had not been her. Not this time. She would stick to her obsessed pattern. This was just someone else, a stranger. By Stephenie Meyer Victoria Curious James Thought Beginning

As a human, I'd never been best at anything ... Obviously I could be counted out of anything athletic. Not artistic or musical, no particular talents to brag of. Nobody ever gave away a trophy for reading books. After eighteen years of mediocrity, I was pretty used to being average. I realized now that I'd long ago given up any aspirations of shining at anything. By Stephenie Meyer Human Athletic Counted Musical Books

Humankind's limited scopebr>of mercy was reserved for their own. By Stephenie Meyer Humankind Scopebr Limited Mercy Reserved

For one half second, I wondered what it would feel like to put my hand in the fire. What it would feel like when I burned ... By Stephenie Meyer Feel Fire Half Wondered Put

He raised his hand, hesitant, conflict raging in his eyes, and then swiftly brushed the length of my cheekbone with his fingertips. His skin was as icy as ever, but the trail his fingers left on my skin was alarmingly warm - like I'd been burned, but didn't feel the pain of it yet. By Stephenie Meyer Hesitant Hand Conflict Eyes Fingertips

I was thinking there was something I wanted to try. And he took my face in his hands again.I couldn't breathe.He hesitated - not in the normal way, the human way.Not the way a man might hesitate before he kissed a woman, to gauge her reaction, to see how he would be received. Perhaps he would hesitate to prolong the moment, that ideal moment of anticipation, sometimes better than the kiss itself.Edward hesitated to test himself, to see if this was safe, to make sure he was still in control of his need.And then his cold, marble lips pressed very softly against mine.What neither of us was prepared for was my response.Blood boiled under my skin, burned in my lips. My breath came in a wild gasp. My fingers knotted in his hair, clutching him to me. My lips parted as I breathed in his heady scent. By Stephenie Meyer Lips Thinking Wanted Hesitated Hesitate

The way a man might hesitate before he kissed a woman, to gauge her reaction, to see how he would be received. Perhaps he would hesitate to prolong the moment, that ideal moment of anticipation, sometimes better than kiss itself. By Stephenie Meyer Woman Reaction Received Hesitate Man

I listened to the men's voices outside, muted by my car walls." ... went at it with a flamethrower in the online video. Didn't even pucker the paint.""Of course not. You could roll a tank over this baby. Not much of a market for one over here. Designed for Middle East Diplomats, arm dealers, and drug lords mostly.""Think she's something?" the short one asked in a softer voice. I ducked my head, cheeks flaming."Huh," the tall one said. "Maybe. Can't imagine what you'd need missile-proof glass and four thousand pounds of body armor for around here. Must be headed somewhere more hazardous."Body armor. Four thousand pounds of body armor. And missle-proof glass? Nice. What had happened to good old-fashioned bulletproof? By Stephenie Meyer Body Muted Walls Armor Listened

Hey, do you know what you call a blond with a brain?" I asked, and the continued on the same breath, "a golden retriever."I've heard that one, too," she said, no longer smiling.I'll keep trying." I promised. By Stephenie Meyer Hey Brain Call Blond Asked

He shifted his weight, throwing his good leg off the bed as if he were going to try to stand."What are you doing?" I demanded through the tears. "Lie down, you idiot, you'll hurt yourself!" I jumped to my feet and pushed his good shoulder down with two hands. He surrendered, leaning back with a gasp of pain, but he grabbed me around my waist and pulled me down on the bed, against his good side. I curled up there, trying to stifle the silly sobs against his hot skin. By Stephenie Meyer Weight Throwing Stand Good Shifted

I think being a teenager is such a compelling time period in your lifeit gives you some of your worst scars and some of your most exhilarating moments. It's a fascinating place; old enough to feel truly adult, old enough to make decisions that affect the rest of your life, old enough to fall in love, yet, at the same time too young (in most cases) to be free to make a lot of those decisions without someone else's approval. By Stephenie Meyer Moments Time Teenager Compelling Period

You know, there was a time when childbirth was possibly the most terrifying thing you could do in your life, and you were literally looking death in the face when you went ahead with it. And so this is a kind of flashback to a time when that's what every woman went through. Not that they got ripped apart, but they had no guarantees about whether they were going to live through it or not. You know, I recently read - and I don't read nonfiction, generally - Becoming Jane Austen. That's the one subject that would get me to go out and read nonfiction. And the author's conclusion was that one of the reason's Jane Austen might not have married when she did have the opportunity ... well, she watched her very dear nieces and friends die in childbirth! And it was like a death sentence: You get married and you will have children. You have children and you will die. (Laughs) I mean, it was a terrifying world. By Stephenie Meyer Time Read Jane Austen Life

Laughter was like a fresh breeze - it cleaned its way through the body making everything feel good. Did other species have such a simple healer? By Stephenie Meyer Laughter Breeze Good Fresh Cleaned

I am not really breaking any rules. Charlie said I could never take another step through the door again ... I came in through the window ... Still, the intent was clear, said Edward. By Stephenie Meyer Rules Breaking Edward Charlie Window

Afraid of a needle." he muttered to himself under his breath, shaking his head. "Oh, a sadistic vampire, intent on torturing her to death, sure, no problem, she runs off to meet him. An IV, on the other hand ... " Edward Cullen By Stephenie Meyer Afraid Needle Breath Shaking Head

I wanted his death so savagely that the need for it rang in my ears and clouded mysight and was a flavor on my tongue. By Stephenie Meyer Tongue Wanted Death Savagely Rang

What can I give you, Wanda?" he insisted.I took a deep breath and tried to keep my voice steady."Give me a lie, Jared. Tell me you want me to stay."There was no hesitation this time. His arms wound around me in the dark, held me securely against his chest. He pressed his lips against my forehead, and I felt his breath move my hair when he spoke.Melanie was holding her breath in my head. She was trying to bury herself again, trying to givememy freedom for these last minutes. Maybe she was afraid to listen to these lies. She wouldn'twant this memory when I was gone."Stay here, Wanda. With us. Withme. I don't want you to go. Please. I can't imagine having you gone. I can't see that. I don't know how to ... how to ... " His voice broke. By Stephenie Meyer Give Jared Wanda Breath Steady

Edward,' she mumbled softly.She was dreaming of me.Could a dead, frozen heart beat again? It felt like mine was about to.'Stay,' she sighed. 'Don't go. Please ... don't go By Stephenie Meyer Edward Stay Dead Frozen Mumbled

Being Mormon is a big part of who I am, and I try very hard to live the right way, but I don't know that I'm an example. I hate to say, 'Yes, look at me. I'm a good example of being Mormon.' I want to be the best person I can be, so in that aspect, maybe I'm a good example. By Stephenie Meyer Mormon Big Part Hard Live

Is he really so much like the monster James tracked across Siberia?"Her eyes popped wide open, and then began flickering wildly from Edward to Seth to me, around and around."Not the same?" she snarled in her little girl's soprano. "Impossible! By Stephenie Meyer Siberia James Edward Seth Impossible

You're really not that good a mechanic, Edward. Maybe you should have Rosalie take a look at it tonight, just so you look good if Mike decides to let you help, you know. Not that it wouldn't be fun to watch his face if Rosalie showed up to help. But since Rosalie is supposed to be across the country attending college, I guess that's not the best idea. Too bad. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Rosalie Mechanic Good Mike

I felt like I was trapped in one of those terrifying nightmares, the one where you have to run, run till your lungs burst, but you can't make your body move fast enough ... But this was no dream, and, unlike the nightmare, I wasn't running for my life: I was racing to save something infinitely more precious. My own life meant little to me today. By Stephenie Meyer Run Burst Felt Trapped Terrifying

Well, at least this made some sense - if you had a twisted sense of humor. It wasn't like I hadn't expected Edward to take advantage of our deal, to weight it on his side so that he could give so much more than he would receive. By Stephenie Meyer Humor Sense Made Twisted Edward

But now you're unhappy," he pointed out."And?" I challenged. "That doesn't seem fair." He shrugged, but his eyes were still intense. I laughed without humour. "Hasn't anyone told you? Life isn't fair." "I believe I have heard that somewhere before," he agreed dryly. By Stephenie Meyer Unhappy Out Pointed Fair Challenged

She was too good for a monster. By Stephenie Meyer Monster Good

Run, Bella, run. I love you too much, for your good or mine. By Stephenie Meyer Run Bella Mine Love Good

Do I dazzle you? By Stephenie Meyer Dazzle

Of course, you'd warm up faster if you took your clothes off. By Stephenie Meyer Warm Faster Clothes

I couldn't make sense of the mess in my head. Diego was dead, and that was the main thing, the devastating thing. Other than that, the fight was over, my coven had lost and my enemies had won. But my dead coven was full of people who would have loved to watch me burn, and my enemies were speaking to me kindly when they had no reason to. By Stephenie Meyer Head Thing Make Sense Mess

How well opposed to grand Theft Auto are you? By Stephenie Meyer Theft Auto Opposed Grand

Yeah, I'll always be your friend. No matter what you love. By Stephenie Meyer Yeah Friend Love Matter

I would always love this fragile human girl, for the rest of my limitless existence. By Stephenie Meyer Girl Existence Love Fragile Human

I always write things that entertain me, and one of the things that I find really enjoyable to explore is the idea of love. I like looking at my own life and my friends and family and how love changes who you are. It fascinates me. By Stephenie Meyer Things Love Write Entertain Find

I knew that last glimpse of his face would haunt me until I saw him smile again.And right there I vowed that I would see him smile, and soon. I would find a way to keep my friend.Edward kept his arm tight around my waist, holding me close. That was the only thing that held the tears inside my eyes. By Stephenie Meyer Smile Knew Glimpse Face Haunt

I don't want you to leaveWhich is exactly why I should. But don't worry. I'm essentially a selfish creature. I crave your company too much to do what I should. By Stephenie Meyer Leavewhich Worry Creature Essentially Selfish

And the sound of your heart," he continued. "It's the most significant sound in my world. I'm so attuned to it now, I swear I could pick it out from miles away. But neither of these things matter. This," he said, taking my face in his hands. "You. That's what I'm keeping. You'll always be my Bella, you'll just be a little more durable. By Stephenie Meyer Heart Continued Sound World Bella

I looked around me to make sure it was clear. That's when I noticed the still, white figure. Edward Cullen was leaning against the front door of the Volvo, three cars down from me, and staring intently in my direction. I swiftly looked away and threw the truck into reverse, almost hitting a rusty Toyota Corolla in my haste. Lucky for the Toyota, I stomped on the brake in time. It was just the sort of car that my truck would make scrap metal of. I took a deep breath, still looking out the other side of my car, and cautiously pulled out again, with greater success. I stared straight ahead as I passed the Volvo, but from a peripheral peek, I would swear I saw him laughing. By Stephenie Meyer Volvo Clear Toyota Looked Make

Edward can do everything, right?" I explained.Jasper snickered and Esme gave Edward a reproving look. "I hope you haven't been showing off-it's rude," she scolded."Just a bit," he laughed freely."He's been too modest actually," I corrected."Well, play for her," Esme encouraged."You just said showing off was rude," he objected."There are exceptions to every rule," she replied. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Esme Rude Showing Scolded

I'd really like having a couple days of being a rock star, although I'd rather be a backup - like maybe the drummer for Muse ... It would also be fun to be gorgeous, like be Charlize Theron, just for a couple of days. By Stephenie Meyer Muse Star Backup Couple Days

Billy wanted me to stay a safe distance from the most important person in my life. It turned out that his concern was, in the end, unnecessary. I was all too safe now. By Stephenie Meyer Billy Life Unnecessary Wanted Stay

I felt like - like I don't know what. Like this wasn't real. Like I was in some Goth version of a bad sitcom. Instead of being the A/V dweeb about to ask the head cheerleader to the prom, I was the finished-second-place werewolf about to ask the vampire's wife to shack up and procreate. Nice. - Jacob By Stephenie Meyer Felt Jacob Goth Real Nice

How could you fall in love with a three inch worm? By Stephenie Meyer Worm Fall Love Inch

Damn it! This chick runs with vampires! By Stephenie Meyer Damn Vampires Chick Runs

You don't get a lot of suicidal vampires. By Stephenie Meyer Vampires Lot Suicidal

Because when I thought of him, of his voice, his hypnotic eyes, the magnetic force of his personality, I wanted nothing more than to be with him right now. By Stephenie Meyer Voice Eyes Personality Thought Hypnotic

And the smile I'd been waiting for stretched across his face like the sun breaking free of the clouds. By Stephenie Meyer Clouds Smile Waiting Stretched Face

How sad. How frightening. To be filled with so much hate that you could not even rejoice in the healing of a child ... How did anyone ever come to that point? By Stephenie Meyer Sad Frightening Child Point Filled

Or maybe, just maybe, a small voice whispered in my head, it's not a joke, silly. Maybe he's really that worried about you. This wouldn't be the first time he's gone a little overboard trying to protect you. I sighed. By Stephenie Meyer Silly Head Joke Small Voice

She is mine.' Edward's low voice was suddenly dark, not as composed as before. 'I didn't say I would fight fair. By Stephenie Meyer Mine Edward Dark Fair Low

I pulled my arm back and then let it snap forward, punching him in the mouth with as much power as I could force out of my body. There By Stephenie Meyer Forward Punching Body Pulled Arm

The laughter in his deep-set black eyes, the feverish heat of his big hand around mine, the flash of his white teeth against his dark skin, his face stretching into the wide smile that had always been like a key to a secret door where only kindred spirits could enter. By Stephenie Meyer Eyes Mine Skin Enter Laughter

And then we continued blissfully into this small but perfect piece of our forever. By Stephenie Meyer Forever Continued Blissfully Small Perfect

You're such a natural at this, Bella; I forget how very strange this all must be for you. I wish I could hear it." He ducked down and yanked me up into his arms so fast that I didn't see it coming- which was really something. "Hey!""Thresholds are part of my job description," he reminded me. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Natural Forget Strange Hey

You're not asleep, and you're not dead. I'm here, and I love you. I have always loved you, and I will always love you. I was thinking of you, seeing your face in my mind, every second that I was away. When I told you that I didn't want you, it was the very blackest kind of blasphemy. By Stephenie Meyer Asleep Dead Love Mind Loved

The best part is coming.""What's the best part? You swallowing an entire cow whole?""No. That's the finale. By Stephenie Meyer Part Coming Finale Swallowing Entire

It's not what you are. It's what you do. By Stephenie Meyer

Don't worry about the bloodsucker,' Jacob suggested, and his tone was smug. 'He's just jealous.''Of course I am.' Edward's voice was velvet again, under control, a musical murmur in the darkness. By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Bloodsucker Suggested Smug Worry

Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?''You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you? By Stephenie Meyer Beautiful Hard Sort Hit Head

no one had to tell me anything. I know what I am By Stephenie Meyer

Fall down again, Bella?'No, Emmett, I punched a werewolf in the face. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Emmett Fall Face Punched

You know I love you right?""I know," he breathed, his arm tightening automatically around my waist. "You know how much I wish it was enough. By Stephenie Meyer Breathed Waist Love Arm Tightening

So this was different. I was amazing now - to them and to myself. It was like I had been born to be a vampire. The idea made me want to laugh, but it also made me want to sing. I had found my true place in the world, the place I fit, the place I shined. By Stephenie Meyer Place Made Amazing Vampire Laugh

Will you be?" I asked, suddenly anxious. "Will you really be here?""As long as you want me," he assured me."I'll always want you," I warned him. "Forever. By Stephenie Meyer Forever Asked Suddenly Anxious Long

No, Jacob," I whimpered, fighting against the budding tears. "No, never.""You're not crying?" he demanded, his voice suddenly back to it's normal tone. He twitched impatiently in the bed. By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Whimpered Fighting Tears Never

But even though Diego looked like his normal self again-not made of blazing light, anyway-I knew he would never look the same to me By Stephenie Meyer Diego Light Anywayi Looked Normal

Super-secret Ninja Club sounds way cooler than the whole BFF thing. By Stephenie Meyer Ninja Club Bff Supersecret Thing

Riley and the cheeseburger of pain By Stephenie Meyer Riley Pain Cheeseburger

I can't be sure, of course, but I'd compare it to living on tofu and soy milk; we call ourselves vegetarians, our little inside joke. - Edward Cullen By Stephenie Meyer Milk Vegetarians Joke Edward Cullen

If I got to pick anyone, anyone at all, to be stranded on a deserted planet with, it would be you, I always want to be with you. And not just ... not just to talk to. When you touch me ... I don't want you to stop. By Stephenie Meyer Pick Stranded Deserted Planet Talk

Good luck, little Wanderer, good luck. How I wish you didn't need it. By Stephenie Meyer Good Luck Wanderer

Holding grudges is not one of your many talents. By Stephenie Meyer Holding Talents Grudges

It was nice to be alone, not to have to smile and look pleased; a relief to stare dejectedly out the window at the sheeting rain and let just a few tears escape. By Stephenie Meyer Pleased Escape Nice Smile Relief

Victoria?" she hissed. "Laurent?"I nodded, a teensy bit alarmed by the expression in her black eyes. I pointed at my chest. "Danger magnet, remember? By Stephenie Meyer Victoria Laurent Hissed Remember Danger

It's just the body,' I repeated.'That's not it at all!' he disagreed. 'It's not the face but the EXPRESSIONS on it. It's not the voice, but what you SAY. It's not how you look in that body, but the THINgS YOU DO with it. YOU are BEAUTIFUL!!! By Stephenie Meyer Repeated Body Expressions Beautiful Disagreed

It's not the face, but the expressions on it. It's not the voice, but what you say. It's not how you look in that body, but the thing you do with it. You are beautiful. By Stephenie Meyer Face Expressions Voice Body Beautiful

Emmett thought about that for a moment. 'You really ... love her?''I can't even describe it, Emmett. All of a sudden, this girl's the whole world to me. I don't see the point of the rest of the world without her anymore By Stephenie Meyer Emmett Moment Thought World Love

When you can't be with the one you love, will you stay with the one who loves you? By Stephenie Meyer Stay Love Loves

It's twilight. It's the safest time of day for us. The easiest time. But also the saddest, in a way ... the end of another day, the return of the night. Darkness is so predictable, don't you think? By Stephenie Meyer Twilight Time Day Safest Saddest

Becoming a vampire is forever. You don't get to change your mind about it later. For me, I think that's one of the big drawbacks with anything that's permanent. How do you know how you're going to feel in five years or 10 years? Even with a tattoo. By Stephenie Meyer Forever Vampire Years Permanent Change

You're awfully small to be so hugely irritating. By Stephenie Meyer Irritating Small Hugely

It's just been my experience that some kinds of working relationships are better motivated by fear than by monetary gain. By Stephenie Meyer Gain Experience Kinds Working Relationships

Hello I'm Edward and you are? Bella sorry I didn't get a chance to introduce myself last week. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Bella Week Chance Introduce

I wish there was some way to explain how very uninterested I was in a normal human life. By Stephenie Meyer Life Explain Uninterested Normal Human

There was no reason for Bella Swan to cross paths with me. She would be avoided like the plague she was. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Swan Reason Cross Paths

God is the reason why even in pain, I smile. In confusion, I understand. In betrayal, I trust. And in fear, I continue to fight. -Bella Swan By Stephenie Meyer God Pain Smile Reason Bella

Only you could be more important than what I wanted ... what I needed. What I want and what I need is to be with you, and I know I'll never be strong enough to leave again. By Stephenie Meyer Wanted Important Needed Strong Leave

I didn't drop my arms when his anguish quieted; I was in no hurry to let him go. It seemed as though my body had been starving for this from the beginning, but I'd never understood before now what would feed the hunger. The mysterious bond of mother and child - so strong on this planet - was not a mystery to me any longer. There was no bond greater than one that required your life for another's. I'd understood this truth before; what I had not understood was why. Now I knew why a mother would give her life for her child, and this knowledge would forever shape the way I saw the universe. By Stephenie Meyer Quieted Understood Drop Arms Anguish

I didn't have to look to know who it was; this was a voice I would know anywhere - know, and respond to, whether I was awake or asleep ... or even dead, I'd bet. The voice I'd walk through fire for - or, less dramatically, slosh every day through the cold and endless rain for. By Stephenie Meyer Voice Asleep Dead Bet Respond

I didn't want to see this, didn't want to think about this. I didn't want to imagine him inside her. I didn't want to know that something I hated so much had taken root in the body I loved.Jacob Black, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 9, p.174 By Stephenie Meyer Chapter Black Breaking Dawn Imagine

When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end. By Stephenie Meyer Expectations End Life Offers Dream

I'm gonna fight for you, until your heart stops beating. By Stephenie Meyer Beating Gonna Fight Heart Stops

And so the lion fell in love with the lamb ... " he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word."What a stupid lamb," I sighed."What a sick, masochistic lion. By Stephenie Meyer Lamb Fell Love Lion Murmured

True love was forever lost. The prince was never coming back to kiss me awake from my enchanted sleep. I was not a princess, after all. So what was the fairy-tale protocol for other kisses? The mundane kind that didn't break any spells?Maybe it would be easy - like holding his hand or having his arms around me. Maybe it would feel nice. Maybe it wouldn't fell like a betrayal. Besides, who was I betraying, anyway? Just myself. By Stephenie Meyer True Lost Love Forever Sleep

Overprotective isn't he?' Jacob said, talking just to me. 'A little trouble makes life fun. Let me guess, you're not allowed to have fun, are you?'Edward glowed, and his lips pulled back from his teeth ever so slightly.'Shut up, Jake,' I said.Jacob laughed. 'That sound like a NO. Hey if you ever feel like having a life again, you could come see me. 'I've still got your motorcycle in my garage. By Stephenie Meyer Overprotective Fun Jake Life Edward

After eighteen years of being utterly ordinary, I finally found that I can shine By Stephenie Meyer Ordinary Shine Eighteen Years Utterly

My name is Jared Howe. I haven't spoken to another human being in more than two years, so I'm sure I must seem ... a little crazy to you. By Stephenie Meyer Howe Jared Years Spoken Human

When I came here as a child, he would always remove the bullets as soon as he walked in the door. I guess he considered me old enough now not to shoot myself by accident, and not depressed enough to shoot myself on purpose. By Stephenie Meyer Child Door Shoot Remove Bullets

The bottom line is that you have to choose who you are going to commit to that's the foundation of true love, not the lack of other options By Stephenie Meyer Love Options Bottom Line Choose

I couldn't help but think of my mother's most life-altering mistake. Silly and romantic, getting married fresh out of high school to a man she barely knew, then producing me a year later. She'd always promised me that she had no regrets, that I was the best gift hr life had ever given her. By Stephenie Meyer Mistake Mother Lifealtering Silly Romantic

I wasn't going to be able to fall in love like a normal person. Not when I was bleeding over someone else. By Stephenie Meyer Person Fall Love Normal Bleeding

I would like to ask one favor though, if that's not too much," he said.I wonder what he saw on my face, because something flickered across his own face in response. But, before I could identify it, he'd composed his features into the same serene mask."Anything," I vowed, my voice faintly stronger.As I watched, his frozen eyes melted. The gold became liquid again, molten, burning down into mine with an intensity that was overwhelming."Don't do anything reckless or stupid," he ordered, no longer detached. "Do you understand what I'm saying?"I nodded helplessly.His eyes cooled, the distance returned. By Stephenie Meyer Face Response Favor Saidi Flickered

When he left, you spent all your energy holding on to him. You could be happy if you let go. By Stephenie Meyer Left Spent Energy Holding Happy

I'm not a child, Dad. And I'm not grounded anymore, remember?''Oh yes, you are. Starting now.''For what?''Because I said so.''Do I need to remind you that I'm a legal adult, Charlie?''This is my house, you follow my rules!'My glare turned icy. ' If that's hoe you want it. Do you want my to move out tonight? Or can I have a few days to pack?'Charlie's face went bright red. I instantly felt horrible for playing the move-out card.I took a deep breath and tried to make my tone more reasonable. 'I'll do my time without complaining when I've done something wrong, Dad, but I'm not going to put up with your prejudices. By Stephenie Meyer Dad Charlie Child Remember Anymore

Mike, who was taking on the qualities of a golden retriever, walked faithfully by my side to class. By Stephenie Meyer Mike Retriever Walked Class Taking

This is making me sick, Jacob. Can you imagine what this feels like to me? I don't even like Bella Swan. And you've got me grieving over this leech-lover like I'm in love with her, too. Can you see where that might be a little confusing? I dreamed about kissing her last night! What the hell am I supposed to do with that? By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Sick Making Swan Bella

Non-reality was black, and it didn't hurt so much. By Stephenie Meyer Nonreality Black Hurt

Unca Jay!""How's it going Claire?"She giggled. "Qwil aaaaawl wet now.""I can see that. Where's your mama?""Gone, gone, gone," Claire sang. "Cwaire pway wid Qwil aaaawl day. Cwaire nebber gowin home. By Stephenie Meyer Jay Claire Unca Giggled Qwil

I hate you!''That's good. Hate is a passionate emotion. By Stephenie Meyer Good Hate Emotion Passionate

"You've experienced the way I can manipulate the emotions around myself, Bella, but I wonder if you realize how the feelings in a room affect me. I live every day in a climate of emotion. For the first century of my life, I lived in a world of bloodthirsty vengeance. Hate was my constant companion." - Jasper Hale By Stephenie Meyer Bella Experienced Manipulate Realize Feelings

But I love you, " he whispered. "Doesn't that matter?" "Of course it matters. So much. Can't you see? That only makes it more ... necessary." His eyes flashed open. "Is it so unbearable to have me love you? Is that it? I can keep my mouth shut, Wanda. I won't say it again. You can be with Jared, if that's what you want. Just stay. By Stephenie Meyer Whispered Love Wanda Matter Matters

I felt excited to go to school, and that scared me. I knew it wasn't the simulating learning environment I was anticipating, or seeing my new set of friends. If I was being honest with myself, I knew I was eager to get to school because I would see Edward Culllen. And that was very, very stupid. By Stephenie Meyer School Felt Excited Scared Knew

I had never given much thought to how I would die, but dying in the place of someone I love doesn't seem like such a bad way to go. By Stephenie Meyer Die Thought Dying Place Love

But I'll never see anyone else, Bella. I only see you. Even when I close my eyes and try to see something else. Ask Quil or Embry. It drives them all crazy By Stephenie Meyer Bella Embry Quil Crazy Close

Some of the memories were not cleardim human memories, seen through weak eyes and heard through weak ears: the first time I'd seen his face ... the way it felt when he'd held me in the meadow ... the sound of his voice through the darkness of my faltering consciousness when he'd save me from James ... his face as he waited under a canopy of flowers to marry me ... every precious moment on the island ... his cold hands touching our baby through my skin ... By Stephenie Meyer Weak Memories Ears Cleardim Human

how can a little thing be so annoying? By Stephenie Meyer Annoying Thing

Age is just a number baby, what are you now? 40? By Stephenie Meyer Age Baby Number

If you turned the fabric of our lives over, I imagined the design on the backside would be woven in the bleak grays of doubt and fear. By Stephenie Meyer Fear Turned Fabric Lives Imagined

His whole face was soft now. He brushed the tears from my cheek with his lips. "That doesn't mean anything to me," he breathed against my skin. "You will always be the most beautiful thing in my world. Ofcourse ... " He hesitated, flinching slightly ... By Stephenie Meyer Face Soft Lips Ofcourse Skin

You'ld think I'ld be used to saying good bye to you by now. By Stephenie Meyer Ild Yould Good Bye

I'd loved in so many bodies, but never one I loved like this. Never one that I craved in this way. Of course, this would be the one I'd have to give up. The irony made me laugh, and I concentrated on the feel of the air that popped in little bubbles from my chest and up through my throat. Laughter was like a fresh breeze - it cleaned its way through the body, making everything feel good. Did other species have such a simple healer? I couldn't remember one. By Stephenie Meyer Loved Bodies Feel Craved Laugh

I love him. Not because he's beautiful or because he's rich! I'd much rather he weren't either one. It would even out the gap between us just a little bit - because he'd still be the most loving and unselfish and brilliant and decent person I've ever met. Of course I love him. How hard is that to understand? By Stephenie Meyer Love Rich Beautiful Bit Met

Isabella Swan? I promise to love you forever - every single day of forever. Will you marry me? By Stephenie Meyer Swan Isabella Forever Promise Love

I promise to love you forever - every single day of forever. By Stephenie Meyer Forever Promise Love Single Day

went to sit by a girl with braces and a bad perm. By Stephenie Meyer Perm Sit Girl Braces Bad

Don't be offended, but you seem to be one of those people who just attract accidents like a magnet. So ... try not to fall into the ocean or get run over or anything, all right? By Stephenie Meyer Offended Magnet People Attract Accidents

Carlisle has a theory ... he believes that we all bring something of our strongest human traits with us into the next life, where they are intensified - like our minds, and our senses. By Stephenie Meyer Carlisle Theory Life Intensified Minds

The way everyone looked at me made me uncomfortable. Even Edward. It was like I had grown a hundred feet during the course of the morning. I tried to ignore the impressed looks, mostly keeping my eyes on Nessie's sleeping face and Jacob's unchanged expression. I would always be just Bella to him, and that was a relief. Bella Cullen, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 39, p.747 By Stephenie Meyer Uncomfortable Looked Made Edward Bella

I know the exact date that I began writing Twilight, because it was also the first day of swim lessons for my kids. So I can say with certainty that it all started on June 2, 2003. By Stephenie Meyer Twilight Kids Exact Date Began

At least I died trying. And I won.I never gave them away. I never hurt them. I did my best to find them. I tried to keep my promise ... I die for them. By Stephenie Meyer Died Woni Gave Hurt Promise

I was consumed by the mystery Edward presented. And more than a little obsessed by Edward himself. Stupid, stupid, stupid. I wasn't as eager to escape Forks as I should be, as any normal, sane person would be. By Stephenie Meyer Stupid Edward Presented Consumed Mystery

Whoa, whoa! Hold up, there, kid. She lives in Forks, remember? So she gets rained on. By Stephenie Meyer Whoa Kid Forks Remember Hold

What's funny about that is when I was writing Twilight just for myself and not thinking of it as a book, I was not thinking about publishing, and yet at the same time I was casting it in my head. Because when I read books, I see them very visually. By Stephenie Meyer Thinking Twilight Publishing Head Funny

Is he your warden now too? You know I saw this story on the news last week about controlling, abusive teenage relationships and-"Okay!" I cut him off, and then shoved his arm. "Time for the werewolf to get out! By Stephenie Meyer Warden Time Controlling Abusive Arm

Melanie still grieves for Jared," she stated. I felt my head nod without willing the action. "You grieve for him."I closed my eyes."The dreams continue?""Every night," I mumbled."Tell me about then." Her voice was soft, persuasive. "I don't like to talk about them.""I know. Try. It might help.""How? How will it help to tell you that I see his face every time I close my eyes? That I wake up and cry when he's not there? That the memories are so strong I can't separate hers from mine anymore? By Stephenie Meyer Jared Melanie Stated Grieves Grieve

Instead of being the A/V dweeb about to ask the head cheerleader to the prom, I was the finished-second-place werewolf about to ask the vampire's wife to shack up and procreate. Nice. By Stephenie Meyer Prom Werewolf Procreate Dweeb Head

I used to dream about him all the time," Sunny whispered to me. "Every night. I kept hoping the Seekers would find him; I missed him so much ... When I saw him, I thought it was the old dream again. By Stephenie Meyer Sunny Time Whispered Dream Seekers

Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars, points of light and reason ... And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason, for anything. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Night Life Moonless Reason

Don't worry, Mel. Miracles don't work that way. I'll never lose you. I'll never let you get away from me. By Stephenie Meyer Mel Worry Miracles Work Lose

Saving her life was the one acceptable thing I'd done since I met her. The one thing that I was not ashamed of. The one and only thing that made me glad I existed at all. I'd been fighting to keep her alive since the first moment I'd caught her scent. By Stephenie Meyer Thing Saving Life Acceptable Met

I think ... and if you ever repeat what I'm saying right now I will cheerfully beat you to death, but I think that would hurt Jessica's feelings By Stephenie Meyer Jessica Death Feelings Repeat Cheerfully

It's the thought that counts. I ought to know. By Stephenie Meyer Counts Thought

I tensed for the spring, my eyes squinting as I cringed away, and the sound of Edward's furious roar echoed distantly in the back of my head. His name burst through all the walls I'd built to contain it. Edward, Edward, Edward. I was going to die. It shouldn't matter if I thought of him now. Edward, I love you. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Spring Head Tensed Eyes

Jackson Rathbone can really play the guitar. Our taste in music is not exactly the same, but we found common ground with Radiohead's Creep, with which he then serenaded me. By Stephenie Meyer Rathbone Jackson Guitar Creep Play

I want you, and I want you forever. One lifetime is simply not enough for me. By Stephenie Meyer Forever Lifetime Simply

It was sort of the pattern to my life - I'd never been strong enough to deal with the things outside my control, to attack the enemies or outrun them. To avoid the pain. Always human and weak, the only thing I'd ever been able to do was keep going. Endure. Survive. By Stephenie Meyer Life Control Sort Pattern Strong

Her existence alone was excuse enough to justify the creation of the entire world. By Stephenie Meyer World Existence Excuse Justify Creation

You are my life now. By Stephenie Meyer Life

Look after my heart - I've left it with you. By Stephenie Meyer Heart Left

Isn't it supposed to be like this?" He smiled. "The glory of first love, and all that. It's incredible, isn't it, the difference between reading about something, seeing it in the pictures, and experiencing it?""Very different," I agreed. "More forceful than I'd imagined. By Stephenie Meyer Supposed Smiled Love Incredible Pictures

And so we carried on in our little piece of forever. By Stephenie Meyer Forever Carried Piece

It's late,' he said again, murmuring, almost crooning now, his voice smoother than silk. 'Sleep, my Bella. Dream happy dreams. You are the only one who has ever touched my heart. It will always be yours. Sleep, my only love. By Stephenie Meyer Murmuring Sleep Late Silk Bella

By the way, I love you.""That's why we're here. By Stephenie Meyer You Love

He was a different Edward than the one I had known. And I felt all the more besotted by him. It would cause me physical pain to be separated from him now. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Felt Besotted Physical Pain

Bella: I love you. Edward: You are my life now. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Edward Love Life

Why are you apologizing to me? I'm the one who was horribly careless. I assumed no one would be so far from the trails, but I should have checked first. Such a stupid mistake! You have nothing to apologize for.""But I growled at you!" I was still horrified that I was physically capable of such blasphemy. By Stephenie Meyer Apologizing Careless Horribly Trails Mistake

When I told you I didn't want you it was the blackest kind of blasphemy By Stephenie Meyer Blasphemy Told Blackest Kind

Did ya get in a couple of good swipes?" Emmett asked eagerly."No! Of course not!""No, not really? You really didnt attack him?""Emmett!" I protested."Aw, what a waste. And here you're probably the one person who could take him- since he can't get into your head to cheat- and you had a perfect excuse too. I've been dying to see how he'd do without that advantage. By Stephenie Meyer Swipes Emmett Couple Good Eagerly

You are my life. You're the only thing it would hurt to lose. By Stephenie Meyer Life Lose Thing Hurt

I feel like reading really defined me as a writer because I lived my life outside of my own body for so much of my life and I loved it. I've always been a reader. I think living all those stories served me to naturally take that next step to creating. By Stephenie Meyer Life Feel Reading Defined Writer

As I took another breath, I saw the three stars again. They were not calling to me; they were letting me go, leaving me to the black universe I had wandered for so many lifetimes. I drifted into the black, and it got brighter and brighter. It wasn't black at all - it was blue. Warm, vibrant, brilliant blue ... I floated into it with no fear at all. By Stephenie Meyer Black Breath Stars Blue Brighter

In our hearts we'll always be together By Stephenie Meyer Hearts

Is the fire gone?""Yes," I sighed. "Thank you, Edward.""I love you," he answered."I know," I breathed, so tired.I heard my favorite sound in the world: Edward's quiet laugh, weak with relief. By Stephenie Meyer Sighed Edward Fire Edward Answered

I was in disbelief that I'd just explained my dreary life to this bizarre, beautiful boy who may or may not despise me.Bella Swan By Stephenie Meyer Swan Bizarre Beautiful Disbelief Explained

I was a vampire, and she had the sweetest blood I'd smelled in eighty years. By Stephenie Meyer Vampire Years Sweetest Blood Smelled

What am I going to do with you? Yesterday I kiss you, and you attack me! Today you pass out on me! By Stephenie Meyer Yesterday Kiss Attack Today Pass

Repeat one word of what I just said and I'll cheerfully beat you to death, Mike. By Stephenie Meyer Mike Repeat Death Word Cheerfully

Don't be self-conscious, if I could dream at all, it would be about you. And I'm not ashamed of it. By Stephenie Meyer Selfconscious Dream Ashamed

I already know how strong you are. You didn't have to break the furniture. - Bella Swan By Stephenie Meyer Strong Bella Swan Furniture Break

Why am I covered in feathers?" I asked, confused. He exhaled impatiently. "I bit a pillow. Or two ... By Stephenie Meyer Feathers Covered Confused Asked Impatiently

I tried to be diplomatic, but mostly I just lied a lot. By Stephenie Meyer Diplomatic Lot Lied

My last night as Isabella Swan. Tomorrow night, I would be Bella Cullen. Though the whole marriage ordeal was a thorn in my side, I had to admit that I liked the sound of that. - bella swan By Stephenie Meyer Isabella Swan Night Cullen Bella

I thought you were supposed to be pretending I don't exist, not irritating me to death. By Stephenie Meyer Exist Death Thought Supposed Pretending

My mother is part albino. Bella Swan By Stephenie Meyer Albino Swan Mother Part Bella

You really should stay away from me. By Stephenie Meyer Stay

So let's say my bad luck did crash the plane. What exactly are were you going to do about it?' 'Why is the plane crashing?' He was trying to hide a smile now. 'The piolets are passed out and drunk.' 'Easy. I'd fly the plane.' Of course. I pursed my lips and tried again. 'Both engines have exploded and we're falling in a death spiral towards the earth.' 'I'd wait till we were close enough to the ground, get a good grip on you, kick out the wall, and jump. Then, I'd run you back to the scene of the accident, and we'd stumble around like the two luckiest surviours in history.' I stared at him wordlessly. 'What?' He wispered. - Edward Cullen and Bella Swan, Eclipse By Stephenie Meyer Plane Bad Luck Crash Easy

Yeah, it's an off day when I don't get somebody telling me how edible I smell.- Bella Swan. By Stephenie Meyer Yeah Bella Swan Smell Day

What is a valid reason for someone to love someone else? Since apparently I'm doing it wrong. By Stephenie Meyer Valid Reason Love Wrong Apparently

Why am I covered in feathers By Stephenie Meyer Feathers Covered

My last night in my room. My last night as Isabella Swan. Tomorrow night, I would be Bella Cullen. By Stephenie Meyer Night Room Swan Isabella Cullen

I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful. By Stephenie Meyer Faces Similar Devastatingly Inhumanly Beautiful

Holy crow!" ~Bella Swan By Stephenie Meyer Holy Crow Bella Swan

I wasn't interesting. And he was. Interesting ... and brilliant ... and mysterious ... and perfect ... and beautiful ... and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand.-Bella Swan By Stephenie Meyer Interesting Bella Swan Brilliant Mysterious

Alice! You know I love you like a sister!""Words." she growled. By Stephenie Meyer Alice Words Sister Growled Love

Edward: After a few decades, everyone you know will be dead. Problem solved. By Stephenie Meyer Edward Decades Dead Problem Solved

I glared at him. I may not die now ... but I'm going to die sometime. Every minute of the day, I get closer. And I'm going to get old. By Stephenie Meyer Glared Die Day Closer Minute

I felt a surge of pity, and relief. Pity because, as beautiful as they were, they were outsiders, clearly not accepted. Relief that I wasn't the only newcomer here, and certainly not the most interesting by any standard.Bella Swan By Stephenie Meyer Pity Felt Surge Relief Swan

"When you left he left you took everything with you. But the absence of him is everywhere I look." - Bella Swan, New Moon By Stephenie Meyer Left Bella Swan Moon Absence

So what are you going to tell her?""A little help?" I pleaded. "What does she want to know?"He shook his head, grinning wickedly. "That's not fair.""No, you not sharing what you know-now that's not fair. By Stephenie Meyer Pleaded Head Grinning Wickedly Fair

I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars. By Stephenie Meyer Night Dark Stars

All I wanted was to love him as much as possible in the limited time given to me. By Stephenie Meyer Wanted Love Limited Time

Edward: Bella, please stop taking your clothes off!Bella: Why? Did you wanna do that part? By Stephenie Meyer Bella Edward Stop Taking Clothes

Angry grizzly bears are going to look tame next to what is waiting for you at home." I snapped the phone shut and placed it in her waiting hand. "I'm done. By Stephenie Meyer Angry Home Waiting Grizzly Bears

Even more, I had never meant to love him. One thing I truly knew - knew it in the pit of my stomach, in the center of my bones, knew it from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, knew it deep in my empty chest - was how love gave someone the power to break you By Stephenie Meyer Knew Love Meant Stomach Bones

I didn't realize I was crying until it was time to say the blinding words. 'I do,' I managed to choke out in a nearly unintelligible whisper... When it was his turn to speak, the words rang clear and victorious. 'I do,' he vowed. By Stephenie Meyer Realize Crying Time Blinding Words

If there were any way for me to become human for you - no matter what the price was, I would pay it. By Stephenie Meyer Human Matter Price Pay

I've never tried to keep a specific person alive before, and it's much more troublesome than I would have believed. But that's probably just because it's you. Ordinary people seem to make it through the day without so many catastrophes. By Stephenie Meyer Believed Specific Person Alive Troublesome

She just keeps saying "He's gone. By Stephenie Meyer

Try not to trip," she added. "We don't have time for a concussion today."I groaned. That would be just like me - ruin everything, destroy the world, in a moment of klutziness. By Stephenie Meyer Trip Added Today Groaned Ruin

I'm a pro at weird. By Stephenie Meyer Weird Pro

Please tell me you are not trying to have a sex talk with me, Charlie. (Bella) By Stephenie Meyer Charlie Bella Sex Talk

If he'd done something to harm her, I would annihilate him. By Stephenie Meyer Harm Annihilate

I didn't feel the need to rub it in to every cheeseburger I conquered. By Stephenie Meyer Conquered Feel Rub Cheeseburger

The thing about the sun ... is that it's always there. Like sometimes, you can't see it, but it never really goes away. By Stephenie Meyer Sun Thing

If we had happy endings, we'd all be under gravestones now. By Stephenie Meyer Endings Happy Gravestones

I really couldn't care less about that part. Can't you guess which character Bella would identify with?"It took Jacob a minute. "Oh, Ugh. The third wife. Ok I see your point. By Stephenie Meyer Part Ugh Care Bella Jacob

It was encouraging to see that she sometimes got things wrong. Tyler's persistence had nothing to do with the accident. She didn't seem to understand the appeal she held for the human boys at the high school. Did she not see the appeal she had for me, either? By Stephenie Meyer Wrong Encouraging Things Appeal Tyler

Better than anything you've come up with," Jacob answered, his human voice startling me. "Go fetch a space heater," he grumbled. "I'm not a St. Bernard. By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Answered Human Voice Startling

I truly love you, Ian. With my whole soul, I love you." - Wanda"I truly love you, too, my Wanderer." - Ian O' Shea By Stephenie Meyer Ian Love Wanda Shea Wanderer

Please!" Edward hissed. "Do you mind?""What?" Jacob whispered back, his tone surprised."Do you think you could at least attempt to control you thoughts?" Edward's low whisper was furious."No one said you had to listen," Jacob muttered, defiant, yet still embarrassed. "Get out of my head. By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Edward Hissed Defiant Mind

But how could you believe me? after all the thousands of times i told you i loved you how could you let one word break your faith in me By Stephenie Meyer Thousands Times Told Loved Word

The kiss began much the same as usualEdward was as careful as ever, and my heart began to overreact like it always did. And then something seemed to change. Suddenly his lips became much more urgent, his free hand twisted into my hair and held my face securely to his. And though I was clearly beginning to cross his cautious lines, for once he didn't stop me. His body was cold through the thin quilt, but I crushed myself against him eagerly. By Stephenie Meyer Began Kiss Usualedward Careful Heart

Can't you just thank me and get over it?""Thank you." I waited, fuming and expectant."You're not going to let it go, are you?""No.""In that case ... I hope you enjoy disappointment."We scowled at each other in silence. I was the first to speak, trying to keep myself focused. I was in danger of being distracted by his livid, glorious face. It was like trying to stare down a destroying angel."Why did you even bother?" I asked frigidly.He paused, and for a brief moment his stunning face was unexpectedly vulnerable."I don't know," he whispered. By Stephenie Meyer Face Waited Fuming Expectant Case

I peeked up at him one more time, and regretted it. He was glaring down at me again, his black eyes full of revulsion. As I flinched away from him, shrinking against my chair, the phrase if looks could kill suddenly ran through my mind. By Stephenie Meyer Time Peeked Regretted Revulsion Shrinking

Love is irrational, I reminded myself. The more you loved someone, the less sense anything made. By Stephenie Meyer Love Irrational Reminded Made Loved

I wanted the monster back and that was plainly wrong. By Stephenie Meyer Wrong Wanted Monster Back Plainly

Tonight the sky was utterly black. Perhaps there was no moon tonight - a lunar eclipse, a new moon. A new moon. I shivered, though I wasn't cold. By Stephenie Meyer Black Moon Tonight Sky Utterly

When I was 8, I was reading 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Pride and Prejudice' and all that, not knowing it wasn't my reading level. By Stephenie Meyer Wind Pride Prejudice Reading Level

Jasper chuckled, shaking his head. You truly are one frightening little monster. By Stephenie Meyer Jasper Chuckled Shaking Head Monster

He was my best friend. I would always love him, and it would never, ever be enough. By Stephenie Meyer Friend Love

Darkness is so predictable. By Stephenie Meyer Darkness Predictable

I flicked on the light beside my bed, waiting for my breathing to slow, veins full of adrenaline from the realistic dream. A new dream, but in essence so much the same as the many others that had plagued me in the past months. No, not a dream. Surely a memory. I could still feel the heat of Jared's lips on mine. My hands reached out without my permission, searching across the rumpled sheets, looking for something they didn't find. My heart ached when they gave up, falling to the bed limp and empty. By Stephenie Meyer Dream Waiting Slow Veins Flicked

Do you have a multiple personality disorder? By Stephenie Meyer Disorder Multiple Personality

Between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Between the Jacob I like and the one who annoys the hell out of me. By Stephenie Meyer Hyde Jekyll Jacob Annoys Hell

Be honest, how hideous do I look?"He took another step back and pursed his lips."That bad, huh?" I muttered.No, no Bella. Actually ... " He seemed to be struggling for the right word. "You look ... sexy."I laughed out loud. "Right."Very sexy, really. By Stephenie Meyer Huh Honest Lips Bad Hideous

When you can live forever what do you live for? By Stephenie Meyer Live Forever

A hundred yards away, Mike Newton was lowering Bella's limp body to the sidewalk. She slumped unresponsively against the wet concrete, her skin chalky as a corpse. I almost took the door off the car. By Stephenie Meyer Mike Newton Bella Sidewalk Hundred

It's healthy to ditch class now and then. To be precise, it was healthier for humans if vampires ditched on days when human blood would be spilt. By Stephenie Meyer Healthy Ditch Class Precise Spilt

The Seeker's host body was named Lacey; a dainty, soft, feminine name. Lacey. As inappropriate as the size, in my opinion. Like naming a pit bull Fluffy. By Stephenie Meyer Soft Lacey Seeker Dainty Feminine

Do you really have any idea how important you are to me? Any concept at all of how much I love you?" He pulled me tighter against his hard chest, tucking my head under his chin.I pressed my lips against his snow-cold neck. "I know how much I love you," I answered.You compare one small tree to the entire forest."I rolled my eyes, but he couldn't see. "Impossible. By Stephenie Meyer Idea Important Love Impossible Concept

Each minute, not knowing if Jacob was breathing or not, had seemed like ten lifetimes. By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Minute Lifetimes Knowing Breathing

We stared at each other for a minute. By Stephenie Meyer Minute Stared

I sat with my legs folded under me, my elbows on my knees and my chin on my hands. It was very warmthe sun felt strange on my skin now that I was so used to the rainand the meadow was still lovely, but it was just background now. It didn't stand out. I had a new definition of beauty. By Stephenie Meyer Hands Sat Legs Folded Elbows

I've never been to veterinary school. By Stephenie Meyer School Veterinary

I ached for the difference between Carlisle and me - that he could touch her so gently, without fear, knowing he would never harm her. By Stephenie Meyer Carlisle Gently Fear Knowing Ached

So I didn't agree with my father's particular brand of faith. But never, in the nearly four hundred years now since I was born, have I ever seen anything to make me doubt whether God exists in some form or the other. Not even the reflection in the mirror."Carlisle Cullen, Stephenie Meyer's Twilight By Stephenie Meyer Faith Agree Father Brand God

I'd never understood how Carlisle was able to do that - ignore the blood of his patients in order to treat them. Wouldn't the constant temptation be so distracting, so dangerous? But now, I could see how, if you were focusing on something else hard enough, the temptation was be nothing at all. By Stephenie Meyer Carlisle Ignore Understood Blood Patients

His gold eyes grew very soft. "You said you loved me.""You knew that already," I reminded him, ducking my head."It was nice to hear, just the same."I hid my face against his shoulder."I love you," I whispered."You are my life now," he answered simply.There was nothing more to say for the moment. He rocked us back and forth as the room grew lighter. By Stephenie Meyer Soft Gold Eyes Grew Ducking

That's the funny thing about knowing you can't have something. It makes you desperate. -Leah By Stephenie Meyer Leah Funny Thing Knowing Desperate

Time passes. Even when it seems impossible. Even when each tick of the second hand aches like the pulse of blood behind a bruise. It passes unevenly, in strange lurches and dragging lulls, but pass it does. Even for me. By Stephenie Meyer Time Passes Impossible Bruise Unevenly

I could see how easy it would be to fall into loving Bella. It would be exactly like falling: effortless. Not letting myself love her was the opposite of falling - it was pulling myself up a cliff-face, hand over hand, the task as grueling as if I had no more than mortal strength. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Falling Easy Fall Loving

We dropped down, and Diego quickly threw the cars into a new arrangement, so that it sort of looked like they'd hit each other rather than been piled up by a giant tantrum-throwing baby. -Bree By Stephenie Meyer Diego Bree Arrangement Baby Dropped

Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget; it was a hard line to walk. By Stephenie Meyer Forbidden Remember Terrified Forget Walk

Across the dying fire, Seth Clearwater - his eyes wide with adulation for the fraternity of tribal protectors- nodded his agreement. By Stephenie Meyer Seth Clearwater Fire Protectors Nodded

I couldn't get the words exactly right; I only remembered wishing that Jacob were my brother so that we could love each other without any confusion or pain. By Stephenie Meyer Jacob Pain Words Remembered Wishing

And then writing, it was like I just found it, you know? Like you just found your favorite flavor of ice cream, all of a sudden there it is. 'This is what I should have been doing for the last thirty years. What was I thinking?' So I was, then I was in and then I had to just keep going with it. By Stephenie Meyer Found Writing Cream Favorite Flavor

And Edward was staring at me curiously, that same, familiar edge of frustation even more distinct now in his black eyes.I stared back, surprised, expecting him to look quickly away. But instead he continued to gaze with probing intensity into my eyes. There was no question of me looking away. My hands started to shake."Mr. Cullen?" the teacher called, seeking the answer to a question that I haden't heard."The Krebs Circle," Edward answered, seeming relucant as he turned to look at Mr. Banner.I looked down at my book as soon as his eyes released me, trying to find my place. Cowardly as ever, I shifted my hair over my right shoulder to hide my face. I couldn't believe the rush of emotion pulsing through me - just because he'd happened to look at me for the first time in a half-dozen weeks. I couldn't allow him to have this level of influence over me. It was pathetic. More than pathetic, it was unhealthy. By Stephenie Meyer Surprised Edward Curiously Familiar Back

Happy and sad, elated and miserable, secure and afraid, loved and denied, patient and angry, peaceful and wild, complete and empty ... all of it. I would feel everything. It would all be mine. By Stephenie Meyer Happy Sad Elated Miserable Secure

I don't want to be a vampire. A lot of other people do and I think it's that dual nature - we have, you know, terrifying/intriguing. By Stephenie Meyer Vampire Terrifying Intriguing Nature Lot

Jared glared balefully at the old man, his eyes full of the shock and pain of the betrayed. I had only human comparisons for such a look. Caesar and Brutus, Jesus and Judas. By Stephenie Meyer Jared Man Betrayed Glared Balefully

Jacob,I'm breaking the rules by sending you this. She was afraid of hurting you, and she didn't want to make you feel obligated in any way. But I know that, if things had gone the other way, I would have wanted the choice.I promise I will take care of her, Jacob. Thank you-for her- for everything.Edward. By Stephenie Meyer Breaking Rules Sending Jacob Afraid

Stop blubbering, Bella. You'll ruin your dress. It's just me.""Just? Oh Jake! Everything is perfect now."He snorted. "Yeah- the party can start. The best man finally made it.""Now everyone I love is here. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Stop Blubbering Yeah Jake

Cerulean left. I wondered if she was from Flower Planet. Blue flowers were rare - one might take a name from that. By Stephenie Meyer Cerulean Left Planet Flower Flowers

Um, Bella? You've got a huge cut on your forehead, and it's gushing blood," he informed me. I clapped my hand over my head. Sure enough, it was wet and sticky. I could smell nothing but the damp moss on my face, and that held off the nausea.Oh, I'm so sorry, Jacob." I pushed hard against the gash, as if I could force the blood back inside my head.Why are you apologizing for bleeding?" he wondered as he wrapped a long arm around my waist and and pulled me to my feet. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Blood Jacob Forehead Huge

How can you accuse me of cheating on you - just because you've come home from a two-year sea voyage and I'm pregnant? It was the incubus. He hypnotized me with his mystical vampire powers. ... By Stephenie Meyer Pregnant Accuse Cheating Home Twoyear

Not as bad! Not as bad! my mind tried to comfort me. It was true. This wasn't as bad. This wasn't the end of the world, not again. This was just the end of what little peace there was left behind. That was all.Not as bad, I agreed, then added, but bad enough. By Stephenie Meyer Bad End True Mind Comfort

Hope your new boots are fast Bella. One little jar isn't going to keep a hungry bear occupied for long.""I only have to be faster than you. By Stephenie Meyer Bella Hope Boots