He called you pretty... That's practically an insult, the way you look right now... You're much more than beautiful.
Love, BeautyStephenie Meyer in TwilightSometimes I wondered if I was seeing the same things through my eyes that the rest of the world was seeing through theirs. Maybe there was a glitch in my brain.
Stephenie Meyer in TwilightThe right thing isn't always real obvious. Sometimes the right thing for one person is the wrong thing for someone else. So... good luck figuring that out.
Stephenie Meyer in TwilightEven 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.
Stephenie Meyer in TwilightI like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.
Darkness, Night, StarsStephenie Meyer in TwilightIf I could dream at all, it would be about you. And I'm not ashamed of it.
Stephenie Meyer in Twilight'And you're worried, not because you're headed to meet a houseful of vampires, but because you think those vampires won't approve of you, correct?'
'That's right,' I answered immediately, hiding my surprise at his casual use of the word.
He shook his head. 'You're incredible.'
Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved.
Death, SelflessnessStephenie Meyer in TwilightAbout three things I was absolutely positive:
First, Edward was a vampire.
Second, there was a part of him - and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood.
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.
Bella: "Look, you gotta give me some answers."
Edward: "Yes. No. To get to the other side. 1.772453."
Bella: "I don't want to know what the square root of Pi is."
"I miss you," I whispered.
"I know, Bella. Believe me, I know. It's like you've taken half my self away with you."
Bella, you give me everything just by breathing.
Love declerationsTwilight - New Moon, by Edward CullenThere were three things I were absolutely positive: First Edward was a vampire, a second, there was a part of him and i didnt know how dominant this part might be that thirstened for my blood. And a third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love him.
Stephenie Meyer in TwilightI hear voices in my mind and you're worried that you're the freak?
Stephenie Meyer in Twilight"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." Edward smiled.
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.
TimeStephenie Meyer in TwilightWhen life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it's not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.
Dreaming, Breakup, Grief & CondolenceStephenie Meyer in TwilightBefore 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.
Stephenie Meyer in Twilight