Stephenie Meyer Quote
I hurried to the southern corridor, relieved when I was safe in the blackness there. Relieved and horrified. It was really over now.I'm so afraid, I whimpered.Before Mel could respond, a heavy hand dropped on my shoulder from the darkness.Going somewhere?I was so tightly wound that I shrieked in terror; I was so terrified that my shriek was only a breathless little squeal.Sorry! Jared's arm went round my shoulders, comforting. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.What are you doing here? I demanded, still breathless.Following you. I've been following you all night.Well, stop it now.There was a hesitation in the dark, and his arm didn't move. I shrugged out from under it, but he caught my wrist. His grip was firm; I wouldn't be able to shake free easily.You're going to see Doc? he asked, and there was no confusion in his question. It was obvious that he wasn't talking about a social visit.Of course I am. I hissed the words so that he wouldn't hear the panic in my voice. What else can I do after today?It's not going to get any better. And this isn't Jeb's decision to make.I know. I'm on your side.It made me angry that these words still had the power to hurt me, to bring tears stinging into my eyes. I tried to hold onto the thought of Ian - he was the anchor, as Kyle somehow had been for Sunny - but it was hard with Jared's hand touching me, with the smell of him in my nose. Like trying to make out the song of one violin when the entire percussion section was bashing away...Then let me go, Jared. Go away. I want to be alone. The words came out fierce and fast and hard. It was easy to hear that they weren't lies.I should come with you.You'll have Melanie back soon enough, I snapped. I'm only asking for a few minutes, Jared. Give me that much.Another pause; his hand didn't loosen.Wanda, I would come to be with you.The tears spilled over. I was grateful for the darkness.It wouldn't feel that way, I whispered. So there's no point.
I hurried to the southern corridor, relieved when I was safe in the blackness there. Relieved and horrified. It was really over now.I'm so afraid, I whimpered.Before Mel could respond, a heavy hand dropped on my shoulder from the darkness.Going somewhere?I was so tightly wound that I shrieked in terror; I was so terrified that my shriek was only a breathless little squeal.Sorry! Jared's arm went round my shoulders, comforting. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you.What are you doing here? I demanded, still breathless.Following you. I've been following you all night.Well, stop it now.There was a hesitation in the dark, and his arm didn't move. I shrugged out from under it, but he caught my wrist. His grip was firm; I wouldn't be able to shake free easily.You're going to see Doc? he asked, and there was no confusion in his question. It was obvious that he wasn't talking about a social visit.Of course I am. I hissed the words so that he wouldn't hear the panic in my voice. What else can I do after today?It's not going to get any better. And this isn't Jeb's decision to make.I know. I'm on your side.It made me angry that these words still had the power to hurt me, to bring tears stinging into my eyes. I tried to hold onto the thought of Ian - he was the anchor, as Kyle somehow had been for Sunny - but it was hard with Jared's hand touching me, with the smell of him in my nose. Like trying to make out the song of one violin when the entire percussion section was bashing away...Then let me go, Jared. Go away. I want to be alone. The words came out fierce and fast and hard. It was easy to hear that they weren't lies.I should come with you.You'll have Melanie back soon enough, I snapped. I'm only asking for a few minutes, Jared. Give me that much.Another pause; his hand didn't loosen.Wanda, I would come to be with you.The tears spilled over. I was grateful for the darkness.It wouldn't feel that way, I whispered. So there's no point.
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About Stephenie Meyer
An avid young reader, she attended Brigham Young University, marrying at the age of twenty-one before graduating with a degree in English in 1997. Having no prior experience as an author, she conceived the idea for the Twilight series in a dream. Influenced by the work of Jane Austen and William Shakespeare, she wrote Twilight soon thereafter. After many rejections, Little, Brown and Company offered her a $750,000 three-book deal which led to a four-book series, several spin-off novels and novellas, and a series of commercially successful film adaptations. Aside from young adult novels, Meyer has ventured into adult novels with The Host (2008) and The Chemist (2016). Meyer has worked in film production and co-founded production company Fickle Fish Films. Meyer produced both parts of Breaking Dawn and two other novel adaptations.
Meyer's membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shaped her novels. Themes consistent with her religion, including agency, mortality, temptation, and eternal life, are prominent in her work. Critics have called her writing style overly simplistic, but her stories have also received praise, and she has acquired a fan following.
Meyer was included on Time magazine's list of the "100 Most Influential People in 2008" and was included in the Forbes Celebrity 100 list of the world's most powerful celebrities in 2009, with her annual earnings exceeding $50 million.