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 sav...
But if you ever bring her back damaged again--and 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 head--if you return her to m...
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...
Bella, can you drop the rock, please? Carefully. Don’t hurt yourself.
Believe me, I wanted to say. I've tried.Oh, and also, I'm wretchedly in love with you.Keep it light.
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 b...
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 co...
And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him
Amazing, Edward muttered. How can someone so tiny be so annoying?Alice laughed. It's a talent.
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...
Alice was scrutinizing my boring jeans-and-a-T-shirt outfit in a way that made me self-conscious. Probably plotting another makeover. I sighed. My indifferent attitude to fashion was a constant thorn...
After all I've seen, if I hadn't learned compassion, I wouldn't be worth much.
About 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...
You’ve got to have a little more confidence in us than that. It’s insulting.
You'll make mistakes because it's impossible to know what is or isn't a mistake until it's made.
You think I should be as forgiving as you are? We can’t all be saints and martyrs.
You really shouldn’t do that to people, I criticized.It’s hardly fair.Do what?Dazzle them like that – she’s probably hyperventilating in the kitchen right now.He seemed confused.Oh come on, I said dub...
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 fort...
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 Solo...
You held out your hand, and I took it without stopping to make sense of what I was doing. For the first time in almost a century, I felt hope.