Quotes by Stephenie Meyer

Sometimes, loyalty gets in the way of what you want to do. Sometimes, it’s not your secret to tell.

When I told you I didnt want you it was the blackest kind of blasphemy

I always say too much when Im talking to you--- thats one of the problems....

You could run from someone you feared, you could try to fight someone you hated. 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 could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give your beloved, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?

Because through the heavy water, I heard the sound of an angel calling my name, calling me to the only heaven I wanted.

When he left, you spent all your energy holding on to him. You could be happy if you let go.

Lie to me again, she whispered. I love you, he said.

My first language, the true language of the soul spoken only on our planet of origin, had no word for betrayal or traitor. Or even loyalty- because without the opposite, the concept had no meaning.

I wanted myself. I wouldnt let what was mine be destroyed.

And so we carried on in our little piece of forever.

Well, Im so sorry that I cant be the right kind of monster for you, Bella.

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

Whatever end found us, it would not find us separated. -- Bella Cullen

It makes me . . . anxious . . . to be away from you.

I dont want you to leaveWhich is exactly why I should. But dont worry. Im essentially a selfish creature. I crave your company too much to do what I should.

You know I dont understand what you mean, right? I asked. Im counting on it, she said, and then her eyes focused behind me. I think your friends are upset that Ive stolen you.Suddenly I could feel all their eyes boring into my back. For once, it didnt bother me at all.Theyll survive.She grinned. I may not give you back, though.I swallowed too loud and she laughed.

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.

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

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 dont want you to stop.

The ticking seconds pulled me toward the end. It was cold when he no longer held me. It got colder every step I took away from him. Just my imagination, of course. It was still summer here. It would always be summer here for me.