Compromise is an imperfect act.

There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. Other people will try to make you miserable; don't help them by doing the job yourself.

Two things I do well in books are sex and violence, but I don't want gratuitous sex or violence. The sex and violence are only as graphic as need be. And never included unless it furthers the plot or character development

If I wanted death, Edward would give it to me. Because we both understand that it isn't death that we fear. It's living.

Neither love nor evil conquers all, but evil cheats more.

If I was truly as brave as I thought I was, I'd have let him go. But I loved him, and I wasn't that brave.

Never throw stones if you think they're going to come back and hit you.