So, how come Jacob Black gets to give you a gift and I don't? Because I have nothing to give back to you. Bella, you give me everything just by breathing.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and pulled myself closer to him until my lips touched his.

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

By the way, I love you.” “That’s why we're here.

If you turned the fabric of our lives over, I imagined the design on the backside would be woven in the bleak grays of doubt and fear.

I figured if I played nice, I’d get more time with you.

Before I tell you my story," Jasper said. "you must understand that there are places in our world, Bella, where the life span of the never-aging is measured in weeks, and not centuries.