So it’s still standing?” he managed to get out between his snickers. “I would’ve thought you two had knocked it to rubble by now. What were you doing last night? Discussing the national debt?” Emmett howled with laughter.

Believe me, I wanted to say. I've tried. Oh, and also, I'm wretchedly in love with you. Keep it light.

Odd as this might sound, I suppose I’m glad you’re here, Jacob. [Edward Cullen]

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 in her side. If I'd allow it, she'd love to dress me everyday―perhaps several times a day―like some oversized three-dimensional paper doll.

I wanted the monster back and that was plainly wrong.

I don’t like to lie – so there’d better be a good reason why I’m doing it.

When I write a story, it's not like I'm thinking about what I'm doing