He was a different Edward than the one I had known. And I felt all the more besotted by him. It would cause me physical pain to be separated from him now.

I wondered – would a bullet through my temple actually kill me or just leave a really big mess for me to clean up?

It is a strange world," I murmered, more to myself than to the native soul. "The strangest," he agreed.

It's not the face, but the expressions on it. It's not the voice, but what you say. It's not how you look in that body, but the thing you do with it. You are beautiful.

I'm really glad Edward didn't kill you. Everything's so much more fun with you around." — Emmett Cullen

You look tired." "Yeah," I agreed, and shrugged. "Near-death experiences do that to me . . .

dont be afraid", i murmured. "We belong together." I was abruptly overwhelmed by th truth of my own words. This moment was so perfect, there was no way to boubt it. His arms wrapped around me, holding me against him...It felt like every nerve ending in my body was a live wire. "Forever," he agreed.