Never before had I recognized the ring of majesty that was in Billy Black's voice, though I realized now that this authority had always been there.

No measure of time with you will be long enough, but we'll start with forever.

He thinks things through too much.

It was very relaxing to be away from civilization, and this bothered me. I should not have found the loneliness so welcoming.

In my dream it was very dark, and what dim light there was seemed to be radiating from Edward's skin. I couldn't see his face, just his back as he walked away from me, leaving me in the blackness. No matter how fast I ran, I couldn't catch up to him; no matter how loud I called, he never turned. Troubled, I woke in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep again for what seemed like a very long time. After that, he was in my dreams nearly every night, but always on the periphery, never within reach.

Like everything in life, I just had to decide what to do with what I was given.

I can always make things longer than I intend for them to be, but cutting things down is just brutal. It's like cutting off your fingers every time you lose a word.