It's important for me to be free and know I'm acting for myself. I do things because I want to, and that's important. You want to be your own person.

About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him - and I didn’t know how potent that part might be - that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

My heart hasn't beat in almost ninety years but this was different it was like my heart was gone like I was hallow like I'd left everything here with you.

When you live for the fight, for the blood, the relationships you form are tenuous and easily broken.

Bella?" a different voice called from the distance. No! Please let me be imagining that horribly familiar voice.

The author of the extremely successful Twilight series was rejected by 14 different publishers before the 15th picked up Twilight. What would all the tweens do if Bella and Edward hadn't been brought to life?!

I always needed that extra fantasy world. I had to have another world I could be in at the same time.