I don't have the strength to stay away from you anymore

I’d noticed that his eyes were black – coal black.

i'm in love with you, Bella

How did people do this - swallow all their fears and trust someone else so implicitly with every imperfection and fear they had.

No, I had never intentionally caused anyone physical pain, but I had hurt Ian deeply enough just by hurting myself. Human lives were so impossibly tangled. What a mess.

Sometimes you have to learn to love what's good for you.

And then, as the room went black, I was suddenly hyperaware that Edward was sitting less than an inch from me. I was stunned by the unexpected electricity that flowed through me, amazed that it was possible to be more aware of him than I already was. A crazy impulse to reach over and touch him, to stroke his perfect face just once in the darkness, nearly overwhelmed me. I crossed my arms tightly across my chest, my hands balling into fists. I was losing my mind.