Don't be afraid," I said, "We belong together." I was immediatly overcome by the truth of my own words.

But... when I left you, Bella, I left you bleeding. Jacob was the one to stitch you back up again. That was bound to leave it's mark - on both of you. I'm not sure those kinds of stitches dissolve on their own. I can't blame either of you for something I made necessary. I may gain forgiveness, but that doesn't let me escape the consequences.

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

Could a dead, frozen heart beat again? It felt like mine was about to.

I'd never seen anything more beautiful - even as I ran, gasping and screaming, I could appreciate that. And the last seven months meant nothing. And his words in the forest meant nothing. And it did not matter if he did not want me. I would never want anything but him, no matter how long I lived.

Someone has to spread the good news that we survived.

no one had to tell me anything. I know what I am