When I left you, Bella, I left you bleeding. Jacob was the one to stitch you back up again. That was bound to leave its mark - on both of you.

Try not to trip. We don’t have time for a concussion today.

The worst part is that I saw the whole thing -- our whole life. And I want it bad, Jake, I want it all. I want to stay right here and never move. I want to love you and make you happy. And I can't, and it's killing me.

Sister, they send you out for one and you bring back two... and a half. Such a clever girl.

His gift is slower than Jane's. It creeps. It will touch us in a few seconds.

It makes me . . . anxious . . . to be away from you.

Making decisions was the painful part for me, the part I agonized over. But once the decision was made, I simply followed through—usually with relief that the choice was made. Sometimes the relief was tainted by despair, like my decision to come to Forks. But it was still better than wrestling with the alternatives.