Repeat one word of what I just said and I'll cheerfully beat you to death, Mike.

With our rarely changing temperaments strong emotions can alter us in permanent ways. But he said I did not need to worry about that part – you had already altered me so completely.

It was all very childish. Why on earth should Edward have to leave for Jacob to come over? Weren't we past this immaturity?

I would always love this fragile human girl, for the rest of my limitless existence.

oh you do smell good.

And it was different because I'd already lost her so many times, so many ways, in my head. And different because she was never really mine to lose. And different because this wasn't my fault.

But I’ll never see anyone else, Bella. I only see you. Even when I close my eyes and try to see something else. Ask Quil or Embry. It drives them all crazy