Quotes From Bella Swan:
1. “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.”
2. “There was a thin ribbon of a trail that led through the forest here, or I wouldn’t risk wandering on my own like this. My sense of direction was hopeless; I could get lost in much less helpful surroundings.”
3. “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.”
4. “Stupid, shiny Volvo owner.”
5. “I’m not coming over anymore if Alice is going to treat me like a Guinea Pig Barbie when I do.”
6. “Do you have a multiple personality disorder?”
7. “I can’t imagine why that would be frustrating at all — just because someone refuses to tell you what they’re thinking, even if all the while they’re making cryptic little remarks specifically designed to keep you up at night wondering what they could possibly mean… now, why would that be frustrating?”
8. “I didn’t like it. Not seeing you. It makes me anxious, too.”
9. “Edward Cullen was standing four cars down from me, staring at me in horror. His face stood out from a sea of faces, all frozen in the same mask of shock.”
10. “Oh yes because a vampire sleepover is the pinnacle of safety conscious behavior.”
11. “I don’t care who’s a vampire and who’s a werewolf. If Angela turns out to be a witch, she can join the party, too.”
12. “I stared straight ahead as I passed the Volvo, but from a peripheral peek, I would swear I saw him laughing.”
13. “Yeah, it’s an off day when I don’t get somebody telling me how edible I smell.”
14. “It was hard to believe that someone so beautiful could be real. I was afraid that he might disappear in a sudden puff of smoke, and I would wake up.”
15. “It doesn’t matter to me what you are.”
16. “About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was 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.”
17. “I considered taking out the rear of his shiny Volvo, but there were too many witnesses.”
18. “I knew at any moment it could be too much, and my life could end — so quickly that I might not even notice. And I couldn’t make myself be afraid. I couldn’t think of anything, except that he was touching me.”
19. “Do you think that if I ran him over with my truck he would stop feeling guilty about the accident? That he might give up on making amends and call it even?”
20. “I tried to think of a logical solution that could explain what I had just seen — a solution that excluded the assumption that I was insane.”
21. “I wanted to close that little distance, to reach out and touch him, but I was afraid he wouldn’t like me to.”
22. “I probably should have been used to that by now — but I wasn’t. I had a feeling Edward wasn’t the kind of person anyone got used to.”
23. “Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved. Noble, even. That ought to count for something.”
24. “How very inconvenient his little talent could be — when it wasn’t saving my life.”
25. “I’m not surprised you heard something you didn’t like. You know what they say about eavesdroppers.”
26. “He came to rest with the side of his face pressed tenderly against my chest. Listening to my heart.”
27. “One side of his mouth pulled up into my favorite uneven smile.”
28. “Do you want me to bolt the doors so you can massacre the unsuspecting townsfolk?”
29. “A low oath made me aware that someone was with me, and the voice was impossible not to recognize. Two long, white hands shot out protectively in front of me, and the van shuddered to a stop a foot from my face, the large hands fitting providentially into a deep dent in the side of the van’s body.”
30. “You’re always crabbier when your eyes are black — I expect it then.”
31. “Stupid, unreliable vampire.”
32. “I wasn’t interesting. And he was. Interesting… and brilliant… and mysterious… and perfect… and beautiful… and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand.”