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    New Moon, Breaking Dawn, and EclipseI dont care about anything but keeping her alive. If its a child she wants, she canhave it. She can have half a dozen babies. Anything she wants. She can have puppies if thats what it takes!- EdwardWhat wouldnt I give to be able to see in to your mind for just this one moment?- Edward

    I leaned into him, ducking my head under his arm and cuddling into his side. He wrapped his arms around me to pull me closer.-BellaWell go to Vegas - you can were old jeans and well go to the chapel with the drive-through window. I just want it to be official - that you belong to me and no oneelse.- EdwardIsabella Swan? I promise to love you forever and every single day of forever. Will you marry me?- EdwardAs long as she wants me, Im here.- Edward

    All my best nights have happened since I met you.-EdwardI didnt want you to see that. I know it must have terrified you.-EdwardWell, Gran, you may have noticed my boyfriend glitters, its just something he doesin the sun.-BellaId rather die than to be with anyone but you.-BellaYoure wounding my ego Bella, I just proposed to you, and you think its a joke.-EdwardIve been waiting a century to marry you, Miss Swan.-Edward

    I tried to comprehend, though the film of tears blinding me, the surreal fact that this amazing person is mine.-BellaWe took turns shoving cake into each others faces, Edward manfully swallowed his portion.- BellaYoure monopolizing the bride. Let me dance with my little sister.-EmmettI wouldnt use the word beautiful, not with you standing here in comparison.-EdwardDo you want me to sing to you?-Edward

    The only parents in the world who dont need sleep, and our child already sleeps through the night.- EdwardAro, would you ask Jane to stop attacking my wife?- EdwardBut most significant in this tidal wave of happiness was the surest fact of all:I was with Edward. Forever.- BellaNow you know. No one has ever loved anyone as much as I love you.- BellaThat revolting stench meant that James would never again be able to hurt my precious angel.-Edward

    You

    re too beautiful for words, my love.-EdwardI

    m in control, Edward. I promise you, no amount of thirst will disarm me like th

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    at ever again, at least not where Bella is concerned. I

    ll never forgive myselffor all the pain that one moment of weakness cost the two of you, and I won

    t ever allow it to happen again.-JasperGood morning, my darling.Always, when you

    re here-Edward and Bella

    They could only prove my love for her more completely.-EdwardSo... it

    s not that you

    re afraid you won

    t... like me as much when I

    m different when I

    m not soft and warm and I don

    t smell the same? You really do want to keep me, no matter how I turn out? You were worried I wouldn

    t like you? I gasped, disbelieving even as I repeated her words. A part of me was furious at myself, because if she could think such a thing then I must not be doing enough to assure her of my love. It had never crossed my mind that she took my refusal to change her to mean I was questioning that I wanted her by my side forever.-Edward and BellaGood morning, my love.-Edward

    I let my thoughts wander back to that which I longed for most to be here, like this forever. My life, my love. My wife.-Edward

    As the hours passed and the light of morning crept in through the window, she began to murmur in her sleep. I traced her cheekbones lightly, and then let my fingers run through her silky hair. Talk to me, my love-EdwardEsme wishes you pleasant dreams. As do I, my love.-EdwardUnder normal circumstances, it would have been so easy to whisk her away, even ifonly for the day, to somewhere we could just be together and in love.-EdwardWould you first do me the honor of becoming my wife? Be mine, as I am yours, fore

    ver?-EdwardIt all seemed so simple. We

    d found each other, we were in love; we both knew wewould never want anyone else for the rest of eternity... so what was stopping us? Bella was more than willing to give up everything in her human life for immortality, yet she couldn

    t fathom binding herself to me in this way. The conundrumonce again filled me with doubts that my rational mind couldn

    t silence. Did shereally want me forever, or did she simply want forever?-EdwardThey stared at each other for a long moment, and although Bella couldn

    t hear their silent declarations of love as I could, I knew she could see it in their eyes. There was something so pure and beautiful in the way they watched each other,and I had to admit that for many decades I

    d been jealous of what they shared.Whether I hadn

    t considered myself worthy or simply doubted that a match as perfect as Alice was for Jasper existed for me, I never imagined someone would lookat me that way. Yet somehow I

    d found Bella, who impossibly, wonderfully staredat me with much the same look in her eyes.-Edward

    Jasper shows up, covered in battle scars, towing this little freak!-EdwardI

    d already seen Carlisle invite us to stay, asking just seemed redundant.I smiled at her. She

    d never been one for formalities. When I got home, all my things were in the garage. Your room had the best view, she said with a shrug, and Ijoined in their laughter.-Edward and Alice

    For the first time, I had a flash of fear for my own life. Not because I was afraid of what it would mean, that I might finally find out the true fate of our souls. I was afraid because I

    d made a promise to Bella. I told her I

    d never leav

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    e her again, that I would always be there to protect her. As I stared at her, the one who had made all the difference, I knew I would fight with every ounce ofstrength in my being, and nothing would stop me from coming home to her. I

    d bedamned before any army, no matter how strong, made me break my promise.-EdwardIf it meant her protection, I would leave without a second thought. My family would understand. They would have to.

    -EdwardWhen are you going? I heard Bella ask, though my attention was, admittedly, elsewhere. A week. That ought to give us enough time. You look kind of green, Bella, Alicesaid. Focus, Edward. She

    s a nervous wreck. I quickly pulled Bella close to me,banishing every thought but those of her. Alice was right, she needed comfort right now, and I

    d been doing a poor job of giving it to her. It

    s going to be fine, Bella. Trust me. She sank into me despairingly, until some hidden thought changed her posture.-EdwardI pulled her into me and softly touched her cheeks, willing her pain away.-EdwardI forced myself into the best distraction I currently had available staring at my

    mother

    s wedding ring and imagining it on Bella

    s finger.-EdwardIt was a welcome break from the stresses of the day, listening to her talk with Rene. Or rather, listening to Rene talk while Bella occasionally interjected quickwords of reassurance that she wasn

    t upset about her missing graduation. Every once in awhile, Bella would look up at me apologetically, but I just smiled and ran my fingers through her hair, secretly loving the way it still made her heartrace. As I listened, I caught myself wondering what Rene would say if Bella called her one day, telling her that she and I were engaged. Would she be happy for Bella, or would she warn her not to make the same mistake she had, getting married so young? And even if she had her doubts, would she at least be able to acceptme as the man who loves her daughter, someone who will always protect Bella nomatter what? Strangely, it felt nice to worry about something so normal. In this

    one thing, at least, I was like every other man who

    d contemplated the future with the woman he loves.-EdwardWe were talking about eternity, after all, and my greatest hope was that she would always look at me with the same eyes of never ending love the way I knew I would always look upon her.-EdwardIt seemed a paradox that it could be so easy for us to proclaim our love for eachother every day, yet we couldn

    t discuss marriage.-EdwardI didn

    t realize that while I was away, Jacob was going to be declaring his loveto my Bella.-EdwardI assured her, touching her cheek, thrilled by her smile and the heat in her skinbeneath my fingers.-Edward"But if you ever bring her back damaged again and I don

    t care whose fault it is; I don

    t care if she merely trips, or if a meteor falls out of the sky and hitsher in the head if you return her to me in less than the perfect condition thatI left her in, you will be running with three legs. Do you understand that, mongrel?"-EdwardJacob smiled as he imagined Bella running up to his house. The door opened and she flew into his arms kissing him the way he wished she had today.-Edward

    Bella was mine, now and forever. I wasn

    t about to let her go.-EdwardShe was already giving me forever, what reason was there not to promise eternity

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    after having promised her forever. "You know it

    s not like that, Bella," I pleaded. "I won

    t be far, and it will be over quickly." "I can

    t stand it," she repeated, her voice strained and miserable. "Not knowing whether or not you

    ll comeback. How do I live through that, no matter how quickly it

    s over?"-Edward and BellaI took her face in my hands, felt her warm cheeks under my touch, and stared intothe eyes of the woman I loved. It was agonizing as I realized, yet again, that

    I had never and would never deserve her absolute and unyielding love for me.-EdwardI smiled and pulled her close to me, wrapping my arms tightly around her and kissing the back of her neck. She shivered, giggling as my cool breath tickled her.We stayed like that for nearly an hour, laughing softly, and me showering her with frozen kisses.-EdwardWhat

    s wrong, beautiful?-Jacob

    My heart was singing to her.-Edward

    Just as I was about to chance another glimpse at her, I felt her finger brush against the back of my hand. My eyes flew open and I gazed wide eyed at her.-EdwardShe always told me the truth, absurd as it might be.-EdwardHer touch was the greatest feeling I

    d experienced in the whole of my existence.-EdwardSlowly, I reached up to touch the side of her neck. Her skin was so soft, so delicate, and I wondered what it would be like to brush against it with my nose. Mylips-EdwardAll I could think about was how I wanted to touch her more and make her heart race faster.

    -EdwardI opened my eyes and could feel them shamefully begging her for more. Did she have any idea what she was doing to me? I wanted to wrap my arms around her, pullher close, and inhale her luscious scent until it drove me mad.-EdwardSomething of my inner turmoil must have shown on my face, and being the compassionate soul that she was, her next gesture was one of pure comfort. She leaned into me, slowly as was our understood standard, and rested her cheek on my chest.I wished I could make my heart beat for her.-EdwardI wanted to wrap her up in my arms and tell her how much I needed her...her soft, warm, perfect body and her adoring eyes. It was beyond any need I

    d ever felt.-EdwardI wouldn

    t say it out loud for fear of scaring her away, but I wanted her to belong to me like I had so completely given myself to her.-EdwardYou seem more...optimistic that usual. I haven

    t seen you like this before. Didn

    tshe understand yet? This day had changed everything. And every second I spent loving her more and more made it all seem that much easier. Isn

    t it supposed to be like this? The glory of first love, and all that. It

    s incredible, isn

    t it, the difference between reading about something, seeing it in the pictures, and experiencing it?-EdwardAnd then, I said, hoping my disclosing the details of her sleep talking wouldn

    t incite the same reaction as earlier, as you were sleeping, you said my name. I clos

    ed my eyes for a moment, remembering how that was the moment I

    d first realizedI loved her. It had awoken the man in me, the part of me that wanted to be everything for her. You spoke so clearly, at first I thought you

    d woken. But you roll

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    ed over restlessly and mumbled my name once more, and sighed. The feeling that coursed through me then was unnerving, staggering. And I knew I couldn

    t ignore you any longer.-EdwardHow did she not yet know she was everything to me?-EdwardOf course Rosalie is beautiful in her way, but even if she wasn

    t like a sister t

    o me, even if Emmett didn

    t belong with her, she could never have one tenth, no,one hundredth of the attraction you hold for me.-EdwardI

    d spent so long feeling like everything was pointless, not even trying to finda partner because what good could it possibly do? All those years of loneliness, of trying to make peace with my solitude, were worth it because they had led me to her.-EdwardFor almost ninety years I

    ve walked among my kind and yours...all the time thinking I was complete in myself, not realizing what I was seeking. And not finding anything, because you weren

    t alive yet.-Edward

    She really didn

    t feel like she was giving anything up to be with me. But what about when she wanted more? We could never be together the way a man and a womanshould be. We could never have a family together, or even grow old together. Howlong could she stay happy, growing older while watching me stay frozen in time?-EdwardCarlisle brought his compassion. Esme brought her ability to love passionately.Emmett brought his strength, Rosalie her...tenacity, I said through clenched teeth. There were a lot of other words for it, but I was in the presence of a lady. Or you could call it pigheadedness, I laughed, unable to resist.-EdwardAre you sure you won

    t vanish in the morning? You are mythical, after all.-Edward

    Her voice was teasing, but I knew it was something she was genuinely worried about. I wanted to make the point very clear. I was hers, absolutely and unconditionally. I wasn

    t going anywhere unless she ordered me away. I won

    t leave you, I said solemnly.-EdwardWhat is it? I asked the curiosity almost unbearable. No, forget it. I changed my mind. Bella, you can ask me anything, I urged.-EdwardWell, I did wonder...about you and me...someday... I don

    t think that...that...would be possible for us, I finally said, utterly defeated. Because it would be too hard for you, if I were that...close? Oh, Bella, you had to say it, didn

    t you? I

    dbeen trying to answer her very pragmatically, speaking from a purely logistical, theoretical standpoint. Now I was thinking about her, wondering what it wouldbe like, wishing it were possible. Didn

    t she know she was driving me crazy, too?-EdwardShe made a low murmur, and then startled me by flipping completely over and turning into me. She wrapped her arm around my waist and buried her face into my chest. I was frozen, shocked at how tightly she was holding me. Then, it happened.She said my name. Without thinking, I reached up to run my fingers through her hair and she sighed, nuzzling further into my chest. When she said my name againI responded, hoping that somewhere in her subconscious she could hear me. I

    m here, Bella. I

    m here, I

    ve got you, I said softly.-EdwardMy fingers continued their slow rhythm in her hair as I started softly singing t

    o her again. She was so warm, so beautiful, I felt like my silent heart was going to suddenly start beating again. Then, just when I thought the night couldn

    tget any more perfect, I heard her speak the words I

    d been longing to hear. I lov

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    e you, she breathed, and I felt my own breath catch. I marveled at her words, andthen whispered, I love you, too, Bella. I

    m always going to love you. Mmmm... It was the greatest moment of my entire existence.-EdwardAlice saw you...embracing the girl. She said you were quite in control. Yes, I heldher, I said, wishing I wasn

    t being forced to provide so many details. I showed her what we look like in the sun and she wasn

    t afraid. She was...fascinated. She

    touched my skin. That

    s wonderful. So why didn

    t it sound like he thought it was wonderful. What

    s wrong, Carlisle? I asked, hoping he wouldn

    t ruin my blissful mood. I just think you should be...careful. I am being careful. All I

    m being is careful. I mind every second I

    m with her. I could feel the sharpness of my tone and Ihated using it with Carlisle of all people, but it sounded like he doubted me.I couldn

    t understand why when he

    d given me nothing but encouragement, and assurance that I was strong enough not to hurt her. You love her. It wasn

    t a question. Yes, I love her. More than anything. And I

    m not going to do anything to harm her. I didn

    t say you were. Then what

    s the problem? He was asking if I

    d found my mate, the one I wanted to spend forever with. Logically it made no sense at all; the two of us were so different, so physically incompatible. Yet all I could thinkwas, yes. I

    ve found her. And I

    m never letting her go.

    Yes, everything is different now, I finally said, answering his question.-EdwardMy mind was already focused on getting back to the girl I loved. She was sleeping, quietly waiting for me, and I couldn

    t wait to hold her in my arms again andbury my face in her soft hair.-EdwardEdward! You stayed! she cried ecstatically. Then more quickly that I

    d ever seen her move, she was flying across the room and into my lap. She threw her arms around my neck and squeezed me, her head burrowed into my shoulder. Then with a horrified look, her eyes darted up to me, obviously wondering if our no sudden movements rule was still in effect. I laughed because as surprising as it was, her enthusiasm was nothing but enjoyable. Even if it did wake up the gnawing pain in mythroat, it was worth it. Of course, I grinned, letting my hands trace across her b

    ack and she nuzzled further into my chest and took several deep breaths.-EdwardI reached my still outstretched arms out even further to her, inviting her in, missing her warmth against my body. After a few staggered beats of her heart sheclimbed back into my lap and I wrapped my arms completely around her. It was amazing how well she fit into my embrace, like she was made to be there, safe and protected.-EdwardYou left? I could hardly leave in the clothes I came in what would the neighbors think? I decided to leave out the part about checking in, not sure she would want to think about how some of them thought I wouldn

    t bring her back alive. She frowned, apparently not liking the idea of me having left at all. If she only knew just how fast I ran through those trees. I may have actually broken my own record.-EdwardYou said you loved me, I told her gently. You knew that already, she said shyly, lowering her gaze. It was nice to hear, just the same. Nice didn

    t even begin to describe it. I longed to hear it again but didn

    t want to push her if she wasn

    t ready. Once again giving me everything I needed but didn

    t deserve, she pressed herface more closely to my shoulder and breathed, I love you. It was even more beautiful than hearing it while she dreamed, because this time I knew she wanted me to hear it, feel it, and cherish it. You are my life now, I told her, hoping she was starting to feel the depth of what that meant. She was everything to me and I

    d devote my existence to keeping her safe, and making sure she always knows howmuch she

    s loved.

    -EdwardI lifted her face to mine, trying to reassure her with my stare that if I could,I would shout it to the world.

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    -EdwardShe was so beautiful, so utterly lovable; I wished I never had to leave.-EdwardYet I would spend forever holding her, caressing her, telling her again and again how precious she is. I sighed and watched her expression closely. As long as you want me, I said simply, wishing there was some way to keep her from ever doubting me. I

    ll always want you, she said softly. Forever.

    -EdwardI knew forever. It was exactly how long I would love her, even when time stole her away from me and left me stranded in eternity without her.-EdwardI pulled her into me and let my fingers trace down her back. She relaxed into myarms and hugged me back. It was enough to almost make me forget about the wholemeeting the family thing. I was tempted to scoop her up and take her back to her room so we could lie together blissfully again, wrapped up in each other and forgetting the world.-EdwardShe was beautiful, warm, and wonderful, and she was in love with me.-Edward

    I ran my fingers up and down her back, enjoying the way it played with her erratic heartbeat. I felt myself instinctively start breathing harder as she broughther hands to my chest, touching me lightly and looking at me with such longing.Slowly I leaned into her and my lips met hers. It was completely different thanthe last time when I was so preoccupied with controlling my other desire. I wasn

    t worried at all about the burn in my throat this time. I was too absorbed in the way her soft, perfect lips caressed mine. So confident in my control, I allowed my mouth to open just slightly and took one slow, beautiful breath of her.-EdwardIt was crazy, yet I loved her even more because of it.-EdwardI reached up and gently stroked her hair, hoping she could feel that I was backin control. That I loved her, and I was sorry.

    -EdwardYou look beautiful no matter what you choose-Edward

    We are just so in love and I just want her to know that even in public, Im not just another guy, Im different. I also need her to know that she is special and worth anything I have to go through for her. She is the one for me, now and forever.-EdwardBella, sweetheart, we

    re home.-EdwardI

    ll see you soon? Bella asked with a smile.Very soon, I promised, kissing her.-Edward and BellaThat

    s it, really. The rest is kind of a blur. I just know I was relieved when Iwoke up, and I was happy you were here to warm me up. I laughed. I warmed you up? Iasked skeptically. But I

    m freezing. She ducked her eyes away from me, blushing,and I realized what she meant. Your skin might be, she said shyly, but I still feelwarm and safe when you

    re here with me. I

    m always here, Bella, I said, leaning down to press my lips to hers.-Edward

    Don

    t be a baby about this. No tantrums. Now I

    m scared. So you

    re I mean we

    re hg a graduation party. It

    s no big thing. Nothing to freak out over. But I saw that you would freak out if I tried to make it a surprise party. I mean really, tal

    k about taking things for granted. I wish someone could surprise me with a party, but unless someone spontaneously decides...-Edward and Alice

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    Bella looked utterly defeated. Is there any point in arguing? None at all, Alice answered angelically. Okay, Alice. I

    ll be there. And I

    ll hate every minute of it.Promise. Although I knew she was being purposely difficult, I couldn

    t help but wonder if the party was a mistake. Was I once again pushing her into something she had no interest in, simply because I thought it was an important experience? That

    s the spirit! Alice said enthusiastically. I would have almost believed it ifit weren

    t for the fact that she was simultaneously thinking, so stubborn. By the

    way, I love my gift. You shouldn

    t have. Alice, I didn

    t! Oh, I know that. But youwill.-Edward, Bella, and AliceAmazing, I sighed. How can someone so tiny be so annoying?It

    s a talent.-EdwardIf there were any way for me to become human for you no matter what the price was, I would pay it.-EdwardIt was more honest than I

    d allowed myself to be with her more honest even thanI was with myself most of the time and admitting that changing her was what my heart truly desired tore me apart. Could she forgive me for my selfish desires if

    she understood the only reason I wanted it was because I couldn

    t live withouther?-EdwardCertainly, there are things I

    ll miss, I said sadly, brushing my fingers across her cheek as I tried to memorize the exact feel of her soft, warm skin. This for one... She blushed under my touch and I laughed in spite of myself, as I thought about a time when her reactions wouldn

    t be so obvious to me. And the sound of yourheart. It

    s the most significant sound in my world. I

    m so attuned to it now; Iswear I could pick it out from miles away. But neither of these things matter.This, I said, cradling her face. My one love. My reason for everything. You. That

    s what I

    m keeping. You

    ll always be my Bella; you

    ll just be a little more durable. She closed her eyes, peaceful and serene as I traced my fingertips across her skin. Soon, I would never have to worry about losing her again. She would be m

    ine, forever.-EdwardYou don

    t want to be my wife. It was amazing how much it hurt to say it aloud.She gasped and I heard her heart jump, skipping a beat while she regained her composure. After a moment, she said, That

    s not a question, throwing my own words from earlier back to me. I slowly laced my fingers with hers, continuing in the same manner. I was worrying about why you felt that way, I repeated. That

    s not a question, either, she said, stalling. We could keep dancing around what we both knewI was asking, but every second she evaded me, my silent heart seemed to break further. She said she wanted forever, yet I couldn

    t stop the little voice in theback of my mind from repeating, she doesn

    t want to be your wife...-EdwardTerms and conditions it was starting to sound more like a business arrangement than two people in love discussing their future together.-EdwardIt was the first time I saw a glimpse of our future together, Alice thought to herself as a smile lit up her face. I still had a long wait ahead of me, but thatwas the decision that would eventually lead him to me. Everything was so much better once I knew he was coming. Jasper couldn

    t hear her words but he could certainly feel her love, making it easier to talk about those final years of his old life before he found Alice, before everything changed.-Edward and AliceShe gazed at him with empathy and understanding in her eyes, and I loved her allthe more for it. Jasper was telling her in brutal honesty about the lives he

    dtaken, yet the emotion on her face was nothing but pity for the way he

    d suffere

    d.-EdwardInstead, Jasper

    s mind went straight to the diner where he

    d first met Alice. He

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    remembered the look on her face that day in perfect clarity. In his mind, she was perfection an angel sitting alone, waiting for him. His memory of that firstmoment was so personal, so intimate, I felt as if I were intruding by listeningto it.-EdwardI was in Philadelphia. There was a storm, and I was out during the day somethingI was not completely comfortable with yet. I knew standing in the rain would att

    ract attention, so I ducked into a little half-empty diner. My eyes were dark enough that no one would notice them, though this meant I was thirsty, and that worried me a little. She was there expecting me, naturally.-JasperShe hopped down from the high stool at the counter as soon as I walked in and came directly toward me. It shocked me. I was not sure if she meant to attack. That

    s the only interpretation of her behavior my past had to offer. But she was smiling. And the emotions that were emanating from her were like nothing I

    d ever felt before.-JasperI was already in love with you, silly, she thought. I smiled, wishing for just one moment that Jasper could be the mind reader, though I was sure Alice had told

    him many times. For her, their love story had begun long before they met.-Edward

    You

    ve kept me waiting a long time,

    she said. Jasper grinned as he quoted Alice

    s first words to him, and I wondered if he noticed the way she mouthed them right along with him. Alice had been inching closer to Jasper, needing to be close to him but not wanting to interrupt until it was time for her part of the story.She stopped a few steps away from Bella and gazed at Jasper with a mixture of playful affection and the deep, undeniable passion they shared. And you ducked yourhead, like a good Southern gentleman, and said,

    I

    m sorry, ma

    am,

    Alicesaid, laughing. My own personal savior, Jasper thought, staring at Alice. Waiting, ready to help me make this miserable existence worthwhile. You held out your hand, he continued, reaching out to her as he spoke, and I took it without stoppingto make sense of what I was doing. For the first time in almost a century, I fe

    lt hope. I was just relieved. I thought you were never going to show up, she said with a smile.-Edward and AliceThis isn

    t good, he said, almost to himself. It

    s too even a fight. We

    d have the upper hand in skill, but not numbers. We

    d win, but at what price? He glanced forthe briefest of seconds at Alice. Without her, I

    m nothing.-EdwardI listened as Bella took several deep, calming breaths. As I watched, I realizedthat saving her from a party she had no interest in attending was only part ofthe reason I wanted to escape with her for awhile. We

    d both spent far too muchof our time lately worrying over the state of things in Seattle, and whoever hadbeen in her room, not to mention a possible visit from the Volturi. With so much going on around us, we

    d had hardly any time to focus on simply being together. We still had our nights, but even those were tainted to some degree by the fear I could tell Bella was still feeling. She tried to hide it from me, but I couldn

    t ignore the way she jumped every time there was a noise outside her window.And while I enjoyed how tightly she held onto me as she drifted off to sleep, Iknew it was as much out of need for comfort and protection as it was a gesture of love.-EdwardI

    ll do whatever is necessary to protect my family. He recited it over and overin his mind, his own personal mantra. His constant reminder that, although it went against his very nature, sometimes violence was the only answer.-EdwardOh, Alice said, irritation creeping into her tone. I hate last-minute cancellations

    . So that puts the party attendance list down to sixty-five... Sixty-five! Bella shrieked. Who canceled? I asked, trying to keep the conversation light. Rene. What? s going to surprise you for your graduation, but something went wrong. You

    ll ha

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    ve a message when you get home.Edward, Bella, and AliceWhen she finally hung up the phone, she didn

    t waste any time closing the distance between us. She stretched up toward me until her lips met mine, and I liftedher onto the counter, too eager to be closer to her. Her arms and legs quickly wrapped around me, and for a few moments, I allowed myself to simply revel in thewarmth of her touch and the feeling of her fingers in my hair. The way she sigh

    ed when she sunk into me made me ache to hold her tighter, which, unfortunately,meant I needed to do exactly the opposite.-EdwardIt was odd to think that not long ago; my biggest fear was being unable to control my thirst. If someone had told me that any desire existed more powerful thanthat one, I wouldn

    t have believed them. Lately, however, the burn was second tothe all-consuming need to hold her tighter, to never let go. Knowing her humandays were numbered should have granted me patience. Soon, my strength would no longer threaten her safety. Yet somehow, knowing I had only a short time to caress her warm skin, breathe in her scent that has always been both pleasure and pain, it was agony not to let myself revel in every aspect of her humanity withoutrestraint. My muscles twitched to pull her back into me, let her wrap her arms a

    nd legs around me again. So, with a deep breath to summon my willpower, I changed the subject to a safer topic.-EdwardShe smiled up at me, gently brushing her fingers below my eyes. Are you thirsty already? she asked, scrutinizing my face. It would never cease to amaze me how easily she spoke of my deplorable thirst, how calm she was discussing the thing I

    donce been so afraid to talk to her about. I should have known that she was always watching for signs of my thirst and that she would question this particular trip. Bella didn

    t like to see my eyes get too shadowy, or my irises too black. She worried about me in ways I

    d never deserved, and although it would have beeneasier to answer, Yes, I

    m thirsty, because I owed her everything, I could only speak the truth. I didn

    t show the usual signs because this hunting trip had a fardifferent purpose.

    -BellaHow strong will I be? she asked with a grin. Then, something remarkable occurred.Hearing her excitement, seeing the light in her eyes, made me excited about whather life would soon be like. For that one moment, I didn

    t feel any fear or regret for what she was losing. All I felt was happiness, and maybe even a touch ofpride at Bella

    s ability to always focus on the positive. Stronger than I am, I answered, barely able to contain my sudden euphoria. I would finally beable to hold her, kiss her the way I

    d always wanted to, the way she deserved. Icould shower her my endless affection without holding back.-Edward and BellaStronger than Emmett? she asked, and my grin widened. Bella was going to be extraordinary, and I couldn

    t wait to see it. Yes, I promised. Do me a favor and challenge him to an arm-wrestling match. It would be a good experience for him. She laughed, probably in disbelief, which would make it that much more entertaining whenshe crushed him.-Edward and BellaI let my mind wander while she pored over her books, answering any questions shehad idly as my thoughts drifted to the future ahead. Unfortunately, there was one detail that remained missing from what would be an otherwise perfect vision.Bella still didn

    t seem any closer to accepting my proposal... not that I

    d actually asked again.-EdwardSo he

    s letting you off house arrest, is he? he asked. Bella blushed, turning hergaze away from me. Leave it alone, Jake, she said quietly. Just tell me what time Ican come over. You can come yesterday, as far as I

    m concerned, he teased. You know

    you

    re always welcome. School

    s out for us, anyway, so come as soon as you can. Okay, I

    ll be over right after school.-Jacob and Bella

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    I guess we might as well go now, she said dejectedly. The sooner you leave, the sooner you can come home, right? I put my arm around her and kissed the top of her head. I knew she was looking forward to visiting Jacob, and maybe it had only been for my benefit, but those few simple words had changed my whole outlook on theday. She called Jacob to let him know we were on our way, her fingers entwinedwith mine as she spoke. I drove slower than usual, wanting to hang on just a little bit longer. I was glad today

    s hunting trip would be a short one.

    -Edward and BellaI

    ll just tell her. That

    s all I can do. I mean, I have to, right? Would never forgive myself if I let her turn herself into a disgusting bloodsucker without knowing she had another option. A better option.-JacobJust then, Jacob honked his horn impatiently. That

    s impolite, I said, foot twitching above the gas pedal. I didn

    t really need to go hunting today. That

    s Jacob, Bella muttered, getting out of the car before I could change my mind about leaving her there.-Jacob and EdwardI

    ll give you a call when she wants to come home. Or should I say, if she wantsto come home, he added with a smirk.

    -JacobYou know I

    m not worried about the fight, Emmett grinned. I

    m just here for theextra meal. I rolled my eyes, but a smile crept onto my face. No matter what layahead, Emmett could always eat. "You might not be, but Carlisle certainly is,"I said quietly. As much as I hated to admit it, and although I would always remain the picture of confidence around Bella, I was concerned as well. Yeah, well he worries too much. "That may be true, but is it possible you don

    t worry quiteenough?" Highly unlikely.-Edward and Emmett"I know you think we

    re strong enough to fight off an army of unknown numbers and strength, and I hope you

    re right, but what if we aren

    t ready for them? Whatif something happens to one of us? To Rose?" His smile didn

    t waver for a moment, but I could hear the brief flash of panic in his mind. He could put on a brave

    front all he wanted, act casual and aloof morning till night, but I knew Rosaliewas his world. Emmett had given me a hard time about my pleas to the Volturi, called me overdramatic, but if something took Rose away from him, he

    d be on thenext plane to Italy himself.-Edward and EmmettJacob is telling Bella he loves her! I wanted to believe it wouldn

    t matter, that her heart would still be mine, but I

    d be a fool to think it wouldn

    t have atleast some affect on her. I saw the way she looked at him, how her eyes lit up when she saw him waiting at the border for her. I knew how miserable she

    d been when they weren

    t spending any time together, and how upset she

    d been with me for trying to keep them apart. Worst of all, I heard his name slip from her lips from time to time when she was sleeping. He was in her life and in her dreams andafter today, she would know exactly how he felt about her.-Edward"Oh, come on," she scoffed, all traces of seriousness vanished. "After all thistime, after everything you two have been through... when she

    s on the brink of getting exactly what she

    s been wanting from the very start, now you doubt her? Imay not be able to see her reaction to that mangy hairball, but I can guess with a fair amount of confidence that it won

    t end well for him."-Alice"I

    d like to think so, and most of the time I have complete faith in her feelings for me, but Alice, I left her. The whole time I was away, Jacob was there forher. She loves him, I know she does. Sometimes she talks about him in her sleep.She misses him, worries about him, and wants him to be happy." "But she chose you. She

    s chosen you time and again. Yes, you left, but when you came back, how

    long did it take for her to forgive you?" "She gave me forgiveness I didn

    t deserve." "No arguments there." "What makes this all so much worse is that there wasa time when I might have said Jacob was a better fit for Bella." I was staring

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    at the ground, speaking more to myself than to Alice. "Before he changed, if hewas just a kid in love if he was safe for her, a part of me might have wanted her to pick him. I

    d do anything to protect her, even watch her love someone else.But he

    s no better for her than I am. He and his pack are a threat to her safety even if he is considerably more in control than I fathomed possible."Edward and AliceI wasn

    t as certain as Alice seemed to be that Bella would want to talk about wh

    at happened, but I knew in that moment how necessary it was. Assuming Bella turned Jacob down which, for my sanity, I had to believe I wanted her to know that Iunderstood if his confession had made her question her options. She had to knowI wasn

    t upset with her, that honestly, I would expect nothing less. The important thing was that she knew what her heart wanted. As long as I was still who she wished to spend forever with, we could put everything else behind us.-Edward"You

    ll tell the others?" I hedged. "I mean, you

    ll make them understand why I had to leave?" "Consider it done. I

    ve already seen their reactions. Em and Jazzaren

    t going to let this one go easily. Carlisle, however, will smile and make some offhanded comment about the whims of young love." "Thanks," I breathed. "What kind of a sister would I be if I wasn

    t willing to make excuses for my patheti

    c, love-sick brother?"-Edward and AliceMy fists clenched, almost painfully with the effort it was taking to restrain myself from breaking the door down... and then breaking Jacob. Yet, when she opened the door, the moment I saw her kind eyes no fury, only love for me I knew taking care of her was the only thing I needed to worry about. Dealing with Jacob could wait. "Let me see," I said softly, lifting her hand with more care than I

    dever taken with her, fragile as she

    d always been. It was the first time I was grateful for my icy skin. I could see the relief on her face as I touched it softly. There was a fair amount of swelling, and I could already feel a bruise forming below the surface. "I think you

    re right about the break. I

    m proud of you. You must have put some force behind this." I kissed her hand lightly, letting mycool breath wash over her injury. I wanted to take all her pain away, and as I l

    ooked into her eyes, I felt a flash of excitement that soon, she would not be sodelicate. When she was changed, she could punch that mongrel properly.-EdwardThen, I heard it; a shift in the tenor of his thoughts. It happened when he sawthe way I has holding onto Bella, gently guiding her through the door and down the stairs. Something registered, if only for a moment, and I could hear that heunderstood. I was Bella

    s protector. I was taking every precaution, bound and determined not to let anything hurt her more than she already was and Jacob was just standing there with a sly grin on his face. Charlie glanced at Jacob, a flicker of irritation passing over him, followed by an uncharacteristic wave of guilt.-Edward"It would bother you in the morning," I assured her, touching her cheek, thrilled by her smile and he heat in her skin beneath my fingers. Jacob was trying to keep his thoughts from me, but from what I heard, that exchange hurt him more than anything else she

    d said. I turned back to Jacob, his expression seething.-Edward and Bella"But if you ever bring her back damaged again and I don

    t care whose fault it is; I don

    t care if she merely trips, or if a meteor falls out of the sky and hitsher in the head if you return her to me in less than the perfect condition thatI left her in, you will be running with three legs. Do you understand that, mongrel?" Jacob rolled his eyes but I could hear a trace of fear as he processed mywords. He knew I could break him like a twig, and without Bella urging me not to, I had no reason to keep my impulses in check. "Who

    s going back?" Bella murmured from the car. "And if you ever kiss her again, I will break your jaw for her

    ." Wow, jealous much? Can

    t handle a little competition? His cockiness had returned, but I could hear every thought as it jumped through his mind. He was afraid not just of me, but that he might have actually lost Bella over his juvenile st

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    unt. I saw it; the moment he kissed her and the thing he himself didn

    t want toadmit Bella hadn

    t reciprocated the kiss, even for an instant.-Jacob, Edward, and BellaThe curiosity was eating away at me, but I didn

    t want to say anything to upsetBella more than she already was. When he arrived home, Emmett was helping Rose work on the Jeep well, not so much helping as holding it up while she did all thework. It was a good thing he didn

    t seem to have any self-esteem issues, since

    Rose was better than him at basically everything. Well, this ought to be good, Emmett thought, watching as I carefully helped Bella out of the car. I glared athim, silently begging him to drop it, but Emmett couldn

    t be stopped. "Fall downagain, Bella?" Bella

    s glare put mine to shame. "No, Emmett. I punched a werewolf in the face." He was startled for a moment, trying to figure out if she was serious. Then, he burst into a fit of laughter. Well, what do you know? The girl

    s got a spine after all, Rose thought, still under the car. "Jasper

    sgoing to win the bet," she said. I could tell she was grinning. Emmett

    s laughter stopped. No. Just because she

    s got a bit of a temper doesn

    t mean she

    s goingto go all homicidal.-Emmett and Rosalie"You don

    t need to worry about it now," I said, hugging her tightly to me. "In f

    act, you don

    t have to worry about it ever, if you don

    t want to." Bella made apained sound and I realized that in my panic, I had forgotten about her injuredhand. I quickly hurried her into the house, where Carlisle was already waiting.Alice was standing beside him, an extremely prideful expression on her face as she looked at Bella. I couldn

    t see it until you two were alone, she thought, beaming at me. Told you didn

    t have anything to worry about. Sure wish I could haveseen that punch, though. The look on Jacob

    s face must have been priceless. I smiled back, more than a little proud myself, and then walked with Bella into Carlisle

    s office. He had everything he needed to examine her hand there. I would never admit it, and I hoped it never occurred to her, but before Bella, Carlislehad never kept many medical supplies on hand just a few things for when he brought his work home with him. There had never been any need. Now, his office was practically a second hospital.

    -Alice and EdwardShe was staring at me with a strange longing I

    d never seen before. It seemed Carlisle felt the tension in the air as well, because he disappeared without another word. "Bella?" I asked, suddenly nervous. "Do you want me to take you home?"She shook her head, eyes never leaving mine. I took two steps, closing the distance between us, and hugged her gently. When I went to pull away, she muttered, "No," almost silently, and pressed herself to me, holding on even tighter than usual. Silently, with her uninjured hand, she took hold of mine, and pulled me toward my room. I didn

    t ask what was bothering her. We didn

    t say another word therest of the evening. We simply held each other and I was left wondering what secret thoughts she was hiding, and what I could do to take that look of unknown sadness from her eyes.-Edward and BellaI knew it was coming, but I still felt assaulted as we neared the parking lot. There were few times when people

    s minds were racing more than at a high school graduation, even one as small as this. Every student and every parent was going over checklists and thinking about the future. It was also a time for nostalgia and reminiscing about the past four years. After so many decades, it shouldn

    t still bother me, but I couldn

    t fight off the twinge of bitterness. For everyone else, it was the end of one era and the start of the next. Their lives were moving forward while mine stayed forever locked in place. This time, however, I wouldhave Bella by my side. My constant, beautiful, perfect reminder that my unchanging life was finally about to take a step forward. I looked toward her with a smile, but her expression made all my feelings of comfort disappear. I wanted to believe that it was just nerves, but it seemed like there was something more just

    under the surface. She was staring absently out the window, and every once in awhile, her eyes would widen and she looked as if she were trying to focus in onsomething.

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    -EdwardWhen Bella walked onto that stage, her cheeks adorably red and her eyes pointedto the ground, I felt a surge of pride. Whatever happened, at least she

    d gottento have this human experience. I heard Charlie, Jacob, and Billy cheering for her, and caught a smile fluttering across her lips. Then, she glanced toward my row briefly, meeting my eyes for only a moment before they began searching again.-Edward

    "Knowing Alice," she said quietly, still not meeting my gaze, "she

    ll probably try to keep this from you until after the party. But since I

    m all for the partybeing canceled well, don

    t go berserk, regardless, okay? It

    s always better to know as much as possible. It has to help somehow." She was babbling, clearly avoiding the subject. "What are you talking about?" "Just stay calm, okay?" Nothinggood has every followed those words. I nodded, not because I wanted her to continue, but because I needed her to. Whatever was coming for us, she had to know Iwould protect her. There was no need to rush into things out of fear.-Bella and Edward"I think you

    re wrong about things coming at us from all sides. I think it

    s mostly coming at us from one side... and I think it

    s coming at me, really. It

    s all connected, it has to be. It

    s just one person who

    s messing with Alice

    s visio

    ns. The stranger in my room was a test, to see if someone could get around her.It

    s got to be the same one who keeps changing his mind, and the newborns, and stealing my clothes all of it goes together. My scent is for them."-BellaHe shoved me aside, though I was still reaching toward Bella. Normally in far better control on my emotions, I shudder to think what showed on my face. Fortunately, no one was looking at me no one except Bella, that is. She was watching mewarily as Charlie worked to exclude me from the celebration. As I watched Bellawith Charlie, her desperate attempt to appear normal though she must be terrified, I found myself furious. Her nervousness, all of her sideways glances, everything I hadn

    t been able to read on her face now made sense. Whoever was after herhad managed to ruin this day for her, perhaps her last real human milestone, and for that, I

    d never been more determined to destroy them.

    -Edward"Assuming they really are only interested in Bella, then all we have to do to ensure they come to us, is keep Bella here." "That should be easy enough," Rosalieadded sarcastically. "It

    s not like he

    s going to let her leave the house now that he knows they

    re after her. And we thought he was over-protective before...""Rose, be kind. Your cynicism isn

    t going to help anyone." Not cynicism if it

    strue...-Carlisle and Rosalie"So Bella will just stay here and be your bait?" I regretted it the moment I spoke, and the flash of agony in Carlisle

    s eyes made my guilt that much worse. Ofcourse he would never endanger Bella. He loved her as a daughter.-Edward"Whatever you two are discussing, do you think we could possibly finish it later? We have a party to get ready for!" Both Carlisle and I rolled our eyes. Only Alice could think of the party at a time like this. "Don

    t you think coming up with a new strategy is a little more important than a graduation party?" I asked."Doesn

    t matter. It

    s too late to cancel. People will be on their way soon. Speaking of which, shouldn

    t you be picking Bella up? They

    ll be finishing dinner any time, and she

    s expecting you." I sighed. There was no point arguing with her,and if people were already getting ready, I knew there was no hope of canceling. I hurried to the restaurant where Bella and Charlie were eating, and waited for them to finish. Emmett was still pacing around outside, his mind a strange mixture of focus and boredom. He was the only one not particularly enthused with our new "wait for them to come" plan. "Anything unusual?" I asked him. Nothing. Not a single twig out of place. It was difficult not to be irritated that he sound

    ed disappointed. He must have read the frustration on my face because he turnedinstantly remorseful. I

    m sorry, it

    s not like you think, really. I just want this all to be over. "Well, I

    m definitely in agreement with you there." I

    m not g

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    onna lie, I

    m excited about the fight. It

    ll be nice to get out there are actually do something, Hunting elk in the park is getting pretty boring.-Alice, Edward, and Emmett"Anyway," he continued casually, standing up. "Bella is in there making excusesto bolt from dinner, and she

    s been not-so-subtly looking around for you for about a half an hour. I think she

    d rather see you than me waiting for her when shegets outside. I

    ll meet you two back at the house."

    -EmmettA few minutes passed before I saw Bella step outside, her hair flowing in the light breeze. I caught her scent drifting toward me, pleasure and agony as it always was, and felt the familiar twinge of sadness that soon, it would no longer torture me. This time, though, my despair was silenced by the reminder that everything else her beauty, her voice, her kindness, her love for me all of it would remain, and it would be mine to cherish forever.-EdwardI was suddenly overtaken by the need to be with her. Paying no attention to whowas around, I stepped out of the darkness and pulled her to me. I worried for amoment that I had startled her, but she quickly melted into my embrace. I kissedher perhaps a little too hard, forgetting my strength forgetting everything for

    that moment. It wasn

    t until I released her that I reminded myself she was still fragile, and there was still danger. For now, at least.-EdwardI ran behind the car, listening with quiet amusement to their conversation. Charlie was letting his emotions show to a small degree, and I was fairly certain Bella knew that it was only a shadow of all he was feeling. He loved her, was proud of her, and would always be grateful that she

    d chosen to spend this time of her life with him. She expressed her gratitude, and I tried not to hear the sadness behind the words I recognized as a sort of good-bye.-EdwardAs Charlie drove away, a wide array of emotions fluttered through his mind ashe processed the events of the night. He

    d never say it aloud, but amid his lingering thoughts of dislike toward me, as he glanced in his rear-view mirror at ou

    r house, I could feel his gratitude toward my family. He was happy to know Bellawas taken care of, and though he didn

    t understand it entirely, he could feel how well she fit in with us. He wanted Bella to have whatever made her happy, andin that moment, he started to accept that we were exactly that.-EdwardOver the decades, my family and I had all gotten used to pretending. Every day,I pretended to be human, acted like a teenager, and feigned interest in subjectsI knew more about than most of the teachers. Still, pretending things were normal that everything wasn

    t crashing down on us giving the illusion that we were all just normal seniors enjoying our graduation party was going to be a very difficult task. As I watched Bella walk up the stairs to my house, a look of sheer determination on her face, I thought about how much pretending she had already done in order to keep the realities of our world a secret. She constantly lied toCharlie, if not outright, then by omission. She played the part as if she were planning on attending college rather than joining my family in eternity. Now, shewas about to walk into what should have been a celebration, but instead would amount to an evening of pretending she wasn

    t fearing for her life yet again. I wanted to be happy, to help her end this chapter of her life with joy and acceptance, but instead, I was plagued with guilt as I stared at her expression. She was straining to put on the mask of normalcy the way we

    d all learned to over theyears. She wasn

    t even one of us yet, and she already felt the weight of our secrets.-Edward"Bella?" I whispered, coming up behind her and wrapping my arms around her. Shehadn

    t said a word before my lips were on hers. I was frantic, desperately tryin

    g to grant her one moment of happiness, one promise that not everything in our world was a lie. She looked startled when I pulled away, and I was about to kissher again when she muttered, "Let

    s get this stupid party over with." I held her

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    face in my hands, not letting her break my gaze. "I won

    t let anything happen to you," I promised. She smiled, reaching up to touch my lips, and I felt that familiar spark of electricity her skin had always given me. "I

    m not worried aboutmyself so much," she said softly. "Why am I not surprised by that?" She scowledat me slightly, and I took a deep breath, knowing our quiet moment was at an end. It was time for both of us to put on our best fake smiles. Together, we wouldget through this evening and then, we could focus of what was to come next. "Re

    ady to celebrate?" She groaned, and I pulled her close, knowing she wasn

    t goingto be happy with the scene Alice had set. If Bella was hoping for subtle, or anything resembling a normal graduation party for that matter, she was about to bevery disappointed. While the rest of us still saw the advantages of keeping upappearances, Alice

    s attitude was that it didn

    t particularly matter anymore ifwe blended in, since high school was over and Bella was about to disappear forever.-Edward and BellaI looked at Bella who was watching Alice with a look I recognized. It was a lookthat said, this is too much. I don

    t deserve this. "I think I

    m underdressed,"she muttered. I certainly hoped her self-esteem issues would be resolved when she was a vampire. She was a vision in the blue outfit Alice had given her. "You

    r

    e perfect." "You

    ll do," Alice added, and I shot her a warning glare. "Thanks,"Bella sighed-Bella, Edward, and AliceShe was quietly hoping Bella would put on makeup, or do something different withher hair. I held Bella tightly, hoping she believed me when I assured her thatnothing would make her more beautiful in my eyes than she already was.-EdwardNo amount of mood control is going to make Irina feel better if she was really asattached to Laurent as Tanya says. My abilities aren

    t powerful enough to haveany noticeable effect when the emotions are that strong." He tried to hide it, but he couldn

    t help but think of the time right after I

    d fled Forks, leaving Bella behind. He had tried to console me, make me feel more at peace with my decision, but it was as if his powers were blocked by the intensity with which I was

    longing for her.-Jasper and EdwardA mansion in the middle of the forest? Weird, even for the Cullens. He met my eyefor a split second before turning away nervously. Always figured they were freaks, but what are they hiding out here?-MikeDon

    t know why Dr. Cullen didn

    t just home-school them all. Not like they get along with anyone anyway. Some place to call a home away from home. No wonder Bella puts up with Edward

    s crazy... Must be worth more than the whole town put together...Wow. Just wow.-ClassmatesThe vision Alice had was so clear, I could see it as if it were my own. As soonas I saw the hoard of newborns heading toward Forks, I felt my fists begin to clench. Afraid I would hurt Bella; I forced myself to loosen my grip on her. One at the front of the line was holding Bella

    s shirt, a sadistic and very determined look in her blood-red eyes.-Edward"Now. Explain," he snapped. That was all it took. I raced out the door and downthe stairs. "Jacob, I don

    t know everything," she said nervously, her eyes looking around her. Looking for me. Is that wise? Alice asked, stopping me just before I raced into the crowd. "Do I care?" I don

    t really care what you do, but everyone keeps telling me we

    re still supposed to be acting normal. You flying across the room in a blur and decapitating a werewolf in front of all Bella

    s friendsprobably wouldn

    t be considered normal. "He raised his voice to her, Alice." Iknow. But there are people around. What exactly are you planning on doing? A med

    ley of things I

    d like to do played through my mind, but of course, she was right. There was nothing I could do, nothing really I should even say, with so manyof Bella

    s friends nearby. They were suspicious enough as it was. Go back to Car

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    lisle, keep working on a strategy. We need to figure out our plan of action, quickly. Jasper and I will take care of Bella. I

    d been so focused on Bella; I hadn

    t even noticed Jasper was right beside me. I

    ll mellow them out, he thought with a smirk. Whether they like it or not.-Edward, Alice, and Jasper"Always the peacekeeper," Carlisle remarked, smiling. There was a swell of prideand affection in his voice. "She never ceases to amaze me. You

    ve chosen your m

    ate well, Edward." "Thank you. I only hope she still feels she

    s chosen well when she realizes what kind of life she

    s bound herself to."-Carlisle and EdwardWell, look who decided to join the party, Jacob thought, glowering at me. Readyfor the fight, bloodsucker? I can

    t believe you were going to leave us out. Thisis our one chance to finally treat at least some vampires the way they

    re supposed to be treated. Doing my best to keep the smile on my face, I wrapped my armsaround Bella

    s waist and kissed the top of her head gently.-Jacob and EdwardWell, look who decided to join the party, Jacob thought, glowering at me. Readyfor the fight, bloodsucker? I can

    t believe you were going to leave us out. Thisis our one chance to finally treat at least some vampires the way they

    re suppo

    sed to be treated. Doing my best to keep the smile on my face, I wrapped my armsaround Bella

    s waist and kissed the top of her head gently.-JacobA spasm of pain shot through me at the thought of it: Bella with a human husband. A little child with Bellas gorgeous eyes but another mans nose, mouth, hair Bellasbody wrapped around this stranger; loving him, swapping rings with him, givingher very soul to him, while he gave her everything I wanted for her and everything I could never give.-Edward"All right. The humans are gone, present company excluded," he added, grinning at Bella. "Time to get the real party started!"-Emmett"What

    s to prepare?" Emmett asked. "Jasper knows how to kill these new guys. He

    ll teach us everything he knows, and those idiot dogs are gonna sit there and watch, pretending they aren

    t scared to death of us. Like I said, sounds like a party to me."-Emmett"Oh, come on, Bella," Emmett laughed. "Why should you be the only one getting tofight with werewolves? It

    s our turn now!"-Emmett"Don

    t you worry about a thing, dear," Esme said, kissing her forehead in a verymotherly gesture that made my heart soar. I loved to see how deeply Esme caredfor Bella. "Everything will be perfectly fine, and this mess will all be over before you know it." Then, we can finally get back to the happy task of welcomingyou officially into the family, she added, with an almost imperceptible wink inmy direction.-EsmeAnd Bella Her mind was as blank as ever as she shuddered against my side. Shuddering of course. She was freezing, the poor thing. Shed shown such exceptional bravery traveling here to end my idiocy, and she was the one paying the price for myselfishness. I pulled away reluctantly, keeping only her hand in my palm. No matter how much I needed Bella by my side, I didnt want her to suffer from it. N-n-no! She cried, throwing her frail arms back around my body. I nearly smiled. She didnt want us to be apart any longer- and I knew the feeling. Still, I brushed my fingers up and down her arms, determined to find some way to provide for her theheat she truly deserved.-Edward and Bella"That had to be the longest party in the history of the world," she finally mumb

    led. "It

    s over now," I said softly, my fingers now tracing up her arm. I hopedthe evening had worn her out enough to help her get a restful night

    s sleep, even without me there to hum her lullaby. I didn

    t know how long we would be out to

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    night, but it seemed safe to assume I wouldn

    t be back before dawn. This would be the first night we

    d spent apart in a very long time.-Edward"If you won

    t take me, then I

    ll call Jacob." Her voice was flat, her face expressionless, though she must have known what her words would do to me. My grip tightened on the wheel as I realized I was powerless. Jacob would give her whatevershe asked for; take her anywhere she wanted to go, no matter how dangerous. It

    wasn

    t that I thought he didn

    t care about her, but rather that he was arrogantenough to believe nothing could harm her while he was around. I pulled into Bella

    s driveway without saying a word. We both knew she

    d won.-Bella and EdwardIt always amazed me how those brief moments without her, when I knew she was inthe room right next to me, dragged on, and how when she finally joined me in herroom, everything in my world felt right again. She always looked at me with theoddest mixture of relief and elation, like she still couldn

    t believe I was sitting in her rocking chair waiting for her, though I

    d been here every night since we

    d returned home from Italy. I opened my arms, hoping she would join me. Shewas tired enough that I might be able to rock her to sleep. "Come here," she said, smiling and pulling me toward the bed instead. Her hands pressed against my

    chest, and before I knew it, she was curled up in my arms, sighing. I wrapped her quilt around her to warm her up, wishing she would simply drift off to sleep.-Edward and BellaWhen we reached the clearing, I heard Emmett laughing as Jasper and Alice chasedeach other around. Alice looked like a pouncing kitten, and, although I knew Jasper was fast enough to outrun her, it was clear he was having more fun being caught.-EdwardEmmett and Jasper had never had to worry about losing Rose or Alice. The conceptof eternity with their perfect partners was a given - an irrefutable fact. Going into this fight, especially before we

    d gained the help of the wolves, was probably the first time either of them had had to consider what their existence would be like if they were forced to continue it alone. It was a fear I lived with

    constantly.-Edward"Maybe I

    m just reacting to this place," she said, suddenly second guessing herself. She looked around warily, and when she continued, her voice was shaking. "It makes me feel like she

    s close by... like she sees me now." Every muscle in mybody tensed at the idea. "She

    ll never touch you, Bella," I promised, instinctively searching the shadows for signs of any uninvited guests. It was unsettling,having to question whether we were alone. There was a time when I thought our family was almost impenetrable. Between Alice seeing the moment anyone decided tocome near us and me hearing them when they were close enough to worry about, itseemed we were invincible. Even Jasper tasting a change in the atmosphere was helpful for keeping out those who wanted to harm us. Not this time, though. Whoever was in Bella

    s room had found a way around all of us, and for that, I would have given anything to end this nightmare here and now.-Bella and EdwardSo what now? This is such a waste of time would you guys please chill, this is cool like, partying with the enemy, cool? Jake, check it out, your girlfriend

    s holding onto that leech pretty tight shut up, Leah!-Wolf Pack"Fascinating," I whispered, unable to control my surprise. I guess I

    d always assumed it was only the males who carried the gene. The fact that there was a female among them was something I never could have foreseen.-EdwardYou shut up, Jake. You know you

    re totally jealous. Look who

    s talking about jealousy! Thinking about Sam much? Shut UP!

    -Jacob and LeahThere was Sam, and I could feel, rather than hear her love for him. I could tellshe

    d been his, sometime long ago, but his heart belonged to someone else now.

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    The girl Leah saw was someone I

    d caught glimpses of in Sam

    s mind, but it was only through Leah that I had a name to put with the face. Emily. Leave it alone,Leah, just for this one night; we

    ve got work to do. Jacob

    s voice startled me,and I realized I

    d been listening with rapt attention to the strange love storyplaying through Leah

    s mind. She

    d lost Sam, and it haunted her.-Edward, Leah, JacobApparently, there was some question as to which member of the tribe had fathered

    Embry, and it didn

    t take me long to realize that the issue had been causing quite a bit of drama throughout the pack.-EdwardIs anyone ever going to learn to mind their own business around here? - you saythat like it

    s even possible - just because we all know about something, doesn

    tmean we need to discuss it all the time - oh come on, there hasn

    t been a scandal this big since Sam imprinted on Emily Enough! Not another word.-Wolf PackNow that Sam

    s was the only voice I could hear, he was even clearer than before.He

    d silenced the pack out of frustration, but there was another emotion there,hiding just under the surface. His mind drifted to his love - his Emily - and Iwas suddenly seeing her through his eyes. The way he saw her, the complete and

    pure adoration, made me feel voyeuristic in a way I never had before. She belonged to him so completely; it felt wrong that I should even be allowed to see herthrough the medium of his mind. I

    d heard the wolves discuss imprinting before,but it wasn

    t until that moment that I understood it.-EdwardWe will watch and listen, but no more, Sam continued. Now confident in my ability to translate, he was looking straight at Carlisle. That is the most we can askof our self control. "That is more than enough," Carlisle said. "My son Jasperhas experience in this area. He will teach us how they fight, how they are to bedefeated. I

    m sure you can apply this to your own hunting style."-Sam and CarlisleWe are willing to take more than our share, if necessary. I fought back the growl that threatened to follow. The rumblings of enthusiastic agreement seemed to s

    uggest the wolves considered themselves stronger fighters than us.-Sam and EdwardThey

    re fast faster than I wanted them to be interesting tactics why wouldn

    t heplan his next move? are they all going to be that big?-Wolf Pack"Back to work," he sighed. "We

    ll call it a draw." I was taking it easy on you so you wouldn

    t look bad in front of Bella, he added with a smirk. Sure he was.-JasperShe worried about her children, she even felt concern for the wolves, but mostlyshe worried about Carlisle being too hesitant. What if he gets hurt because ofhis unwillingness to kill? It soon became clear to me that her determination tofight as hard and as strong as possible was because she was expecting Carlisle not to. If the moment came when she feared for his safety, she would do whateverwas necessary to protect him.-EsmeIsn

    t one night with these leeches enough? - are you kidding, this is awesome -I can

    t believe they

    re letting us in on all this - what are you talking about all this is a whole lot of training for a fight that

    s gonna be over before we

    vehad time to have any real fun - speaking of fun, did anyone stop to think whatwill happen if we accidentally have too much fun?-Wolf PackBella, he sighed as his eyes closed. He was practically purring. As Bella continued to stroke his fur, Jacob regained his senses. His eyes were locked with hers, but his thoughts were directed at me. I know you told me to wait for her to ask, but is it technically a kiss if I don

    t have lips?

    -JacobBefore I had time to stop him, Jacob was licking Bella. Licking her! I was aboutto fulfill my promise to break his jaw, but Bella shouted, "Ew! Gross, Jake!" a

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    nd smacked him in the face. At least she didn

    t appear to have hurt her hand this time.-Jacob and BellaYou gonna let him lick your girl like that? Emmett added, clearly only half teasing.-EmmettDude, so uncalled for - she

    s hanging out with vampires and you

    re practically m

    arking her - give it up, Jake.-Wolf PackThe two of them were laughing as my family watched in horror. So disgusting, Alice thought. The smell will never come out. She

    s going to have to burn that outfit. Not that it

    s much of a loss.-Alice"Wait," Bella shouted after him. "Why did he leave?" she asked dismally. It killed me to hear the disappointment in her voice.-BellaHe laughed humorlessly. You seem to have forgotten that we were born to kill vampires. We are always ready for them and there is no way one is getting by me. Ishook my head defiantly. "Okay, so leave her on the reservation," he conceded. "

    We

    re making Collin and Brady stay behind anyway. She

    ll be safe there." "Are you talking about me?" Bella asked her voice scathing. "I just want to know what he plans to do with you during the fight," Jacob replied. "Do with me?" "You can

    t stay in Forks, Bella." She seemed furious, but she had to have known this wascoming. There was absolutely no way she was staying anywhere near this fight. "They know where to look for you there. What if someone slipped by us?"-Edward, Jacob, and BellaYou probably don

    t really want to hear about what he

    s feeling right now, right?Jasper asked sarcastically. "Not unless you want the wolf count to be down by one." He does smell revolting. You know you owe me one for this.-Edward and Jasper"Best two out of three?" he was laughing, and Jacob groaned. Nice family, he thought, seething. Really putting Bella

    s safety first. "Jasper looks at things fro

    m a military perspective," I told him, suddenly feeling defensive, though even I

    d been furious with Jasper only moments before. "He looks at all the options -its thoroughness, not callousness." Right. Awesome strategy. Why didn

    t I thinkof using Bella as bait?-Jasper, Jacob, and EdwardBella was exhausted. She was swaying at my side, her eyes half closed, though ofcourse insisted she was perfectly fine. Still, there was no way I trusted her to hang onto me as tired as she was, so I carried her in my arms on the run home.Thankfully, she was tired enough not to argue with me and she sighed as she snuggled closer to my chest. I felt her body go limp about halfway to her house, and I slowed down, letting myself take a moment to enjoy the quiet peacefulness that came over her. She

    d once been terrified to run with me, and now she trustedme enough to fall asleep in my arms. It was a wonderful feeling.-EdwardThere were a few moments where I was certain she was waking up. Her eyes even started to flutter open several times, but she always squinted at the light comingin through her window, groaned, and fell back asleep. I was perfectly all rightwith her taking a day off from the world, so I rubbed her back and ran my fingers through her hair until she slipped back into a deep sleep. It wasn

    t long before she was sleep talking more clearly, her head resting on my shoulder.-Edward"Have you noticed the inequality? Because I certainly have." I hadn

    t meant formy voice to sound so sharp, but it was hard to fight the feelings of frustration. Why was she so unwilling to let me give her gifts? "What inequality?" she asked. "Everyone else is able to get away with giving you things. Everyone but me. I

    would have loved to get you a graduation present, but I didn

    t. I knew it wouldhave upset you more than if anyone else did. That

    s utterly unfair. How do youexplain yourself?" "Easy. You

    re more important than everyone else. And you

    ve g

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    iven me you. That

    s already more than I deserve, and anything else you give me just throws us more out of balance." Her tone had been so matter-of-fact, that ittook me a moment to realize what she was saying. How she could still see herself as the winner rather than the prize was beyond me. I rolled my eyes. "The wayyou regard me is ludicrous."-Edward and Bella"Looking out for all of Bella

    s stupid choices is starting to turn into a full t

    ime job. I might demand another car if this keeps up." I sighed, waiting for herto finish her rant. All I really cared about was finding out what absurd stuntBella was planning, and what I would need to do to stop her. "You know, I thought she

    d started to develop a little better sense of self-preservation," she continued. "I hadn

    t seen her making any life threatening decisions in such a long time, but I guess I was wrong. All last night, I kept getting visions of Bella stumbling around; trying to find the clearing like Jasper was talking about. Apparently, she thinks all we need is a nice tasty little distraction for the newborns, and we

    ll have this fight in the bag. I never actually saw her reach the clearing because, well, it

    s Bella, but lately she

    s been doing a lot of thinking about jamming a rock into her hand, which of course is brilliant, because then we

    d all be running around like bloodthirsty newborns. She really doesn

    t think thi

    ngs through very well, does she? I just hope becoming a vampire will help her common sense a bit. Anyway, that army is busy wiping itself out they

    re down to nineteen by the way and they

    re basically doing our job for us. There

    s absolutelynothing to worry about, and if you could possibly try to get that through Bella

    s head, I

    d appreciate it."-AliceI found Jasper outside, leading a private training session with Rosalie. In a lot of ways, she was the least skilled for combat, having no special abilities touse to her advantage, and having never been in a real fight before. She wasn

    t worried, but Emmett had insisted Jasper spend some extra time with her. "Always keep your eyes moving," he instructed her. "They

    re not going to sneak up on you,so as long as you

    re paying attention, they won

    t catch you off guard." "I don

    t really see the need for all this training. You know Emmett

    s never going to le

    t anything close enough to me to do any harm." Jasper laughed. "That may be true, but he

    s going to pummel me if I don

    t get you as prepared as possible." I joined in Jasper

    s laughter, and they both turned toward me.-Jasper and RosalieShh, Bella, shh, I soothed, trying to guide her towards the sofa Alice had indicated. She didnt seem to want to move. I think shes having hysterics, Alice said unhelpfully. Maybe you should slap her.-Edward and AliceShh, I whispered in her ear. Its all right, Bella. Everythings okay. Im here.-EdwardBella frowned, reaching forward to touch my face with one slender, warm hand. Could she see the longing behind my carefully composed expression? Would she pullaway from the filthy creature she had finally realized I was? Was she about to tell me now that there was no hope for reconciliation? I braced myself for the wrath I knew I was about to incur. And then she burst into tears again. Oh, Edward!She sobbed, clutching my arm as her entire body shook in a disjointed rhythm toher pounding heartbeat. I sighed half-relived that in her anguish she had pulledme closer, but also dreading the moment she pulled away. Whats wrong? I asked her,worriedly. I wrapped my arms around her tiny form and stroked her back in whatI hoped was a soothing manner. Her own arms wrapped themselves around my neck Icould feel her pulse through the skin of her wrists and I reveled in the fiery warmth burning through my own dead flesh.-Edward and BellaI know exactly what you mean, I told her truthfully. But we have lots of reasons tobe happy. For one, were alive. Yes, she breathed. Her warm breath ignited the fires

    beneath my chest once more. Thats a good one. And together, I added, lightly. Bellahesitated, and then nodded, almost unwillingly. I waited in trepidation for a reply that did not come.

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    -Edward and BellaYou look so tired, I whispered, half-unwilling to disturb the delicate silence that had settled over us. I tenderly traced the purple bruises under her eyelids. Pale and beautiful as she was, she could have passed for one of my own kind, hadit not been for the steady beats of her heart, the depths of her wide, coco brown eyes And you look thirsty, she whispered back, her forehead creasing with worry as she leant forward, eyes burning into my own.

    -Edward and BellaIts nothing, I told her, even as my throat burned behind my breath. But the burn was unimportant. There was another burn, its fires more deadly, threatening to overwhelm. It resided in my stomach, churning, unraveling, getting warmer every second she lay in my arms my bodys hunger for Bella far out-burnt any desire I mighthave once had for her blood.-EdwardThey have a name for someone who smells the way Bella does to me, I said, speakingslower and louder on Bellas behalf. They call her my singer because her blood sings for me.-EdwardBella nuzzled her chin further into my shoulder, tilting her head to look me in

    the eyes. A gorgeous pink blush ghosted over her cheek, inches away from my lips, and the burn within my chest flickered once more. I wanted to kiss that cheek.Would she let me?-EdwardShe had jumped off a cliff to end the suffering I had caused by abandoning her.But now now, I had no idea. She claimed to have jumped from a cliff for fun. Thatwasnt my Bella what if she had changed too much in the past six months for me tohold any interest for her? What if she was angry with me for endangering her life, again?-EdwardBella, indeed, he thought dryly. What beauty there is in her name obviously doesnot correspond to her features. Maybe when she is one of us-Alec

    True to her word, Bella did not fall asleep once. She spent the car journey resting by my side, eyes wide open and interlocking with mine. I spent the journey completely entranced by the vision before me, the way passing streetlamps glowedamber against her skin It felt wrong impious almost, to gaze upon such a sight. Icouldnt couldnt dare to look directly in the face of such beauty. Bella my sweet, darling Bella, pure and chaste as Artemis the huntress, yet seductive as Aphrodite. But no goddess neither Artemis nor Aphrodite could compare to her. Bella was above such comparisons. Id tried before to express her magnificence in words, andyet, I would keep trying. My attempts were doomed Bellas perfection was such thatno words could come close to describing it adequately.-EdwardAre you feeling okay? I asked her, worried that I was not paying enough attentionto her health. Is it motion sickness? Are you dehydrated? Bella shook her head with an amused smile. No, no, she assured me. Im fine. Are you sure? I asked. She noddn reply, but neglected to say anything further on the matter until the drinks cart made its way towards our seats. Could I have a Coke, please? Bella, I said in anaccusatory tone.-Edward and BellaIt was with masochistic enthusiasm that I anticipated our arrival I kept searching through the jungle of greenery outside the car window, waiting to see a familiar hunting ground or a peaceful meadow Id found in our time here. But the placesI sought out brought back memories; times of happiness that was now long past.With each passing second I doubted my place in Bellas life. Why did she not respond to my touches? Why was she so distant when I spoke to her? Could she have moved on? And if so, could I begrudge her for doing as Id asked?

    -EdwardIt was late in the morning when we reached the outskirts of Forks. In less thana minute more, Emmett had driven us to a halt outside Bellas front door. I looked

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    up at the house and fought back the rush of thick emotions. The bedroom Id snuckinto one late February night last year the very place Id first fallen in love with her. And though I tried not to look, from the corner of my eye I could see theswell of forestry tracing along the back of her garden. The dark undergrowth mocked me, reminding me of my sins. The best and worst periods of my life, confined to one small patch of land. My love and my loss, both here, together. With Bella.

    -EdwardWhats wrong with her? He asked, puzzled. He was no doubt wondering why my Bella wasnt in a fit state to walk unassisted. No. Not my Bella. Not anymore. She was hisBella, too.-Charlie and EdwardCharlie seemed to take offence at my words. Dont tell me what to do! Give her to me. Get your hands off her! Not wanting to cause offence to Bellas father, I did ashe said immediately or at least, I tried to. Bella gripped my shirt with stubborn fingers as I lifted her. Still furious, Charlie yanked on her unrelenting arm.-Charlie and EdwardThe crippling sense of loss I felt as she slid out of my arms was immediately re

    placed by fear as it became apparent that she would not make it up the stairs, exhausted as she was. I watched her sway, stumble through two steps, before tipping headfirst towards the concrete. She was back in my arms before Charlie couldeven blink. Just let me get her upstairs, I begged, glad to be given an excuse tohold her once more. Then Ill leave. Bella blanched, as she choked out one word. No! wont be far, I assured her. I kept my voice low so Charlie would have no hope of hearing. But he frowned anyway, obviously displeased at being left out. Fine, Charlie spat. Go. He waved his arm in the direction of the house, indicating that I should lead the way.-Edward, Bella, CharlieId taken my time with Bella, but now, Charlies impatient cough brought me back tomy surroundings. I lay her down on the familiar bed, the memories haunting me asI did so. Her eyelids closed as I pried her fingers gently from my shirt. I kis

    sed both hands before resting them by her sides. Ill be back, I promised in a whisper, before making a swift exit past her father, still lurking on the stairwell.-EdwardBellas bedroom, though cramped and messy, had become my sanctuary from the momentI stepped foot in it, just over a year ago. I could still remember my first visit the careful monitoring of each breath I took, the confusion and elation Id felt when she whispered my name into the darkness It was good to be back.-EdwardIf I thought things with Bella would be awkward, it was nothing compared to my tattered relationship with her father. Charlie Swan did not like me at all that much was clear from the start of my courtship of his daughter. But by leaving, Ihad evidently caused him pain too his burbling thoughts spoke only of