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Love Quotes
[Renée to Bella:] "There's something... strange about the way you two are together… The way he watches you – it's so... protective. Like he's about to throw himself in front of a b...
Choices Quotes
I don't know how long I stood weighing the pros against the cons… (2.290)
Transformation Quotes
Three days could change everything. (3.113)
Jealousy Quotes
[Angela to Bella:] "Edward's only human, Bella. He's going to react like any other boy." (6.62)
Sex Quotes
[Edward to Bella:] "And I should feel sorry that you're not sorry, but I don't." (2.85)
Marriage Quotes
Ugh. I did know his condition. Edward promised that he would change me himself whenever I wanted… just as long as I married him first. (4.92)
Warfare Quotes
Like they were hoping a fight might break out to alleviate the tedium of another Monday morning. (3.155)
Manipulation Quotes
[Jacob to Bella:] "Who need friends?" (3.221)
Mortality Quotes
Someone like me shouldn't be human. Someone with my luck ought to be little less helpless. (4.4)
Good vs. Evil Quotes
So if I didn't figure out some way to make things right with Jacob, then I was a bad person? (2.281)