"I had never given much thought to how I would die. But dying in the place of someone I love, seemed like a good way to go. - Bella Swan"
— Stephenie Meyer

"What happened?" Edward
"I punched Jacob." Bella
"Good, though I'm sorry you're hurt"Edward
"I wish I'd hurt him. I didn't do any damage at all" Bella
"I can fix that" Edward
"I was hoping you would say that." Bella
"That doesn't sound like you, what did he do?" Edward
"Ke kissed me." Bella
"Maybe you ought to take off, Jake." Charlie
"I think I'll hang out here, if you don't mind." Jake
"Your funeral."Charlie"
— Stephenie Meyer

"Alice: No! Look at you. You need me to show you how to use your closet."
— Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn)

"I was not left drifting. A new string held me where I was.
Not one string, but a million. Not strings, but steel cables. A million steel cables all tying me to one thing - to the very center of the universe.
I could see that now - how the universe swirled around this one point. I'd never seen the symmetry of the universe before, but now it was plain.
The gravity of the earth no longer tied me to the place where I stood.
It was the baby girl in the blond vampire's arms that held me here now.
Renesmee."
— Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn)

"By the way, my name's Rose Hathaway. I'm seventeen years old, training to protect and kill vampires, in love with a completely unsuitable guy, and have a best friend whose weird magic could drive her crazy.
Hey, no one said high school was easy. "
— Richelle Mead (Frostbite (Vampire Academy, #2))

"Lissa and I had been friends ever since kindergarten, when our teacher had paired us up together for writing lessons. Forcing five-year-olds so spell Vasilisa Dragomir and Rosemarie Hathaway was beyond cruel, and we’d–or rather, I’d–responded appropriately. I’d chucked my book at out teacher and called her a fascist bastard. I hadn’t known what those words meant, but I’d known how to hit a moving target.
Lissa and I had been inseparable ever since."
— Richelle Mead (Vampire Academy)

"Okay, God, I thought. Get me out of this and I’ll stop my half-assed churchgoing ways(...)Let me get out of here, and I’ll . . . I don’t know. Donate Adrian’s money to the poor. Get baptized. Join a convent. Well, no. Not that last one. "
— Richelle Mead (Blood Promise)

"Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don't always like."
— Lemony Snicket

"People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict."
— Lemony Snicket (The Grim Grotto)

"I suppose I'll have to add the force of gravity to my list of enemies."
— Lemony Snicket (The Penultimate Peril)

"Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree on what they are made of, where they come from, or how often they should appear."
— Lemony Snicket (The Carnivorous Carnival)

"The moral of Snow White is never eat apples."
— Lemony Snicket

"If bringing down the wall would require you to fly, you must believe you can fly. Otherwise, when the decisive moment comes, you will surely discover you ahve no wings."
— Patrick Carman (The Dark Hills Divide)

"It occurred to me then that it was in times of struggle that I found the best parts of myself - courage, loyalty, an unexpected peace - and I always discovered what I needed to break through and go on."
— Patrick Carman (Stargazer)

"First of all, let me get this straight: This is a JOURNAL, not a diary. I know what it says on the cover, but when Mom went out to buy this thing I SPECIFICALLY told her to get one that didn't say 'diary' on it."
— Jeff Kinney

"i think you should read Dairy of a wimpy kid."
— Jeff Kinney

"Monkeys can't talk, stupid!"
— Jeff Kinney (Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules)

"I really like Septimus Heap. he is my favorite guy in the story. I should make you all read it."
— Angie Sage

"They would all be sorry... particularly the duck."
— Angie Sage

"CORALINE'S STORY
THERE WAS A GIRL HER NAME WAS APPLE. SHE USED TO DANCE A LOT. SHE DANCED AND DANCED UNTIL HER FEET TURND INTO SOSSAJES. THE END."
— Neil Gaiman (Coraline)

""I have no plans to love you," said Coraline. "No matter what. You can't make me love you.""
— Neil Gaiman (Coraline)

"Coraline shivered. She preferred her other mother to have a location: if she were nowhere, then she could be anywhere. And, after all, it is always easier to be afraid of something you cannot see."
— Neil Gaiman (Coraline)

"The cat looked as if it were about to say something sarcastic. Then it flicked its whiskers and said, "Challenge her. There's no guarantee she'll play fair, but her kind of thing loves games and challenges.""
— Neil Gaiman (Coraline)

" But how can you walk away from something and still come back to it? "
— Neil Gaiman (Coraline)

"Fall down again, Bella?'
'No, Emmett, I punched a werewolf in the face.'"
— Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse)

"Edward - I wasn't about to send you off alone. With your luck, not even the black box would survive.
Bella - So let's say my bad luck did crash the plane. What exactly were you going to do about it?
Edward - Why is the plane crashing?
He was trying to hide a smile now.
Bella - The pilots are passed out drunk.
Edward - Easy. I'd fly the plane.
Of course. I pursed my lips and tried again.
Bella - Both engines have exploded and we're falling in a death spiral toward the earth.
Edward - I'd wait till we were close enough to the ground, get a good grip on you, kick out the wall, and jump. Then I'd run you back to the scene of the accident, and we'd stumble around like the two luckiest survivors in history.
I stared at him wordlessly.
"What?" he whispered."
— Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse)

"Penguins, lovely."
— Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse)

"It's an off day when somebody doesn't tell me how edible I smell."
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Isabella Swan: Are you going to tell me how you stopped the van?
Edward Cullen: Yeah. Um... I had an adrenaline rush. It's very common. You can Google it."
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do the day after tomorrow."
— Mark Twain

"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...," He murmured.
"What a stupid lamb, " I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
— Stephenie Meyer

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye."
— Miss Piggy

"He looks at you like . . . like you're something to eat.

- Mike Newton"
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Is that what you dream about? Becoming a monster?
Not exactly. Mostly I dream about being with you forever.
"
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Nothing more fun than an irritated grizzly bear.

- Bella Swan"
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

""And you are worried, not because you're headed to meet a houseful of vampires, but you think those vampires won't approve of you, correct?"
"That's right," I answered immediately, hiding my suprise at his casual use of the word.
He shook his head. "You're incredible""
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Quil: "You missed the party. Princess theme. She made me wear a crown, and then Emily suggested they all try out her new play makeup on me."
Jacob: "Wow, I'm really sorry I wasn't around to see that."
Quil: "Don't worry, Emily has pictures. Actually, I look pretty hot."
— Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn)

"Charlie: "Does Bella turn into an animal too?"
Jacob: "She wishes she were that cool!"
— Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn)

"Reality continues to ruin my life."
— Bill Watterson (The Complete Calvin and Hobbes)

"Count Olaf: [in disguise as Stephano] Children are strange and foreign to me. I never really was one. I do know that they are an important part of the ecosystem."
— Lemony Snicket

"[Alice comes in through the window]
Alice Cullen: Hi Bella!
[Walks up to Bella and hugs her]
Alice Cullen: Oh, you do smell good.
Edward Cullen: Alice, what are you-?
Alice Cullen: It's okay. Bella and I are going to be great friends.
Dr. Carlisle Cullen: Sorry, Jasper's our newest vegetarian. It's still a little difficult for him.
Jasper Hale: Pleasure to meet you.
Alice Cullen: It's okay Jasper, you won't hurt her. "
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"'That's all right, i fend for myself pretty well. Watch me hunt.'
I found a bowl and a box of cereal.
-Bella to Edward"
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Stupid, shiny Volvo owner."
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Of all the things about me that could frighten you, you worry about my driving?"
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Alice: "I'll play you for it. Rock, paper, scissors."
Edward: "Why don't you just tell me who wins?"
Alice: 'I do. Excellent.'"
— Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn)

"It sounded like you were having Bella for lunch, and we came to see if you would share," Alice announced."
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight)

"Bella: Did you know that 'I told you so' has a brother, Jacob? His name is 'Shut the hell up.'"
— Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn)

"'Amazing,' Edward muttered. 'How can someone so small be so annoying?' ..Alice laughed. 'It's a talent!'"
— Stephenie Meyer

"Stories never really end...even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don't end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page."
— Cornelia Funke (Inkspell)

"The next time you try to hit me use a bat or crowbar or something...
~Jacob Black"
— Stephenie Meyer