"And so the lion fell in love with the lamb..., " He murmered

"What a stupid lamb, " I sighed.

"What a sick, masochistic lion."
— Stephenie Meyer

"Even more, I had never meant to love him. One thing I truly knew - knew it in the pit of my stomach, in the center of my bones, knew it from the crown of my head to the soles of my feet, knew it deep in my empty chest - was how love gave someone the power to break you.
I'd been broken beyond repair."
— Stephenie Meyer

"When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, is it not reasonable to greive when it comes to an end?"
— Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (Twilight Series, Book 1))

"Before you Bella my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars - points of light and reason. .... And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliance, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn't see the stars anymore. And there was no reason for anything."
— Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (Twilight Series, Book 2))

""Do I dazzle you?"
"Frequently.""
— Stephenie Meyer