“I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
"What a stupid lamb," I sighed.
"What a sick, masochistic lion.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“I decided as long as I'm going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“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”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“Twilight, again. Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“Don't be self-conscious, if I could dream at all, it would be about you. And I'm not ashamed of it.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations, it’s not reasonable to grieve when it comes to an end.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“I said it would be better if we weren’t friends, not that I didn’t want to be.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“What if I'm not a superhero. What if I'm the bad guy?”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“You are the most important thing to me now. The most important thing to me ever.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“The right thing isn't always real obvious. Sometimes the right thing for one person is the wrong thing for someone else. So...good luck figuring that out.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“You’re still waiting for the running and the screaming, aren’t you?”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“I am not really breaking any rules. Charlie said I could never take another step through the door again... I came in through the window... Still, the intent was clear," said Edward.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“So, did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil or what? I've never seen him act like that.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“It's twilight. It’s the safest time of day for us. The easiest time. But also the saddest, in a way...the end of another day, the return of the night. Darkness is so predictable, don’t you think?”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“I know love and lust don't always keep the same company.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“So what you're saying is, I'm your brand of heroin?" I teased, trying to lighten the mood.
He smiled swiftly, seeming to appreciate my effort. "Yes, you are exactly my brand of heroin.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“I can feel what you’re feeling now — and you are worth it.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“And you're worried, not because you're headed to meet a houseful of vampires, but because you think those vampires won't approve of you, correct?”
“That's right,” I answered immediately, hiding my surprise at his casual use of the word.
He shook his head. “You're incredible.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“You're intoxicated by my very presence.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“What is she to me? Except a menace — a danger you’ve chosen to inflict on all of us.”
― Stephenie Meyer, quote from Twilight
“...when the present stung her, she sought her antidote in the future, which was as sure to hold achievement as the dying flower to hold the fruit when its petals wither.”
― Elspeth Huxley, quote from The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood
“11Malicious witnesses appear who question me about things I do not know. 12They repay me evil for good, [seeking] my bereavement. 13Yet, when they were ill, my dress was sackcloth, I kept a fast— b-may what I prayed for happen to me!-b 14I walked about as though it were my friend or my brother; I was bowed with gloom, like one mourning for his mother. 15But when I stumble, they gleefully gather; wretches gather against me, I know not why; c-they tear at me without end.”
― quote from Tanakh: The Holy Scriptures
“I miss everything about him being in my life. Not just the good things. I miss his flaws as achingly as I miss the beautiful parts of him. I miss his impatience, his anger. I miss the patronizing look he would give me sometimes when I was mad at him. I miss being annoyed by the fact that he’d always forget to fill the gas tank, leaving it near empty when I was ready to go somewhere. This is the thing, I think often, that never occurs to you when you consider what it would be like to lose someone you love. That you would miss not just the flowers and kisses, but the totality of the experience. You miss the failures and little evils with as much desperation as you miss being held in the middle of the night. I wish he were here now, and I was kissing him. I wish he were here now, and I was betraying him. Either would be fine, so fine, as long as he was here. People ask sometimes, when they get up the courage, what it’s like to lose someone you love. I tell them it’s hard, and leave it at that. I could tell them that it’s a crucifixion of the heart. I could say that most days after, I screamed without stopping, even as I moved through the city, even with my mouth closed, even though I didn’t make a sound. I could tell them I have this dream, every night, and lose him again, every morning. But, hey, why ruin their day? So I tell them it’s hard. That usually seems to satisfy them.”
― Cody McFadyen, quote from Shadow Man
“They called themselves the Munrungs. It meant The People, or The True Human Beings.
It's what most people call themselves, to begin with. And then one day the tribe meets some other People or, if it's not been a good day, The Enemy. If only they'd think up a name like Some More True Human Beings, it'd save a lot of trouble later on”
― Terry Pratchett, quote from The Carpet People
“What life gives us, good or bad, we seldom deserve.”
― William Kent Krueger, quote from Iron Lake
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