Edward: Aren't you afraid?

Bella: I'm only afraid of losing you.

Edward: What's wrong?

Bella: I'm feeling extremely insignificant.

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... more

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... more

I'd never seen anything more beautiful... it did not matter if he did not want me. I would never want anything but him, no matter how long I lived.

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.

Edward: Do you really have any idea how important you are to me? Any concept at all of how much I love you?

Bella: I know how much I love you.

I love him. Not because he's beautiful or because he's rich! I'd much rather he weren't either one. It would even out the gap between us just a little bit - because he's still be the most loving and... more

Bella: Ugh.

Edward: What is it?

Bella: Needles.

Edward: Afraid of a needle. Oh, a sadistic vampire, intent on torturing her to death, sure, no problem, she runs off to meet him. An IV, on the... more

Edward: Do you have any idea how painful it is, trying to refuse you when you plead with me this way?
Bella: Then don't refuse.