Enjoying the bouquet while resisting the wine." -Edward

I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.

He sighed. "The clouds I can handle. But I can't fight with an eclipse.

Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" Jacob Black New Moon

Who are you and what have you done with my brother?

My life was an unending, unchanging midnight. It must, by necessity, always be midnight for me. So how was it possible that the sun was rising now, in the middle of my midnight?

You're not the center of the universe, you know.

I can't always be Lois Lane," I insisted. "I want to be Superman, too.

He's like a drug for you, Bella. I see that you can't live without him now. It's too late. But I would have been healthier for you. Not a drug; I would have been the air, the sun.

There was no reason for Bella Swan to cross paths with me. She would be avoided like the plague she was.

My last night as Isabella Swan. Tomorrow night, I would be Bella Cullen. Though the whole marriage ordeal was a thorn in my side, I had to admit that I liked the sound of that. - bella swan

Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

The best things in life aren't things.

Elizabeth Taylor is not beautiful, she is pretty—I was beautiful.

Any strain upon a girl's intellect is to be dreaded, and any attempt to bring women into competition with men can scarcely escapefailure.

The world is our responsibility. We cannot evade it.

I've decided I can't really control people's perceptions of me. All I can do is decide on what I work on and how hard I work on it.

If you don’t use your voice, there’s someone waiting behind you who will.

The welfare state is the oldest con game in the world. First you take people's money away quietly, and then you give some of it back to them flamboyantly.

Women are but the toys which amuse our lighter hours---ambition is the serious business of life.

Potential is universal, opportunity is not.