55. I realized slowly that his words should frighten me. I waited for that fear to come, but all I could seem to feel was an ache for his pain. (Bella)
56. I promise to try to be safe. I’ll do the laundry tonight-that ought to be fraught with peril. (Bella)
57. This truck is old enough to be your car’s grandfather-have some respect. (Bella)
58. Are you so depressed by Forks that it’s made you suicidal. (Edward)
59. So you’re worried about the trouble it might cause me-if you con’t come home? (Edward)
60. Edward in the sunlight was shocking. I couldn’t get used to it, though I’d been staring at him all afternoon. (Bella)
His skin, white despite the faint flush from yesterday’s hunting trip, literally sparkled, like thousands of tiny diamonds were embedded in the surface. (Bella)
61. Would you understand what I meant if I said I was only human? (Edward)
63. I’m the worlds best predator, aren’t I? Everything about me invites you in-my voice, my face, even my smell. As if i need any of that! (Edward)
64. I sat without moving, more frightened of him than I had ever been. I’d never seen him so completely freed of that carefully cultivated f facade. He’d never been less human… or more beautiful. (Bella)
65. That is something to be afraid of, indeed. Wanting to be with me. That’s really not in you’re best interest. (Edward)
66. I’m essentially a selfish creature. I crave your company too much to do what I should. (Edward)
67. So what you’re saying is, I’m your brand of heroin? (Bella)
68. Yes, you are exactly my brand of heroin. (Edward)
69. To me, it was like you were some kind of demon, summoned straight from my own personal hell to ruin me. (Edward)
70. I so very nearly took you then. There was only one other frail human there — so easily dealt with. (Edward)
71. Who were you, an insignificant little girl, to chase me from the place I wanted to be? (Edward)
72. Common sense told me I should be terrified. Instead, I was relieved to finally understand. And I was filled with compassion for his suffering, even now, as he confessed his craving to take my life. (Bella)
73. You already know how I feel, of course. I’m here… which, roughly translated, means I would rather die than stay away from you. (Bella)
74. And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…What a stupid lamb. What a sick, masochistic lion. (Edward, Bella, Edward)
75. It was just how close you were. Most humans instinctively shy away from us, are repelled by our alienness… I wasn’t expecting you to come so close. And the smell of your throat. (Edward)
76. I knew at any moment it could be too much, and my life could end — so quickly that I might not even notice. And I couldn’t make myself be afraid. I couldn’t think of anything, except that he was touching me. (Bella)
77. No one could be still like Edward. He closed his eyes and became as immobile as stone, a carving under my hand. (Bella)
78. If I’d ever feared death before in his presence, it was nothing compared to how I felt now. (Bella)