“
He's like a drug for you, Bella.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
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 (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Fall down again, Bella?'
No, Emmett, I punched a werewolf in the face.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Look after my heart - I've left it with you.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
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 (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Did you know that 'I told you so' has a brother,Jacob?" she asked cutting me off. "His name is 'Shut the hell up'.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
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 brilliancy, 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 more reason, for anything.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
The bond forged between us was not one that could be broken by absence, distance, or time. And no matter how much more special or beautiful or brilliant or perfect than me he might be, he was as irreversibly altered as I was. As I would always belong to him, so would he always be mine.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
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 (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Death is Peaceful, Life is Harder
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
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 (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Reagan was sitting up at Cath's desk when Cath woke up.
"Are you awake?"
"Have you been watching me sleep?"
"Yes, Bella. Are you awake?"
"No.
”
”
Rainbow Rowell (Fangirl)
“
Well, I'm so sorry that I can't be the right kind of monster for you, Bella.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
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 (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
You are my life now.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
What is your name?" she murmured.
He cocked an eyebrow at her and then went back to staring at his brother. "I'm the evil one, in case you haven't figured it out."
"I wanted your name, not your calling."
"Being a bastard's more of a compulsion, really. And it's Zsadist. I am Zsadist.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2))
“
Why am I covered in feathers
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Creo que todos tenemos un poco de esa bella locura que nos mantiene andando cuando todo alrededor es tan insanamente cuerdo.
”
”
Julio Cortázar
“
Bella: "Then why are you wearing that bandage like a sash?"
Phury: "It makes my ass look smaller.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
He knew he was being overbearing as hell, but he couldn't help it. He was a bonded male. With his pregnant female. There were few things on the planet more aggressive or dangerous. And those bastards were called hurricanes and tornadoes.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
Angry grizzly bears are going to look tame next to what is waiting for you at home." I snapped the phone shut and placed it in her waiting hand. "I'm done.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
You could run from someone you feared, you could try to fight someone you hated. All my reactions were geared toward those kinds of killers – the monsters, the enemies. When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give your beloved, how could you not give it? If it was someone you truly loved?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
So, Bella, I was following your scent through the woods after I'd left your room where I was watching you sleep...Yes that would be quite the ice breaker.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Midnight Sun [2008 Draft])
“
And the sound of your heart," he continued. "It's the most significant sound in my world. I'm so attuned to it now, I swear I could pick it out from miles away. But neither of these things matter. This," he said, taking my face in his hands. "You. That's what I'm keeping. You'll always be my Bella, you'll just be a little more durable.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I'll meet you at the altar"
"I'll be the one in white!
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
I'm not like a car you can fix up. I'm never gonna run right" Bella
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Now and then I see something in her eyes, and I wonder if I’ve ever grasped how much pain she’s really in.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Bella, would you please stop trying to take your clothes off?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
She is more beautiful than I have words for. And last night, I was blessed beyond measure to serve her.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
What's so funny?" Bella mumbled.
"I got food in her hair," I told her, chortling again.
"I'm not going to forget this, dog," Rosalie hissed.
"S'not so hard to erase a blond's memory," I countered. "Just blow in her ear."
Get some new jokes, "Rosalie snapped.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Bella, can you drop the rock, please? Carefully. Don’t hurt yourself.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
He touched my soul long before I knew what his hands felt like.
”
”
Nikki Rowe
“
Leave it to you, Bella. Anyone else would be better off when the vampires left town. But you have to start hanging out with the first monsters you can find.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
Leah: "That is easily the freakin’ grossest thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Yuck. If there was anything in my stomach, it would be coming back."
Seth: "They are vampires, I guess. I mean, it makes sense, and if it helps Bella, it’s a good thing, right?"
Leah and Jake stare at Seth.
Seth: "What?"
Leah: "Mom dropped him a lot when he was a baby."
Jake: "On his head apparently."
Leah: "He used to gnaw on the crib bars, too."
Jake: "Lead paint?"
Leah: "Looks like it."
Seth: "Funny. Why don’t you two shut up and sleep?
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Why am I covered in feathers?" I asked, confused.
He exhaled impatiently. "I bit a pillow. Or two...
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Okay, look. I get it. You're one of those people who thinks they have to help screwed-up people. Or maybe you're attracted to dangerous, unbalanced people. But listen up: I'm not Edward and you're not Bella" - Lana
”
”
Michael Grant (Plague (Gone, #4))
“
Amor, ch'al cor gentile ratto s'apprende
prese costui de la bella persona
che mi fu tolta; e 'l modo ancor m'offende.
Amor, che a nullo amato amar perdona,
Mi prese del costui piacer sì forte,
Che, come vedi, ancor non m'abbandona..."
"Love, which quickly arrests the gentle heart,
Seized him with my beautiful form
That was taken from me, in a manner which still grieves me.
Love, which pardons no beloved from loving,
took me so strongly with delight in him
That, as you see, it still abandons me not...
”
”
Dante Alighieri (Inferno)
“
Fire and ice, somehow existing together without destroying each other. More proof that I belonged with him.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
You know I love you right?”
“I know,” he breathed, his arm tightening automatically around my waist. “You know how much I wish it was enough.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I love you."
Z squeezed his eyes shut. "Don't be a tragedy, Bella.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
Yes, because a vampire slumber party is the pinnacle of safety conscious behavior.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
So this was different. I was amazing now - to them and to myself. It was like I had been born to be a vampire. The idea made me want to laugh, but it also made me want to sing. I had found my true place in the world, the place I fit, the place I shined.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
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 (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Repeat one word of what I just said and I'll cheerfully beat you to death, Mike.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
His skin was a pretty colour, it made me jealous.
Jacob noticed my scrutiny.
What?" he asked, suddenly self-conscious.
"Nothing. I just hadn't realised before. Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?"
Once the words slipped out, I worried that he might take my implusive observation the wrong way.
But Jacob rolled his eyes. "You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you?"
"I'm serious."
Well, then, thanks. Sort of."
I grinned. "You're sort of welcome.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
It was strange and amusing...and, honestly, a bit embarrassing...to realize how much being near Bella had softened me. It seemed like no one was afraid of me any more. If Emmett found out about this, he would be laughing for the next century.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Midnight Sun [2008 Draft])
“
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 (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Her existence alone was excuse enough to justify the creation of the entire world.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
It was not going to be the end of the world. Just the end of the Cullens. The end of Edward, the end of me. I preferred it that way – the last part anyway. I would not live without Edward again; if he was leaving this world, then I would be right behind him.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
You might not think you’re worth fighting for, or breathing for, but let me tell you, sugar – everyone deserves to be fought for, even those who think they aren’t worth it.
”
”
Bella Jewel (Hell's Knights (The MC Sinners, #1))
“
Sometimes I wondered if I was seeing the same things through my eyes that the rest of the world was seeing through theirs. Maybe there was a glitch in my brain.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
She just keeps saying "He’s gone.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
A hundred yards away, Mike Newton was lowering Bella's limp body to the sidewalk. She slumped unresponsively against the wet concrete, her skin chalky as a corpse. I almost took the door off the car.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Midnight Sun [2008 Draft])
“
I tried to concentrate on the angel's voice instead.
"Bella, please! Bella, listen to me, please, please, please, Bella, please!" he begged.
Yes, I wanted to say. Anything. But I couldn't find my lips.
"Carlisle!" the angel called, agony in his perfect voice. "Bella, Bella, no, oh please, no, no!" And the angel was sobbing tearless, broken sobs.
The angel shouldn't weep, it was wrong. I tried to find him, to tell him everything was fine, but the water was so deep, it was pressing on me, and I couldn't breathe.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
You are...Well, not exactly the love of my life, because I expect to love you for much longer than that. The love of my existence." -Bella
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Sorry if I can't be the right monster for you Bella.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
I’m exactly right for you, Bella. It would have been effortless for us — comfortable, easy as breathing. I was the natural path your life would have taken… If the world was the way it was supposed to be, if there were no monsters and no magic
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I… What are you saying, Zsadist?" she stammered, even though she'd heard every word.
He glanced back down at the pencil in his hand and then turned to the table. Flipping the spiral notebook to a new page, he bent way over and labored on top of the paper for quite a while. Then he ripped the sheet free.
His hand was shaking as he held it out. "It's messy."
Bella took the paper. In a child's uneven block letters there were three words: I LOVE YOU
Her lips flattened tight as her eyes stung. The handwriting got wavy and then disappeared.
"Maybe you can't read it," he said in a small voice. "I can do it over."
She shook her head. "I can read it just fine. It's… beautiful."
"I don't expect anything back. I mean… I know that you don't… feel that for me anymore. But I wanted you to know. It's important that you knew.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
Yes, heaven forbid I not be protected from tanks.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Edward: So the lion fell in love with the lamb.
Bella: What a stupid lamb.
Edward:What a sick masochistic lion.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (The Twilight Saga Collection (Twilight, #1-4))
“
By the way, I love you.”
“That’s why we're here.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
It was comforting to know I had fallen and could fall no farther.
”
”
Sylvia Plath (The Bell Jar)
“
Whatever end found us, it would not find us separated. -- Bella Cullen
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Run, Bella, run. I love you too much, for your good or mine.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
No. In my eyes, she was most beautiful because at a time when she had every right to be terrified, she managed to show comfort to another person who needed it.
”
”
Bella Forrest (A Shade of Vampire (A Shade Of Vampire, #1))
“
You know, I don’t think we’re dealing with a Bella’s-magical-blood situation here.”
“No?”
“No. I think you’ve imprinted on this girl’s pussy.”
… “What do you mean?”
“I mean you’re facing a Jacob quandary. You imprinted on her pussy, and now it’s the only pussy you can think about. You exist solely for this pussy. Like Jacob and that weird mutant baby.
”
”
Elle Kennedy (The Score (Off-Campus, #3))
“
Isn't it supposed to be like this?" He smiled. "The glory of first love, and all that. It's incredible, isn't it, the difference between reading about something, seeing it in the pictures, and experiencing it?"
"Very different," I agreed. "More forceful than I'd imagined.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
I was just wondering why you stabbed him. Not that I object.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I would rather you love me, but if not love, fear will do.
”
”
Laurell K. Hamilton (Skin Trade (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, #17))
“
Bears," I muttered, adding a new fear to the pile. "That would be just her luck, wouldn't it? Stray bear in town. OF course it would head straight for Bella.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
Sogni dóro, mia bella ragazza,” he mumbled, closing his eyes. "Sweet dreams my beautiful girl.
”
”
J.M. Darhower (Sempre (Sempre, #1))
“
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
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
Shit. . . this was a bad idea. A pure-blooded, bonded male vampire about to watch his shellan feed someone else. Holy hell, when the Scribe Virgin had suggested Beth come down, V had assumed it was for ceremonial purposes, not so she could be a vein. But what was the choice? Butch was going to suck Marissa dry and not have enough and there wasn't another female in the house who could do the job: Mary was still human and Bella was pregnant.
Besides, like dealing with Rhage or Z would be any easier? For the beast, they'd need a tranq gun the size of a cannon and Z. . . well, shit.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Revealed (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #4))
“
I'm really glad Edward didn't kill you. Everything's so much more fun with you around." — Emmett Cullen
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
I’ve always wondered why love has to be so full of conflict and strife. Why can’t love be simple? Why can’t it just be as pure as two people who realize that they can’t live as well, or as happily, apart as they can together?
”
”
Bella Andre (Come A Little Bit Closer (San Francisco Sullivans, #7; The Sullivans, #7))
“
I’ve never tried to keep a specific person alive before, and it’s much more troublesome than I would have believed. But that’s probably just because it’s you. Ordinary people seem to make it through the day without so many catastrophes.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
I miss you," I whispered.
"I know, Bella. believe me, I know. It's like you've taken half my self away with you."
"Come and get it, then," I challenged.
"Soon, as soon as I possibly can. I will make you safe first."
His voice was hard.
"I love you," I reminded him.
"Could you believe that, despite everything I've put you through, I love you, too?"
"Yes, I can, actually."
"I'll come for you soon."
"I'll be waiting.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
What happened to you?" she asked.
"I got hit in the side."
"With what?"
"A knife.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
You think of me as a… living stone — hard and cold. That’s true. We are set the way we are, and it is very rare for us to experience a real change. When that happens, as when Bella entered my life, it is a permanent change. There’s no going back…
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
The way everyone looked at me made me uncomfortable. Even Edward. It was like I had grown a hundred feet during the course of the morning. I tried to ignore the impressed looks, mostly keeping my eyes on Nessie’s sleeping face and Jacob’s unchanged expression. I would always be just Bella to him, and that was a relief.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4))
“
You really should stay away from me.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Um, Bella? You've got a huge cut on your forehead, and it's gushing blood," he informed me.
I clapped my hand over my head. Sure enough, it was wet and sticky. I could smell nothing but the damp moss on my face, and that held off the nausea.
Oh, I'm so sorry, Jacob." I pushed hard against the gash, as if I could force the blood back inside my head.
Why are you apologizing for bleeding?" he wondered as he wrapped a long arm around my waist and and pulled me to my feet.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2))
“
Women only cut their hair in times of crisis... It's somethin' a woman always has the power to do, even when she loses control over everything else. Cuttin' hair is a cry for help.
”
”
Bella Pollen (Midnight Cactus)
“
Although she was ashamed to admit it now, the darkness in him had been the largest part of his allure. It was such an anomaly, a contrast to what she'd known from life. It had made him dangerous. Exciting. Sexy. But that was a fantasy. This was real.
He suffered. And there was nothing sexy or thrilling about that. (Zsadists & Bella)
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2))
“
Looking for the good in people is never stupid.
”
”
Bella Andre (The Look of Love (San Francisco Sullivans, #1; The Sullivans, #1))
“
Alice! You know I love you like a sister!"
"Words." she growled.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer
“
I'm a pro at weird.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Edward can do everything, right?" I explained.
Jasper snickered and Esme gave Edward a reproving look.
"I hope you haven't been showing off-it's rude," she scolded.
"Just a bit," he laughed freely.
"He's been too modest actually," I corrected.
"Well, play for her," Esme encouraged.
"You just said showing off was rude," he objected.
"There are exceptions to every rule," she replied.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
How sweetly he came to her, she thought. Even with his bulk and power, he came to her...sweetly.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
My mom is part albino.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Tohrment spoke. "Bella's brother called. He's tabled the sehelusion request and asked that she stay here for a couple of days."
Z jacked his head up. "Why?"
"He didn't give a reason-" Tohr's eye's narrowed on Z's face. "Oh... my God."
"What the fuck are you looking at?"
Phury pointed to the antique mirror hanging on the wall next to the double doors. "See for yourself."
Zsadist marched across the room, ready to give them all hell. Bella was what mattered-
His mouth went lax at his reflection. With a shaky hand he reached out to the eyes in the old-fashioned leaded glass. His irises were no longer black. They were yellow. Just like his twin's.
"Phury?" he said softly. "Phury... what happened to me?"
As the male came up behind him, his brother's face appeared right beside Z's. And then Wrath's dark reflection showed up in the mirror, all long hair and sunglasses. Then Rhage's star-fallen beauty. And Vishous's Sox cap. And Tohrment's brush cut. And Butch's busted nose.
One by one they reached out and touched him, their big hands gently on his shoulders.
"Welcome back, my brother," Phury whispered.
Zsadist stared at the males who were behind him. And the oddest thought that if he were to let himself go limp and fall backward... they would catch him.
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Awakened (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #3))
“
He's like a drug for you, Bella." His voice was still gentle, not at all critical. "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."
The corner of my mouth turned up in a wistful half-smile. "I used to think of you that way, you know. Like the sun. My personal sun. You balanced out the clouds nicely for me."
He sighed. "The clouds I can handle. But I can't fight with an eclipse.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Katniss isn't the kind of hero we're used to seeing in fiction. She reacts more than she acts, she doesn't want to be a leader, and by the end of Mockingjay, she hasn't come into her own or risen like a phoenix from the ashes for some triumphant moment that gives us a sense of satisfaction with how far our protagonist has come.
She's not a Buffy. She's not a Bella. She limps across the finish line when we're used to seeing heroes racing; she eases into a quiet, steady love instead of falling fast and hard.
”
”
Jennifer Lynn Barnes (The Girl Who Was on Fire: Your Favorite Authors on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy)
“
First of all, let's get one thing straight. Your Italy and our Italia are not the same thing. Italy is a soft drug peddled in predictable packages, such as hills in the sunset, olive groves, lemon trees, white wine, and raven-haired girls. Italia, on the other hand, is a maze. It's alluring, but complicated. It's the kind of place that can have you fuming and then purring in the space of a hundred meters, or in the course of ten minutes. Italy is the only workshop in the world that can turn out both Botticellis and Berlusconis.
”
”
Beppe Severgnini (La Bella Figura: A Field Guide to the Italian Mind)
“
Edward spoke in a voice so peaceful and gentle that it made the words strangely more threatening. "I'm not going to kill you now, because it would upset Bella."
"Hmph," I grumbled.
Edward turned slightly to throw me a quick smile. His face was still calm. "It would bother you in the morning," he said, brushing his fingers across my cheek.
The he turned back to Jacob. "But if you ever bring her back damaged again--and I don't care whose fault it is; I don't care if she merely trips, or if a meteor falls out of the sky and hits her in the head--if you return her to me in less than the perfect condition that I left her in, you will be running with three legs. Do you understand that, mongrel?"
Jacob rolled his eyes.
"who's going back?" I muttered
Edward continued as if he hadn't heard me. "And if you ever kiss her again, I wiil break your jaw for her," he promised, his voice still gentle and velvet deadly.
"What if she wants me to?" Jacob drawled, arrogant.
"Hah!" I snorted.
"If that's what she wants, then I won't object." Edward shrugged, untroubled. "You might want to wait for her to say it, rather than trust your interpretation of body language-but it's your face."
Jacob grinned.
"You wish," I grumbled.
"Yes, he does," Edward murmured.
"Well, if you're done rummaging through my head," Jacob said with a think edge of annoyance, "why don't you go take care of her hand?"
"One more thing," Edward said slowly. "I'll be fighting for her, too. You should know that. I'm not taking anything for granted, and I'll be fighting twice as hard as you will."
"Good," Jacob growled. "it's no fun beating someone who forfeits."
She is mine." Edward's low voice was suddenly dark, not as composed as before, "i did't say I would fight fair."
"Neither did I."
"Best of luck."
Jacob nodded. "Yes, may the best man win."
"That sounds about right...pup.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3))
“
Toco tu boca, con un dedo toco el borde de tu boca, voy dibujándola como si saliera de mi mano, como si por primera vez tu boca se entreabriera, y me basta cerrar los ojos para deshacerlo todo y recomenzar, hago nacer cada vez la boca que deseo, la boca que mi mano elige y te dibuja en la cara, una boca elegida entre todas, con soberana libertad elegida por mí para dibujarla con mi mano por tu cara, y que por un azar que no busco comprender coincide exactamente con tu boca que sonríe por debajo de la que mi mano te dibuja.
Me miras, de cerca me miras, cada vez más de cerca y entonces jugamos al cíclope, nos miramos cada vez más de cerca y nuestros ojos se agrandan, se acercan entre sí, se superponen y los cíclopes se miran, respirando confundidos, las bocas se encuentran y luchan tibiamente, mordiéndose con los labios, apoyando apenas la lengua en los dientes, jugando en sus recintos donde un aire pesado va y viene con un perfume viejo y un silencio. Entonces mis manos buscan hundirse en tu pelo, acariciar lentamente la profundidad de tu pelo mientras nos besamos como si tuviéramos la boca llena de flores o de peces, de movimientos vivos, de fragancia oscura. Y si nos mordemos el dolor es dulce, y si nos ahogamos en un breve y terrible absorber simultáneo del aliento, esa instantánea muerte es bella. Y hay una sola saliva y un solo sabor a fruta madura, y yo te siento temblar contra mí como una luna en el agua.
”
”
Julio Cortázar (Rayuela)
“
That I wasn't mad at you. Can't you see that Bella?" He was suddenly intense, all trace of teasing gone. "Don't you understand?"
"See what?" I demanded, confused by his sudden mood swing as much as his words.
"I'm never angry with you - how could it be? Brave, trusting . . . warm as you are."
"Then why?" I whispered, remembering the black moods that pulled him away from me, that I'd always interpreted as well-justified frustration - frustration at my weakness, my slowness, my unruly human reactions . . .
He put his hands carefully on both side of my face. "I infuriate myself," he said gently. "The way I can't seem to keep from putting you in danger. My very existence puts you at risk. Sometimes I truly hate myself. I should be stronger, I should be able to-"
I placed my hand over his mouth. "Don't."
He took my hand, moving it from his lips, but holding it to his face.
"I love you," he said. "It's a poor excuse for what I'm doing, but it's still true."
It was the first time he'd said he loved me - in so many words. He might not realize it, but I certainly did.
”
”
Stephenie Meyer (Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1))
“
Y si, digo que me parecería de lo más bonito del mundo tomarnos de la mano y besarnos frente a los demás. Y comer fresas con crema de tu boca o de tus piernas en mi casa de campo mientras preparo chocolate caliente y tu enciendes la calefacción. Y estar cada noche en la azotea viendo constelaciones mientras te hago dibujos en la espalda de las mismas. Y decirte que me encantaría pasar horas dando vueltas en la cama mirandote y jugando contigo a que somos gatos que no quieren dormirse y quieren jugar hasta que se vaya la luna. Y quisiera despertar todos los días viendote despertar. Hacerte el desayuno, el amor. Compartirte mi vida. Decir que no hay peor ciego que el que no te quiera ver, y que la verdad el mundo sería bastante aburrido sin tu existencia. Y que me ha gustado un montón haberte encontrado. Y que sólo me sentiría perdido si te suelto de la cintura cuando bailemos. Que sólo en tus labios es que puedo calmar mi sed de verdad, y en tus ojos es que puedo disfrutar de un próspero amanecer. Que con nuestros cuerpos rozados uno al otro mi corazón da latidos de fuego artificial. Que la vida sin ti es un desperdicio, y que no me importa el tiempo que tenga que pasar esperandote por que te vistas a la hora de salir. Que no me importaría llegar tarde al trabajo si cada mañana despertamos, te hago el café comemos y hacemos el amor antes de despedirnos. Que sonreír es mucho más bonito cuando lo hago porque lo haces tú. Que me encantas con pijama, sin pijama, con lo que sea. Que eres tan bella que no dejas que nadie más para mí lo sea. Corretear por la cocina desnudos por estar jugando a las escondidas, aparecerme en la ducha cuando tu lo estás, abrazarte y besarte haciendote saber que eres la mejor persona del mundo y que ser feliz es sinónimo de estar contigo.
Y besar tu cuello y acariciar tu vientre mientras digo que soy capaz de darle la vuelta al mundo para abrazarte por la espalda. Así te quedaría claro que eres amada por mí.
”
”
J. Porcupine (La vuelta al mundo para abrazarte por la espalda)
“
My name...my name is Mary. I'm here with a friend.'
Rhage stopped breathing. His heart skipped a beat and then slowed. "Say that again,' he whispered.
'Ah, my name is Mary Luce. I'm a friend of Bella's...We came here with a boy, with John Matthew. We were invited.'
Rhage shivered, a balmy rush blooming out all over his skin. The musical lilt of her voice, the rhythm of her speech, the sound of her words, it all spread through him, calming him, comforting him. Chaining him sweetly.
He closed his eyes. 'Say something else.'
'What?' she asked, baffled.
'Talk. Talk to me. I want to hear your voice.'
She was silent, and he was about to demand that she speak when she said, 'You don't look well. Do you need a doctor?'
He found himself swaying. The words didn't matter. It was her sound: low, soft, a quiet brushing in his ears. He felt as if here being stroked on the inside of his skin.
'More,' he said, twisting his palm around to the front of her neck so he could feel the vibrations in her throat better.
'Could you... could you please let go of me?'
'No.' He brought his other arm up. She was wearing some kind of fleece, and he moved the collar aside, putting his hand on her shoulder so she couldn't get away from him. 'Talk.'
She started to struggle. 'You're crowding me.'
'I know. Talk.'
'Oh for God's sake, what do you want me to say?'
Even exasperated, her voice was beautiful. 'Anything.'
'Fine. Get your hand off my throat and let me go or I'm going to knee you where it counts.'
He laughed. Then sank his lower body into her, trapping her with his thighs and hips. She stiffened against him, but he got an ample feel of her. She was built lean, though there was no doubt she was female. Her breasts hit his chest, her hips cushioned his, her stomach was soft.
'Keep talking,' he said in her ear. God, she smelled good. Clean. Fresh. Like lemon.
When she pushed against him, he leaned his full weight into her. Her breath came out in a rush.
'Please,' he murmured.
Her chest moved against his as if she were inhaling. 'I... er, I have nothing to say. Except get off of me.'
He smiled, careful to keep his mouth closed. There was no sense showing off his fangs, especially if she didn't know what he was. 'So say that.'
'What?'
'Nothing. Say nothing. Over and over and over again. Do it.'
She bristled, the scent of fear replaced by a sharp spice, like fresh, pungent mint from a garden. She was annoyed now. 'Say it.'
"Fine. Nothing. Nothing.' Abruptly she laughed, and the sound shot right through to his spine, burning him. 'Nothing, nothing. No-thing. No-thing. Noooooothing. There, is that good enought for you? Will you let me go now?
”
”
J.R. Ward (Lover Eternal (Black Dagger Brotherhood, #2))