“Compromise is an imperfect act.”

“Being a successful couple was learning what you were willing to compromise on, and what you weren't; learning when to stand your ground, and when to give it up; what was truly important enough to fight over, and what was just you being pissy. You learned each other's hot buttons, the places that hurt, or angered, when you pressed them. Love makes you learn where all the pitfalls are, and how to avoid them, or how to set them off.”

“There are only two kinds of vampire hunters: good ones and dead ones.”

“There are some things more important than physical survival. You gotta be able to look at yourself in the mirror.”

“It's not the fur or the fangs that make you a monster, not always. Sometimes, it's just where you draw the line.”

“Patience is a virtue, but there comes a moment when you must stop being patient and take the day by the throat and shake it. If it fights back; fine. I'd rather end up bloody at the end of the day, then unhurt with no progress made, no knowledge gained. I'd rather have a no, then nothing. I'd forgotten that about myself.”

“If I wanted death, Edward would give it to me. Because we both understand that it isn't death that we fear. It's living.”