“In practice. . .being human was all I knew. The future beyond that was a big, dark abyss that I couldn't know until I leaped into it.”

“I knew the human exaggeration for sorrow-a broken heart.”

“And I knew in that I had my answer. I didn't know if there ever was a choice, really. I was already in too deep.”

“I couldn't bring myself to regret the decision. 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.”

“I felt excited to go to school, and that scared me. I knew it wasn't the simulating learning environment I was anticipating, or seeing my new set of friends. If I was being honest with myself, I knew I was eager to get to school because I would see Edward Culllen. And that was very, very stupid.”

“I had a secret that I was bound to protect but a secret that i was not to share. A secert that suddenly he knew all about.”

“In my dream it was very dark, and what dim light there was seemed to be radiating from Edward's skin. I couldn't see his face, just his back as he walked away from me, leaving me in the blackness. No matter how fast I ran, I couldn't catch up to him; no matter how loud I called, he never turned. Troubled, I woke in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep again for what seemed like a very long time. After that, he was in my dreams nearly every night, but always on the periphery, never within reach.”