I never did - I love him as a brother, but he's irritated me from the first moment I heard him speak." "Would you like to hear my story, Bella? It doesn't have a happy ending - but which of ours does? If we had happy endings, we'd all be under gravestones now.".Bella Swan to Edward Cullen, phone call, p.Angry grizzly bears are going to look tame next to what is waiting for you at home." "You are in trouble," I said slowly, emphasizing each word."Yes, because a vampire slumber party is the pinnacle of safety conscious behavior." "You don't seem to grasp how dangerous a young werewolf can be.I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures." "Did you seriously just stamp your foot? I thought girls only did that on TV.".Edward Cullen to Bella Swan, in a letter, p."Look after my heart - I've left it with you.".Everything's so much more fun with you around." "I'm really glad Edward didn't kill you."I don't have any leeches on my speed dial."."Yeah, I'll stop by your crypt after school."."You compare one small tree to the entire forest." "I know how much I love you," I answered. "Do you really have any idea how important you are to me? Any concept at all of how much I love you?"."If we could bottle your luck, we'd have a weapon of mass destruction on our hands.".How nothing can keep them apart - not her selfishness, or his evil, or even death, in the end." "I think it's something about the inevitability. "Honestly though, why do you read over and over?".