It would be more… prudent for you not to be my friend. But I’m tired of trying to stay away from you, Bella.

I was the last person who would ever stand as a protector for Isabella Swan. She would never need protection from anything more than she needed it from me.

Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun

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.

And you accused me of dazzling people — poor Jacob Black.

No doubt, when I did decipher her thoughts – and I would find a way to do so – they would be just as petty and trivial as any human’s thoughts. Not worth the effort I would expend to reach them.
Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun

It’s healthy to ditch class now and then.

I wish you could feel the… complexity… the confusion… I feel. That you could understand.

Go sit down and look pale.

I knew what had to happen now. The girl would have to come sit beside me, and I would have to kill her.

-Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun

As I sped back to Forks doing ninety, I wasn’t sure where I was going. To say goodbye to my father? Or to embrace the monster inside me? The road flew away beneath my tires.

Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun