It was hard to believe that someone so beautiful could be real. I was afraid that he might disappear in a sudden puff of smoke, and I would wake up.

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And how long have you been seventeen?

Of course, keeping you safe is beginning to feel like a full-time occupation that requires my constant presence.

Be safe.

I wasn’t interesting. And he was. Interesting… and brilliant… and mysterious… and perfect… and beautiful… and possibly able to lift full-sized vans with one hand.

I turned and he was leaning toward me, his pale, glorious face just inches from mine. My heart stopped beating.

It’s too easy to be myself with you.

Perhaps it was just some long buried protective instinct – the strong for the weak. This girl looked more fragile than her new classmates.
Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun

Don’t you see, Bella? It’s one thing for me to make myself miserable, but a wholly other thing for you to be so involved.

The worst part about Friday was that, even though I knew he wasn’t going to be there, I still hoped.