He drives like a maniac. It was terrifying.

There was no reason for Bella Swan to cross paths with me. She would be avoided like the plague she was.

Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun

I tried to block the inane chatter out of my head before the petty and the trivial could drive me mad.
Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun

I do a good job of blocking painful, unnecessary things from my memory.

Hating her, hating how she made me feel – it helped a little.

Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun

She would not have time to scream or feel pain; I would not kill her cruelly. That much I would give this stranger with her horribly desirable blood.

Edward Cullen, Midnight Sun

You really should stay away from me.

It was amazing how instantaneously the choking fear vanished, amazing how suddenly the feeling of security washed over me — even before I was off the street — as soon as I heard his voice.

I decided it didn’t matter.

I can’t explain it right… but he’s even more unbelievable behind the face.