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Eight full lives,” I whispered against his jaw, my voice breaking. “Eight full lives and I never found anyone I would stay on a planet for, anyone I w...more

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What am I dying for?

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I think being a teenager is such a compelling time period in your life--it gives you some of your worst scars and some of your most exhilarating momen...more

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And then I carefully sealed away my heart...

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You are my life now.

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Even more, I had never meant to love him. One thing I truly knew - knew it in the pit of my stomach, in the center of my bones, knew it from the crown...more

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You seem more...optimistic than usual," I observed. "I haven't seen you like this before.""Isn't it supposed to be like this?" He smiled. "The glory o...more

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Bella: How could I live with myself when it’s my fault? None of you should be risking yourselves for me –Jasper: Bella, Bella, stop. You’re worrying a...more

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You are the most important thing to me now. The most important thing to me ever.

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Are you still faint from the run? Or was it my kissing expertise?

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That's certainly a problem. But that's not what I was thinking of. It's just that you are so soft, so fragile. I have to mind my actions every moment ...more

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And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word."What a stupid lamb," I sighed."What...more

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I can do this, I lied to myself feebly. No one was going to bite me.

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I like the night. Without the dark, we'd never see the stars.

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Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved.