Find quotes from this novel, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Love Quotes
[Jacob:] All this mandatory love-at-first-sight was completely sickening. (8.24)
Choices Quotes
[Jacob:] So force me to say, Sam. Take away my will. Make me a slave. (8.208)
Sex Quotes
[Bella:] I wanted the complete experience before I traded in my warm, breakable, pheromone-riddled body. (1.204)
Suffering Quotes
[Edward to Bella:] "We're going to get that thing out before it can hurt any part of you." (7.157)
Sacrifice Quotes
[Bella:] If your life was all you could give to your beloved, how could you not give it? (Preface.5)
Transformation Quotes
[Emmett to Edward:] "Let me dance with my little sister. This could be my last chance to make her blush." (4.236)
Warfare Quotes
[Jacob:] My knees trembled; I struggled to hold myself upright while the voice of the Alpha lashed at my will. (10.252)
Language and Communication Quotes
[Jacob:] It was really too bad he couldn't hear Bella's thoughts. Then he'd annoy the crap out of her, too, and she'd get tired of him. (13.83)
Strength and Skill Quotes
[Edward:] "She won't listen to me, because she thinks I'm underestimating her. She thinks she's strong enough for this." (9.180)
The Supernatural Quotes
[Jacob to Bella:] "I'm out of practice with the whole human thing." (4.88)