Quotes from Stephenie Meyer

When 'Twilight' hit the New York Times bestseller list at number 5, for me that was the pinnacle, that was the moment. I never thought I would be there. And I keep having moments like that where you just stop and say, wait a minute - how is this still going up? I'm waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under me.

What a marshmallow. You should hold out for someone with a stronger stomach. Someone who laughs at the gore that makes weaker men vomit.

Nature taking its course - hunter and prey, the endless circle of life and death.

I don't want to be a vampire. A lot of other people do and I think it's that dual nature - we have, you know, terrifying/intriguing.

I gave you life. You're wasting it.

The thing people don't realize, God bless them, is that my books are supposed to suck.

But never in the four hundred years now since I was born, have I ever seen anything to make me doubt whether God exists in some form or the other. Not even the reflection in the mirror.

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

Two voices struggled inside me. One that wanted to be good and brave, and one that told the good one to keep her mouth shut.

We made it,' he shouted. 'Not bad for a prison break, eh?' 'Good thinking Jake.

Laughter was like a fresh breeze - it cleaned its way through the body making everything feel good. Did other species have such a simple healer?

Good luck tended to avoid me.

Good luck, little Wanderer, good luck. How I wish you didn't need it.

It's not a good feeling--knowing that you profoundly deserve the title of monster. It's better to be kind than to feel guilty.

Someone has to spread the good news that we survived.

But most significant in this tidal wave of happiness was the surest fact of all: I was with Edward. Forever - Bella Cullen

and the smile I'd been waiting for stretched across his face like the sun breaking free of the clouds.

Something I've never seen in all my lives. I'm staring at... hope." - Wanda

Hope your new boots are fast Bella. One little jar isn't going to keep a hungry bear occupied for long." "I only have to be faster than you.

We did not hope for the same things, but we all hoped.

the best 4 letter word in the world is Hope

Books have been thought of as windows to another world of imagination

If I were to continue on with 'The Host,' which is a possibility, there are characters and stories that could continue... If I went ahead with that, it would be two more... Next would be 'The Soul,' and then 'The Seeker.'

I love you. You're my only reason to stay alive... if that's what I am.