It had taken much less time than I’d thought — all the terror, the despair, the shattering of my heart. The minutes were ticking by more slowly than usual.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.433
Some things are more certain than others… like the weather. People are harder. I only see the course they’re on while they’re on it. Once they change their minds — make a new decision, no matter how small — the whole future shifts.
Alice Cullen, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.435
The minutes passed and Edward’s arrival grew closer. It was amazing how every cell in my body seemed to know he was coming, to long for his coming.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.437
I couldn’t cry yet, I told myself. I still had a long way to go.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.439
I imagined that I had stayed at the airport to meet Edward. I visualized how I would stand on my toes, the sooner to see his face. How quickly, how gracefully he would move through the crowds of people separating us. And then I would run to close those last few feet between us — reckless as always — and I would be in his marble arms, finally safe.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.440
So many questions I still had for him. I could talk to him forever, never sleeping, never leaving his side. I could see his face so clearly now… almost hear his voice. And, despite all the horror and hopelessness, I was fleetingly happy. So involved was I in my escapist daydreams, I lost all track of the seconds racing by.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.440
That was very quick. I’m impressed.
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.441
There was no time to look back at my house, and I didn’t want to see it as it was now — empty, a symbol of fear instead of sanctuary. The last person to walk through those familiar rooms was my enemy.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.442
Terror seized me so strongly that I was literally trapped by it. I couldn’t make my feet move forward.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.443
Sorry about that, Bella, but isn’t it better that your mother didn’t really have to be involved in all this?
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.444
You don’t sound angry that I tricked you.
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.444
I will give your strange coven this much, you humans can be quite interesting. I guess I can see the draw of observing you. It’s amazing — some of you seem to have no sense of your own self-interest at all.
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.445
I suppose you’re going to tell me that your boyfriend will avenge you?
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.445
To be quite honest, I’m disappointed. I expected a much greater challenge. And, after all, I only needed a little luck.
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.445
Humans can be very predictable; they like to be somewhere familiar, somewhere safe. And wouldn’t it be the perfect ploy, to go to the last place you should be when you’re hiding — the place that you said you’d be.
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.446
It was all for him, of course. You’re simply a human, who unfortunately was in the wrong place, at the wrong time, and indisputably running with the wrong crowd, I might add.
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.447
Well, I suppose we should get on with it. And then I can call your friends and tell them where to find you, and my little message.
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.448
I couldn’t help myself— I tried to run. As useless as I knew it would be, as weak as my knees already were, panic took over and I bolted for the emergency door.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.449
I thought this room would be visually dramatic for my little film. That’s why I picked this place to meet you. It’s perfect, isn’t it?
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.449
Wouldn’t you rather have Edward try to find me?
James, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.450
I heard, as if from underwater, the final growl of the hunter. I could see, through the long tunnels my eyes had become, his dark shape coming toward me. With my last effort, my hand instinctively raised to protect my face. My eyes closed, and I drifted.
Bella Swan, Twilight, Chapter 22, p.451
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