It was still considered rude to stare at people, wasn’t it? Didn’t that apply to me anymore?
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.3

I was going without a lot of things these days, like Pop-Tarts and shoelaces, to avoid spending time in public.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.4

Personally, I didn’t get it. But then, I was just proud I could distinguish between the symbols for Toyota, Ford, and Chevy. This car was glossy black, sleek, and pretty, but it was still just a car to me.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.5

I briefly contemplated my issues with words like fiancé, wedding, husband, etc. I just couldn’t put it together in my head. On the one hand, I had been raised to cringe at the very thought of poofy white dresses and bouquets. But more than that, I just couldn’t reconcile a staid, respectable, dull concept like husband with my concept of Edward. It was like casting an archangel as an accountant; I couldn’t visualize him in any commonplace role.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.6

I miss my truck.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.7

Body armor. Four thousand pounds of body armor. And missile-proof glass? Nice. What had happened to good old-fashioned bulletproof?
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.7

Ha ha. Because I was so fragilely human, so accident-prone, so much a victim to my own dangerous bad luck, apparently I needed a tank-resistant car to keep me safe. Hilarious. I was sure he and his brothers had enjoyed the joke quite a bit behind my back.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.8

Virtual indestructibility was just one of the many perks I was looking forward to. The best parts about being a Cullen were not expensive cars and impressive credit cards.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.9

The phrase “bite my head off” was not entirely a figure of speech when it came to Leah.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.11

I’m no Alice – you’re just predictable.
Seth Clearwater, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.11

The friendship that had sprung up between Edward and Seth was something that still boggled my mind. It was proof, though, that things didn’t have to be this way. That vampires and werewolves could get along just fine, thank you very much, if they were of a mind to.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.12

Stop fidgeting, Bella. Please try to remember that you’re not confessing to a murder here.
Edward Cullen, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.13

Wait till he hangs his gun up!
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.13

Edward grimaced, and I knew it was in objection to the word okay. He probably would have used something more like wonderful or perfect or glorious.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.14

I wanted to elbow Edward in the ribs, but I knew that move would only give me a bruise. I’d told Edward that people would immediately jump to this conclusion! What other possible reason would sane people have for getting married at eighteen? (His answer then had made me roll my eyes. Love. Right.)
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.15

Charlie, I realize that I’ve gone about this out of order. Traditionally, I should have asked you first. I mean no disrespect, but since Bella has already said yes and I don’t want to diminish her choice in the matter, instead of asking you for her hand, I’m asking for your blessing. We’re getting married, Charlie. I love her more than anything in the world, more than my own life, and – by some miracle – she loves me that way, too. Will you give us your blessing?
Edward Cullen, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.15

For just an instant, listening to the absolute confidence in his voice, I experienced a rare moment of insight. I could see, fleetingly, the way the world looked to him.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.15

I’m one hundred percent sure about Edward.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.16

He wasn’t exaggerating; they’d been big on old-fashioned morals during World War I.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.16

Charlie’s mouth twisted to the side. Looking for an angle to argue from. But what could he say? I’d prefer you live in sin first? He was a dad; his hands were tied.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.17

The ultimate doom: telling Renée. Early marriage was higher up on her blacklist than boiling live puppies.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.17

You’re exactly like Charlie. Once you make up your mind, there is no reasoning with you. Of course, exactly like Charlie, you stick by your decisions, too.
Renée Dwyer, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.18

You’re not making my mistakes, Bella. You sound like you’re scared silly, and I’m guessing it’s because you’re afraid of me.
Renée Dwyer, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.18

You make your own kinds of mistakes, and I’m sure you’ll have your share of regrets in life. But commitment was never your problem, sweetie. You have a better chance of making this work than most forty-year-olds I know. My little middle-aged child. Luckily, you seem to have found another old soul.
Renée Dwyer, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.18

I’m having an out-of-body experience right now.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.19

You’ve never been a teenager, sweetie. You know what’s best for you.
Renée Dwyer, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.19

Thirty seconds, please, Bella. Your patience will be rewarded.
Alice Cullen, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.20

No one dressed by me ever looks like an idiot.
Alice Cullen, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.20

Go to your happy place, Bella. It won’t take long.
Alice Cullen, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.21

You’d think I was shoving bamboo splinters under your nails.
Alice Cullen, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.21

There was only one human experience I worried about missing. Of course it would be the one he wished I would forget completely.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.22

For several years, my biggest personality trait was going to be thirsty. It would take some time before I could be me again. And even when I was in control of myself, I would never feel exactly the way I felt now. Human… and passionately in love. I wanted the complete experience before I traded in my warm, breakable, pheromone-riddled body for something beautiful, strong… and unknown. I wanted a real honeymoon with Edward. And, despite the danger he feared this would put me in, he’d agreed to try.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.22

I was with Edward in my happy place.
Bella Swan, Breaking Dawn, Chapter 1, p.22