Stop being so… optimistic. It’s getting on my nerves.
Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?' 'You hit your head pretty hard, didn't you?
I kept pushing against the black, though, almost a reflex. I wasn't trying to lift it. I was just resisting. Not allowing it to crush me completely. I wasn't Atlas, and the black felt as heavy as a planet; I couldn't shoulder it. All I could do was not be entirely obliterated.
Never before had I recognized the ring of majesty that was in Billy Black's voice, though I realized now that this authority had always been there.
It's not what you are. It's what you do.
So, how come Jacob Black gets to give you a gift and I don't? Because I have nothing to give back to you. Bella, you give me everything just by breathing.
Do you like scary stories? he asked ominously. Jacob Black
Speak of the devil, and the devil shall appear.
As long as you like me the best. And you think I’m good-looking—sort of. I’m prepared to be annoyingly persistent.
Fall down again, Bella?' No, Emmett, I punched a werewolf in the face.
Well, I'm so sorry that I can't be the right kind of monster for you, Bella.
The part that kills me is that you already know. I already told you everything!
I’d noticed that his eyes were black – coal black.
I don't have any leeches on my speed dial." — Jacob Black
Who's afraid of the big bad wolf?" Jacob Black New Moon
Hey Jacob!" I felt an unfamiliar surge of enthusiasm at his smile. I realized that I was pleased to see him. This knowledge surprised me. I smiled back, and something clicked silently into place, like two corresponding puzzle pieces. I'd forgotten how much I really liked Jacob Black.
Nudity was an inconvenient but unavoidable part of pack life. We'�d all thought nothing of it before Leah came along. Then it got awkward. - Jacob Black
But it's possible to love more than one person at a time, Bella. I've seen it in action.
You should have seen his face when I started taking my clothes off. Priceless.
Victoria?" she hissed. "Laurent?" I nodded, a teensy bit alarmed by the expression in her black eyes. I pointed at my chest. "Danger magnet, remember?
I peeked up at him one more time, and regretted it. He was glaring down at me again, his black eyes full of revulsion. As I flinched away from him, shrinking against my chair, the phrase if looks could kill suddenly ran through my mind.
Tonight the sky was utterly black. Perhaps there was no moon tonight—a lunar eclipse, a new moon. A new moon. I shivered, though I wasn't cold.
If this is how you’re going to react, I’ll freak out more often.
One of the many hazards of socializing with vampires. It makes you smell bad. A minor hazard, comparatively.
I didn’t want to kill girls… even vampire girls. Though I might make an exception for that blonde.