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As Twilight turns 10, we compile some of our favourite quotes from Stephenie Meyer’s iconic first novel
Ten years ago, sullen teenage girls, sparkly vampires, and shirtless werewolves made their first appearances into our lives in the form of Stephenie Meyer’s debut novel, Twilight. Love it or hate it, Twilight has been a generation defining novel, and the story of Bella and Edward’s paranormal romance has become known to readers all across the globe.
First published in 2005, Twilight has since spawned three sequels, a spin-off novella, an unpublished companion book written from Edward’s perspective and now Stephenie Meyer’s gender busting Twilight reimagining Life and Death. The series has been translated into over 38 languages and adapted into five blockbuster films.
As well as this, Meyer’s novel has also provided us with many memorable quotes which range from swoon-worthy to downright hilarious. With this in mind, we here at Guardian children’s books HQ have decided to celebrate the novel’s tenth anniversary by compiling some of our favourite quotes from the first book of the series.
I’d never given much thought to how I would die - though I’d had reason enough in the last few months - but even if I had, I would not have imagined it like this.
Surely it was a good way to die, in the place of someone else, someone I loved.
What if I’m not a superhero. What if I’m the bad guy?
I was consumed by the mystery Edward presented. And more than a little obsessed by Edward himself.”
“How old are you?” “Seventeen,” he answered promptly. “And how long have you been seventeen?” His lips twitched as he stared at the road. “A while,” he admitted at last.”
About three things I was absolutely positive. First, Edward was a vampire. Second, there was a part of him-and I didn’t know how potent that part might be-that thirsted for my blood. And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.”
“He looks at you like… like you’re something to eat.”
“I’ve never tried to keep a specific person alive before, and it’s much more troublesome than I would have believed. But that’s probably just because it’s you. Ordinary people seem to make it through the day without so many catastrophes.”
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…” he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word.
“What a stupid lamb,” I sighed.
“What a sick, masochistic lion.”
“You are my life now.”
Have we missed any of your favourites from the first novel in The Twilight Saga? Send us your top quotes by email childrens.books@theguardian.com or on Twitter @GdnChildrensBks and we’ll add them to this blog! And when you’ve read Life and Death maybe you can send us some newly re-gendered quotes too!
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