# Eclipse

- Author: [Stephenie Meyer](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer.md)
- Quotes: 10
- Book page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse

## Quotes

> I wondered if I was a monster. Not the kind that [Edward] thought he was, but the real kind. The kind that hurt people. The kind that had no limits when it came to what they wanted.

p. 421 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/i-wondered-if-i-was.md)

> They stood out from the rest of the crowd, their beauty and grace otherworldly. I wondered how I'd ever fallen for their human farce. A couple of angels, standing there with wings intact, would be less conspicuous.

p. 354 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/they-stood-out.md)

> "[W]hen I left you, Bella, I left you bleeding. Jacob was the one to stitch you back up again. That was bound to leave its mark — on both of you. I'm not sure those kinds of stitches dissolve on their own."

p. 534 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/w-hen-i-left.md)

> "I'm exactly right for you, Bella. It would have been effortless for us — comfortable, easy as breathing. I was the natural path your life would have taken. [...] If the world was the way it was supposed to be, if there were no monsters and no magic..."

p. 599 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/im-exactly-right.md)

> "He's like a drug for you, Bella." His voice was still gentle, not at all critical. "I see that you can't live without him now. It's too late. But I would have been healthier for you. Not a drug; I would have been the air, the sun."
>
> The corner of my mouth turned up in a wistful half-smile. "I used to think of you that way, you know. Like the sun. My personal sun. You balanced out the clouds nicely for me."
>
> He sighed. "The clouds I can handle. But I can't fight with an eclipse."

p. 599 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/hes-like-a-drug.md)

> "You know, Jacob, if it weren't for the fact that we're natural enemies and that you're also trying to steal away the reason for my existence, I might actually like you."
>
> "Maybe...if you weren't a disgusting vampire who was planning to suck out the life of the girl I love...well, no, not even then."

p. 503 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/you-know-jacob.md)

> "If there were any way for me to become human for you — no matter what the price was, I would pay it."

p. 273 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/if-there-were.md)

> Edward rode in the backseat of my father's police car, behind the fiberglass divider, with an amused expression — probably due to my father's amused expression, and the grin that widened every time Charlie stole a glance at Edward in his rearview mirror.

p. 351 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/edward-rode-in-the.md)

> "I am a neutral country. I am Switzerland. I refuse to be affected by territorial disputes between mythical creatures."

p. 143 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/i-am-a-neutral.md)

> "I hate you, Jacob Black."
>
> "That's good. Hate is a passionate emotion."
>
> "I'll give you passionate," I muttered under my breath. "Murder, the ultimate crime of passion."

p. 332 — [Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/stephenie-meyer/eclipse/i-hate-you.md)