TWILIGHT,

"Isabella" he pronounced my full name carefully, then playfully ruffled my hair with his free hand. A shock ran through my body at his casual touch. "Bella, I couldnt live with myself if I ever hurt you. You dont know how it's tourtured me." He looked down, ashamed again. "The thought of you, still, white, cold .. to never see you blush scarlet again, to never see that flash of intuition in your eyes when you see through my pretences.. it would be unedurable." He lifted his glorious, agonized eyes to mine. "You are the most important thing to me now. The most important thing to me ever."