“I was thinking, while I was running..." He paused. "About not hitting the trees, I hope.” ThinkingRunningTreeHitting Author:Stephenie Meyer
“I was not allowed to think of him. That was something I tried to be very strict about. Of course I slipped; I was only human. But I was getting better, and so the pain was something I could avoid for days at a time now. The trade-off was the never-ending numbness. Between pain and nothing, I'd chosen nothing.” ThinkingHumansPainCoursesTradeChosenGet BetterStrictNumbNever EndingNumbnessTrade Offs Author:Stephenie Meyer
“It's strong, Ian. The way she feels about you is something else. She loves this world, but so much of the reason she couldn't leave was really you. She thinks of you as her anchor. You gave her a reason to finally stay in one place after a lifetime of wandering.” ThinkingWorldWayFeelsReasonStrongThis WorldLifetimeWanderAnchorsThink Of You Book:The Host Source: The Host
“I was thinking about how disjointedly time seemed to flow, passing in a blur at times, with single images standing out more clearly than others. And then, at other times, every second was significant, etched in my mind.” ThinkingMindTimeStandingFlowSignificantPassingPassingsStanding OutBlurEvery Second Author:Stephenie Meyer
“I think there are many feminists who would say that I am not a feminist. I love women, I have a lot of girlfriends, I admire them, they make so much more sense to me than men, and I feel like the world is a better place when women are in charge. So that kind of by default makes me a feminist. I love working in a female world.” ThinkingMenWorldFeelsKindFemaleFeministAdmireGirlfriendBetter PlaceDefaultStood Up Author:Stephenie Meyer
“It's easier to come up with new stories than it is to finish the ones you already have. I think every author would feel that way.” ThinkingWayFeelsStoriesEasierCome Up Author:Stephenie Meyer
“Becoming a vampire is forever. You don't get to change your mind about it later. For me, I think that's one of the big drawbacks with anything that's permanent. How do you know how you're going to feel in five years or 10 years? Even with a tattoo.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsYearsMindBigsKnow HowForeverFiveBecomingVampirePermanentFive YearsDo You KnowTattooChanging Your MindDrawbacks Author:Stephenie Meyer
“And then writing, it was like I just found it, you know? Like you just found your favorite flavor of ice cream, all of a sudden there it is. 'This is what I should have been doing for the last thirty years. What was I thinking?' So I was, then I was in and then I had to just keep going with it.” ThinkingKnowsShouldWritingYearsHas BeensLastsFoundLike YouShould HaveIceThirtyKeep GoingCreamFlavorIce CreamShould Have BeenThirty YearsYour Favorite Author:Stephenie Meyer
“All I can guess is that when I write, I forget that it's not real. I'm living the story, and I think people can read that sincerity about the characters. They are real to me while I'm writing them, and I think that makes them real to the readers as well.” PeopleThinkingWritingWellsI CanRealCharacterStoriesForgetReaderSincerity Author:Stephenie Meyer
“I don't want to be a vampire. A lot of other people do and I think it's that dual nature - we have, you know, terrifying/intriguing.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWantVampireIntriguingDual Nature Author:Stephenie Meyer
“What's funny about that is when I was writing Twilight just for myself and not thinking of it as a book, I was not thinking about publishing, and yet at the same time I was casting it in my head. Because when I read books, I see them very visually.” ThinkingWritingBookTwilightPublishingCasting Author:Stephenie Meyer
