| Quote #1 [Edward:] "Time heals all wounds for your kind… my kind… we’re very easily distracted." (3.195) |
Edward says that vampires and humans perceive time differently. Why and how do they perceive it such that wounds heal more quickly for humans?
| Quote #2 Time passes. Even when it seems impossible. (4.1) |
Bella is talking about her subjective perception of time. What might make "her" time impossible to pass?
| Quote #3 "It was a year ago yesterday that I had my first day here," I mused. "Nothing has changed much," Angela muttered… "I know," I agreed. "I was just thinking the same thing." (6.206) |
Bella realizes she has come full circle. On the surface, her life in Forks is starting from scratch, as if Edward never existed.