Strength and Skill Quotes in Twilight Page 1
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| Quote #1 In his rearview mirror, Edward's eyes were on me. He was unquestionably shaking with laughter, as if he'd heard every word Tyler had said. (4.96) |
Bella isn't aware of it yet, but Edward can hear what Tyler is thinking. Edward seems to get a great deal of amusement from getting at Bella's thoughts through the other Forks High students.
| Quote #2 [Bella:] "I smelled the blood," I said, wrinkling my nose […]. |
In a scene of great irony, Bella faints at the smell of blood. She does have a unique skill that most humans apparently do not have: she can smell blood.
| Quote #3 [Bella:] "Okay, then." I glared at him, and continue slowly. "Let's say, hypothetically of course, that…someone…could know what people are thinking, read minds, you know – with a few exceptions." [Edward:] "Just one exception," he corrected, "hypothetically." (8.189, 190) |
Edward's special skill is that he can read minds – well, everyone's mind but Bella's. Why do you think he can't read Bella's mind? Why would Meyer have made that the case?
