Read The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide Online
Authors: Stephenie Meyer
Tags: #Juvenile Nonfiction, #Love & Romance, #Literary Criticism & Collections, #Juvenile Fiction, #Contemporary, #Fantasy & Magic, #Fiction, #Romance, #General
The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide (22 page)
“T
HEY WERE ALL WAITING IN THE HUGE WHITE LIVING ROOM
;
WHEN
I
WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR
,
THEY GREETED ME WITH A LOUD CHORUS OF
‘H
APPY BIRTHDAY
, B
ELLA
!’
WHILE
I
BLUSHED AND LOOKED DOWN
.”—Bella (
New Moon
, Chapter 1)
“Please tell me just one little theory.”
“Um, well, bitten by a radioactive spider?”
“That’s not very creative.”
“I’m sorry, that’s all I’ve got.”
“You’re not even close.”
“No spiders?”
“Nope.”
“And no radioactivity?”
“None.”
“Dang.”
“Kryptonite doesn’t bother me, either.”
Twilight
, Chapter 5
“I smelled the blood.”
“People can’t smell blood.”
“Well, I can
—
that’s what makes me sick. It smells like rust… and salt…. What?”
“It’s nothing.”
Twilight
, Chapter 5
“T
HE WOODEN FLOOR
,
THE LIGHT BLUE WALLS
,
THE PEAKED CEILING
,
THE YELLOWED LACE CURTAINS AROUND THE WINDOW
—
THESE WERE ALL A PART OF MY CHILDHOOD
.”—Bella, on her bedroom (
Twilight
, Chapter 1)
“I dazzle people?”
“You haven’t noticed? Do you think everybody gets their way so easily?”
“Do I dazzle
you
?”
“Frequently.”
Twilight
, Chapter 8
“How old are you?”
“Seventeen.”
“And how long have you been seventeen?”
“A while.”
Twilight
, Chapter 9
“Don’t laugh—but how can you come out during the daytime?”
“Myth.”
“Burned by the sun?”
“Myth.”
“Sleeping in coffins?”
“Myth. I can’t sleep.”
“At all?”
“Never.”
Twilight
, Chapter 9
“And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…. ”
“What a stupid lamb.”
“What a sick, masochistic lion.”
Twilight
, Chapter 13
NAME
:
Renesmee Carlie Cullen; nickname: Nessie
DATE OF BIRTH
:
September 11, 2006
DATE OF TRANSFORMATION
:
Born a vampire/human hybrid
PLACE OF ORIGIN
:
Forks, Washington
HAIR COLOR
:
Bronze
EYE COLOR
:
Brown
HEIGHT
:
3’5”
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
:
Renesmee has fair skin, pink cheeks, dimples, and bronze-colored ringlets.
SPECIAL ABILITIES
:
She can show people her thoughts by touching their skin. So far, no one has been able to block her talent.
EDUCATION/OCCUPATION
:
She is taught at home by her parents, extended family, and friends.
HOBBIES
:
She likes to hunt with Jacob, read, study, and spend time with her parents and the other members of the Cullen family.
VEHICLE
:
She doesn’t have a vehicle yet.
FAMILY/COVEN RELATIONSHIPS
:
She is the natural daughter of Edward and Bella Cullen. Charlie Swan and Renée Dwyer are her natural grandparents. Carlisle and Esme Cullen are her adoptive grandparents through their relationship to Edward. She thinks of Rosalie Hale and Alice Cullen as her aunts, and of Jasper Hale and Emmett Cullen as her uncles. Jacob Black has imprinted on her.
BORN HEALTHY
, “
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN HER FATHER
”
(
Breaking Dawn
, Chapter 19),
AND STRONG
, R
ENESMEE NEEDED A CRIB MADE OF WROUGHT IRON
.
Mentally, she learns with vampire speed and retains with vampire perfection.
:
Renesmee has both vampire and human characteristics. She has inherited many physical gifts from her vampire heritage; her teeth are nearly as strong as vampire teeth, her skin is almost as durable as vampire skin, and her muscles perform with supernatural strength, though not quite at vampire level. Mentally, she learns with vampire speed and retains with vampire perfection. Due to her human side, she has a beating heart and a functioning circulatory system. She also can eat human food and sleep. She maintains a body temperature greater than that of a normal human, at around 105 degrees Fahrenheit. From conception, she has grown at a greatly accelerated rate. It is expected that she, like other hybrids, will stop growing when her body reaches its adult size. Her physical growth is greatly outstripped by her mental development.
“But I can show you more than I can tell you.”
Breaking Dawn
, Chapter 30
“I’m not dangerous at all…. I love humans. And wolf-people like my Jacob.”
Breaking Dawn
, Chapter 30
“Momma, you’re special.”
Breaking Dawn
, Chapter 31
“I love you too, Momma. We’ll always be together.”
Breaking Dawn
, Chapter 35
“T
HE HOUSE WAS TIMELESS
,
GRACEFUL
,
AND PROBABLY A HUNDRED YEARS OLD
. I
T WAS PAINTED A SOFT
,
FADED WHITE
,
THREE STORIES TALL
,
RECTANGULAR AND WELL PROPORTIONED
. T
HE WINDOWS AND DOORS WERE EITHER PART OF THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE OR A PERFECT RESTORATION
.”—Bella, on her first impressions of the Cullen home (
Twilight
, Chapter 15)
T
he Cullens’ house in Forks is more than a hundred years old. Painstakingly restored by Esme, it is painted white, is three stories tall, and features a deep porch that wraps around the front of the house. The back, south-facing wall is three stories of glass.
The inside of the first story is open and bright, with few internal walls. To the left of the front door is a wide central staircase. To the right is a raised area with a grand piano in the center. Also to the right are a dining room and kitchen, but these are more for show than for actual use. Behind the stairs is the office of C.E.E. Inc., the Cullens’ personal company, where they manage all of their business dealings.
At the top of the staircase on the second floor is the room that Rosalie and Emmett share. Moving around the central stairs clockwise, first comes Jasper’s study, then Alice and Jasper’s room, with an attached closet that is larger than the room itself. Carlisle’s office is next, with an area inside for Esme’s study and Carlisle’s personal library. During Bella’s pregnancy, the library was converted into a combination exam and delivery room.