Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars, points of light and reason. ...And then you shot across my sky like a meteor. Suddenly everything was on fire; there was brilliancy, there was beauty. When you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. Nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. I couldn’t see the stars anymore. And there was no more reason, for anything.

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Film adaptations

Summit Entertainment optioned Twilight in April 2007. " Before becoming an author Meyer's only professional work was as a receptionist in a property company. In 2008 the four books of the series claimed the top four spots on USA Today's year-end bestseller list making Meyer the first author to ever achieve this feat as well as being the bestselling author of the year.

Stephenie Meyer (née Morgan; pron. 5 million books in 2009. In 2010 Forbes ranked her as the #59 most powerful celebrity with annual earnings of $40 million.