Quote #9
Jul 19th, 2008 | By Krystal | Category: Book NewsHere is your next quote of the day!
Alice: “No one will dare to call you plain when I’m through with you.”
Bella: “Only because they’re afraid you’ll suck their blood.””
Here is your next quote of the day!
Alice: “No one will dare to call you plain when I’m through with you.”
Bella: “Only because they’re afraid you’ll suck their blood.””
First thought: Alice beautifying Bella for the wedding.
Though of course these are supposed to be misleading….
bah this may be my favorite one so far!!!! this must be before the wedding!!!!! i love alice and bella. SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!
AH! I love it! I stay up late every night just for these quotes…
haha def. has to do with dressing Bella for the wedding or making bella more beautiful in some way so that no one calls her plain. And Bella making the joke of Alice’s vampire control ovr ppl haha
i was thinking maybe Alice was talking bout after bella being changed but im not getting tht full theory. It’s so hard to determine! lol
I’m thinking it’s wedding time! But I don’t understand Bellas comment, because no one knows alice is a vampire besides those who don’t have to worry about her sucking their blood…right, i think i’m reading too much into this. Bellas probably just joking.
LOL…..thats alll i can say…..LOL….
OMG! she is so talking about her wedding dress!!
i thought they were fighting first but its just banter!
So, this means Bella will still be human (not vampire, vampires are humans too :D!) when she gets married, assuming this is the wedding. Unless she is a plain vampire. I can’t wait <3
One more thing, When/Where will the wedding be… the day or night, inside or outside?? If outside and day then Edward wouldn’t sparkle, wouldn’t he. And all the Cullens/vampires.
I totally agree with Jo. I thought the same thing. I guess for it to work the next thing Alice would say is something like, ‘yeah, but they don’t know about that part of me’… I don’t know. Maybe I’m over-thinking it.
Okay nothing really to do with the quote but ..ONLY 12 DAYS LEFT…..AHHHHH..Im so excited, cant wait to learn what this quote really means..I think she wants it to think wedding, maybe its after the change and the’re going out to dinner or clubbing to celebrate bellas new balance..WHo knows, im just grasping at straws…lol..
Hilarious Alice, this is totally wedding time. But Jo made a good point, does everyone know?
Im starting to see a theme with the quotes a lot seem to be about the wedding
I love these quotes! It has to be the wedding. Maybe we’re supposed to be misled, though…Can’t wait!!
I can’t handle this pressure……………..12 days is just too far away……………….I guess I’ll watch the trailers again. I especially love the one on Penelope.
OK, another “Alice will be Alice” moment, likely having to do with the wedding.
Sorry this next part is long….
To me, the biggest clue in this quote is the word “PLAIN” in reference to Bella– because I think it ups the likelihood that BD will be based in part on Jane Eyre. The #1, quintessential adjective used to describe Jane Eyre is “plain.” She’s the original “plain Jane.” “Plain” is her defining characteristic, repeated throughout the book. I’ve seen lots of speculation that Jane Eyre is the second book on which BD will be based– and this quote might actually confirm it.
If BD is based on Jane Eyre, I really hope it won’t follow the story too closely. With all the love spells crossing up the lovers in Midsummer Night’s Dream, Jane Eyre will only make matters worse. Jane’s wedding is ruined when it is revealed — at the altar no less — that her beloved Rochester is already married to a crazy lady that he has kept locked in the attic without ever telling Jane about it!! Then Jane wanders in the wilderness and eventually makes her own life without him. When she returns to him, she finds his beautiful house in ruins and he is scarred, ugly, blind, and crippled– because his nutjob wife tried to kill him by burning the house down, and he nearly died in the fire. Ugh. I want 768 pages of E/B together, not torn apart — least of all by another Bronte sister — as they were in New Moon and Eclipse.
LOL at first I read this wrong and thought that it was Bella who was going to be sucking blood and I freaked! I was like jumping up and down and was all OMG OMG BELLAS A VAMPIRE BELLAS A VAMPIRE and then I read it agian and felt like a dork! Still good quote but not as good as I orginally thought
im guessing for bellas wedding, alice is getting her all dolled up 🙂
Wow… Just Visiting really put that whole Jane Eyre thing in perspective. I don’t like it. 🙁
If that were true – this could definitely be tied into the whole Tanya/Edward deal. I dunnoe. Very, very interesting. I need to brush up on my Bronte.
Bella’s comment is making my brain hurt because it’s making me read to far into it…*ponders*
I’m really wondering if anyone will know about the Cullens?
My most reasonable guess would be wedding related, but it’s not that original.
Everybody At the wedding KNOWS-OMG
OR
The town knows
SERIOUSLY
I DON’T KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This quote is probably on or near the day of the wedding, no doubt.
But I’m thinking maybe Tayna said Bella was plain? When she comes back to see Edward and starts bagging on Bella because she’s jealous or something. And says, “Well, she certainly is… plain.”
But, Tayna wouldn’t be afraid of Alice sucking her blood, haha, she has none.
So perhaps Lauren or Jessica? They probably couldn’t wrap their heads around the fact that Edward fell for Bella and are a bit jealous she gets to marry him. But, again, why would they be afraid of their blood getting sucked since they don’t know Alice is a vampire….
That leaves Leah, from the La Push clan. Though I can’t remember if she ever had a problem with Bella. She would be the one of the only people who would keep her mouth shut because of a fear of Alice. And Jacob wouldn’t say Bella is plain for obvious reasons, even though he’s upset about the wedding.
God, these quotes can be interpreted in like, a thousand different ways, and they never end up being what anyone expects.
OME! These quotes are so confusing! They make my brain hurt! I am going with Twilightgirl629. Tanya saying Bella is plain because of her being jealous totally makes sense. I think Alice and Bella are talking about getting Bella ready for the wedding.
TWELVE DAYS! 😛
Twilight girl629 – i agree with you in that i think tanya probably used the word plain to describe bella in a b**** type way, and alice is being fiercly over protective and going to make bella as beautiful as humanly possible…
and then bella says the sucking blood thing not as in the person who said she was plain was human, but exaggerating the fact that alice always goes overboard for her family -would attck human or vampire.
OR – do you think bella’s been watching the guests for the wedding arriving, and theres loads of beautiful vampires, so she gets a bit depressed and tells alice not to bother so much with her makeup or hair cos compared to them, she’ so plain, and alice is all protective etc etc, leading to the quote above.
I don’t think anyone told Bella that she is plain. I just think it’s her bad view of herself. Maybe Alice goes like: “Oh you’re so pretty Bella” and then Bella goes. “No I’m not! I bet everyone would say I’m plain if you asked them!” , or something like that. It’s just a very overreacting nevous Bella! *Ok deep breaths, stay calm! Don’t freak out because you don’t have the book jet!*
We’re really reading too much into these…
… but who wants to stop?!
BTW Apologies for an exceedingly long comment to follow.
So I reckon someone Quileute (most likely Leah, who was fairly annoyed with or at least didn’t care about Bella at the end of Eclipse) will have called Bella plain. It’s got to be the Quileutes because they’re the only people who know the Cullens are vampires (and actually have blood) besides Bella herself!
The only problem I’ve just come up with is that Bella and Alice were talking GENERALLY. Using the plural third person. Which would indicate lots of people.
Eek.
Maby its at the bacholorette party ( don’t no how to spell it, to lazy to ask) And there’s a theme And alice dresses up as a old skool Vampire And Alice is also doing Bella’s costume- maybe a costume with feathers( remeber last Quote)-and Bella’s being sarcastic when she replies to Alice
hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just thinkin out loud
This quote kind of made me think that someone like Lauren or Jessica found out that Bella was getting married to Edward(wedding invitations), and said she didn’t deserve him because she was plain. Then, of course, Alice would have to go overboard giving her a makeover….
I think that the whole “suck their blood part” isnt in distinct reference to a certain person; i.e. i dont think any one specifically called Bella plain.
Someone must have called Bella plain or Bella just thinks that about herself because Alice wouldn’t have said that. Bella must have been called plain by a human that knows what the Cullens are because they wouldn’t be afraid to have their blood sucked if they didn’t know what the Cullens are.
Seriously.
12 days?
I’m on board with thinking it’s Leah who they’re talking about.
alice is getting bella ready for the wedding or something similar. i think thats what everyone has said already, but im saying it too.
hmm… i think Alice is giving bella a makeover. 😉
hmmm… also… i think that Tanya was all like, Well, edward, why don’t you choose me instead of her!! shes just so plain!! or something like that and that makes alice really mad so she gives bella a makeover or something for the wedding and, Alice will be Alice, so she goes all the way and makes bella absolutely stunning. then Tanya gets all jealous. hah. i hate tanya.
when i first saw this i thought of two things;
either when they are going to see tanyas family..because they know alice is a vampire…
or before the wedding… but they dont know alice can suck their blood =D
OK, Is anybody else finding these quotes EXTREMELY irritating? Or is it just me who thinks that S.M is DELIBERTATERLY leading us onto false trails just to work up our minds? I swear, she SPECIFICALLY picked the most curious, the most theorizable quotes out of the entire book. Hmph.
At first you would think “OH EM GE! Alice is going to turn her!”
And then it is like, Stephenie Meyer said the quotes would be misleading and I honestly don’t think she would give us as big as a clue if any.
Its cute though.
Probably talking about Alice (and maybe Rosealie) getting Bella ready for the wedding.
Maybe somehow, Bella overhears a comment made by Leah. We know Leah was annoyed with Jacob’s moping over Bella for marrying Edward. So Maybe Leah says something referring to how someone so plain like Bella could have both Edward and Jacob wanting her. So Alice reassures her that no one will be able to call her plain once she’s done fixing her up for the wedding. And Bella says its because their afraid she’ll suck their blood (which makes sense since Leah knows the Cullens are vampires)…
Just Visiting:
To me, the biggest clue in this quote is the word “PLAIN” in reference to Bella– because I think it ups the likelihood that BD will be based in part on Jane Eyre. The #1, quintessential adjective used to describe Jane Eyre is “plain.” She’s the original “plain Jane.” “Plain” is her defining characteristic, repeated throughout the book. I’ve seen lots of speculation that Jane Eyre is the second book on which BD will be based– and this quote might actually confirm it.
I TOTALLY AGREE. I think that is an indication as to Jane Eyre being the second book. The quote of the day today is simply Alice fixing up Bella for the wedding. Don’t take it too literally. It might not mean that everyone knows Alice is a vampire.
I think everyone’s reading into this ‘suck their blood’ thing just a bit too much.
Bella’s always thought of herself as kind of plain and unspecial, and hanging out with the incredibly gorgeous Cullens doesn’t help. she probably voices this opinion to Alice (just before the wedding, it would seem) and when Alice makes her responce, Bella is joking around by saying “Only because they’re afraid you’ll suck their blood”
to me, this doesn’t mean anyone else knows, its just playful joking…
I also like the theory of Lauren, Jessica or Leah being all mean and jealous and saying something loud enough for her to hear.
The Real Mrs. Edward Cullen:
Great minds think alike, no? But I’m still crossing my fingers that BD won’t be based on Jane Eyre. It seems too far along into the story to have another woman (human, vampire or werewolf) come between Edward and Bella now. But (cringe) SM has said that Tanya was the original succubus, and MSND is all about mixing up true lovers, so…. it remains a frustrating possibility.
My dark-horse candidate for book #2 is Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking Glass. The main support for it is the chess/pawn/queen BD cover. SM said in the EW interview that she picked the cover and it means something for the story, which we’ll all see once we’ve read BD. In TTLG, the heroine enters a parallel world through a mirror and is told by a Red Queen that if she becomes a pawn in a game of chess, she can become a White Queen by advancing through the game and winning. I’d much prefer if the Volturi or even Tanya put Bella through all kinds of crazy paces before she eventually becomes a vampire (the White Queen on the cover) than to have a plot device that comes between E/B again.
Only two weeks to go….. 🙂
Yes!!!! only 12 more days!!!!!
I think that everybody is reading WAY to into this comment, it sounds like bella is just being bella, and telling alice that it doesnt matter wat she looks like because shes just too plain, or something like that.
And when she says that thing about alice drinking the blood, it sounds like shes just messing around with alice about her being a vampire like she usually does.
We just have to remember whatever book she based it on, she may only use small elements of the book. I mean if she was true to the book Bella and Edward would have already died…. Romeo and Juliet. Need I say more. Happy Thoughts!!!!
Jen
huh?
i do not get it.
o hahaha now i get it Alice is saying she is going to make Bella look awesome!! i get it now!
I really believe Stephenie is having a great time watching everyone go insane trying to figure out the quotes. This one in particular is no exception to the rules.
I think this is once again Alice living vicariously through Bella. If it is not the wedding then it is certainly Bella getting dolled up for either the rehearsal or the bachelorette party. I love the bond that Alice and Bella share they really do seem like sisters. 🙂
In New Moon Jacob was compared to that of Paris in Romeo and Juliet and in Twilight Edward was said to have characteristics of a character from Pride and Prejudice. In Eclipse Edward could relate to Heathcliff from Wuthering Heights on some level.
So the influence of these books are very subtle. I guess I am with those who believe that A Midsummer Nights Dream and whatever other novel is used will be very loosely used within this novel. We know that Bella had to read Brontë during her Junior year. Charlotte Brontë wrote Jane Eyre and so far we have found reference to one other book that was on Bella’s list of must reads as a junior at Forks, Shakespeare.
I don’t think it is too much of a stretch to think that Jane Eyre might be the other novel that is being used besides A midsummer nights dream. Though I think there will be very subtle comparisons because as the books go on the comparisons get more subtle than the last. At least for me in Eclipse it was quite subtle the comparison to the novel that was made.
Sorry for the long post but once I get started rambling I just can’t stop.
OMG!!!! I just thought of something: What if Tanya called Bella plain because she was angry Edward chose a human over her?? And maybe Bella was sort of depressed about it so Alice wants to give her a makeover?? Idk…just a random thought…Ahhh!!! This is driving me insane!!!!!!!!! Only 12 more days to go!!!!!!!! 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Maria Cullen[[TEAM EDWARD]]:
I’m sorry, I didn’t realize you already had that theory… oops. But I totally agree with you!!
OMG!
I totally can’t wait!
These quotes drive me insane!
and I tell myself not to read them because of it
and yet I tourture myself and read them every day!!!
but i love this quote!
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀