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Jacob Black
Billy is an elder in the Quileute tribe that lives near Forks and is one of Charlie’s best friends. However, Billy and Charlie’s relationship has been rocky for a while when Bella arrives in Forks, as several Quileutes have stopped getting medical care at the county hospital in protest of Dr. Cullen working there. Billy is an older single man with three children, two grown twin girls and a boy, Jacob, who’s a year or so younger than Bella. He’s confined to a wheelchair, so when Bella sees him it’s because Jacob has driven Billy into Forks. Bella realizes that Billy believes the old Quileute legends (which hold that the Quileutes are shapeshifters and werewolves, and that the Cullens are vampires). Billy is terrified when he discovers that Bella is dating Edward and tries to warn her away from him on several occasions, even going so far as to pay Jacob to attend the Forks High School prom in order to pass a warning message on to Bella. Though this makes Bella frustrated and annoyed, she also recognizes that Billy cares deeply for her safety—and for Charlie’s as well.
Billy Black Quotes in Twilight
The Twilight quotes below are all either spoken by Billy Black or refer to Billy Black. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9
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“Don’t let that make you complacent, though,” he warned me. “They’re right to keep their distance from us. We are still dangerous.”
“I don’t understand.”
“We try,” he explained slowly. “We’re usually very good at what we do. Sometimes we make mistakes. Me, for example, allowing myself to be alone with you.”
“This is a mistake?” I heard the sadness in my voice, but I didn’t know if he could as well.
“A very dangerous one,” he murmured.
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Billy Black Quotes in Twilight
The Twilight quotes below are all either spoken by Billy Black or refer to Billy Black. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 9
Quotes
“Don’t let that make you complacent, though,” he warned me. “They’re right to keep their distance from us. We are still dangerous.”
“I don’t understand.”
“We try,” he explained slowly. “We’re usually very good at what we do. Sometimes we make mistakes. Me, for example, allowing myself to be alone with you.”
“This is a mistake?” I heard the sadness in my voice, but I didn’t know if he could as well.
“A very dangerous one,” he murmured.
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