Exhibit #372 of Edward Has to Learn Everything The Hard Way
Edward: We're leaving. Bella deserves to have a happy, healthy human life free of the stain of my presence and the danger we introduce.
Carlisle: I sometimes wonder what might have happened if I hadn't taken myself out of Esme's human life. A different circumstance, I admit; but could I have spared her the pain of ten years' worth of longing and unfulfilled dreams, a loveless marriage, several years of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, homelessness, the devastating loss of her child, and suicide? But the decision is yours, of course. You'll do the right thing.
Edward: As I said, we're leaving.
