--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: My old mind hadn’t been capable of…" description: "\"My old mind hadn’t been capable of holding this much love. My old heart had not been strong enough to bear it. Maybe this was the part of me that I’d b..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/stephenie-meyer-91_able_my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holdi_867672.png" --- # My old mind hadn’t been capable of holding this much love… ![“My old mind hadn’t been capable of holding this much love. My old heart had not been strong enough to bear it. Maybe this was the part of me that I’d brought forward to be intensified in my new life. Like Carlisle’s compassion and Esme’s devotion. I would probably never be able to do anything…” quote by Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/stephenie-meyer-91_able_my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holdi_867672.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/stephenie-meyer-91_able_my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holdi_867672.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/stephenie-meyer-91_able_my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holdi_867672.png) > “My old mind hadn’t been capable of holding this much love. My old heart had not been strong enough to bear it. Maybe this was the part of me that I’d brought forward to be intensified in my new life. Like Carlisle’s compassion and Esme’s devotion. I would probably never be able to do anything interesting or special like Edward, Alice, and Jasper could do. Maybe I would just love Edward more than anyone in the history of the world had ever loved anyone else. I could live with that.” [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. The narrator feels overwhelmed by love, believing past self couldn't handle such intensity, and sees this as growth in a new life. **In simple terms:** Old self couldn't hold love; new self can. Key Takeaway Accept love's intensity as personal growth. Themes love self‑discovery growth vulnerability comparison Mood hopeful reflective Type personal romantic When to use this quote - romantic relationships - personal transformation - self‑acceptance - dealing with inadequacy Key Concepts emotional capacity identity evolution intensity of feeling Questions to Reflect On - How do you balance love with self‑worth? - What limits does self‑doubt impose? A Different Perspective Love may be idealized, risking unrealistic expectations. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Bears](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bears/) [Bella cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bella-cullen/) [Compassion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/compassion/) [Devotion](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devotion/) [Heart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/heart/) [Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/love/) [Mind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mind/) [New life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/new-life/) [Psychology](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/psychology/) [Strong enough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/strong-enough/) [World](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world/) [World history](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world-history/) ## Related quotes > [I would probably never be able to do anything interesting or special like Edward, Alice and Jasper could do. Maybe I would just love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-would-probably-never-be-able-to-do-anything-interesting-or-special/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [No one could be still like Edward.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/no-one-could-be-still-like-edward/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“Bella: I love you. Edward: You are my life now.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/bella-i-love-you-edward-you-are-my-life-now/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [The way everyone looked at me made me uncomfortable. Even Edward. It was like I had grown a hundred feet during the course of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/the-way-everyone-looked-at-me-made-me-uncomfortable-even-edward-it-2/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [But most significant in this tidal wave of happiness was the surest fact of all: I was with Edward. Forever - Bella Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/but-most-significant-in-this-tidal-wave-of-happiness-was-the-surest/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [I like Edward G. Robinson - he started as a character actor and became a lead, which is probably why I like him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-sanderson/i-like-edward-g-robinson-he-started-as-a-character-actor-and-became-a/) [William Sanderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-sanderson/) > [I tried to picture a young, insecure Edward and couldn't, but it was nice to know that once he'd been a boy. Sometimes it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurell-k-hamilton/i-tried-to-picture-a-young-insecure-edward-and-couldn-t-but-it-was/) [Laurell K. Hamilton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurell-k-hamilton/) > [I LOVE YOU EDWARD VALENTINE!!!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kayla-dicarlo/i-love-you-edward-valentine/) Kayla Dicarlo > [I would love to have Edward with really short hair. Its such a relief not having a big animal on my head most of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-pattinson/i-would-love-to-have-edward-with-really-short-hair-its-such-a-relief/) [Robert Pattinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-pattinson/) > [I was a million percent in love with Edward Scissorhands. I remember looking in the mirror on the last day of shooting... and thinking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-depp/i-was-a-million-percent-in-love-with-edward-scissorhands-i-remember/) [Johnny Depp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-depp/) > [Do you ever think that your life might be easier if you weren't in love with me?" — Edward Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/do-you-ever-think-that-your-life-might-be-easier-if-you-weren-t-in/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [Edward took my hand. He knew that he was included. When I said my fate, there was no question that I meant the two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn/edward-took-my-hand-he-knew-that-he-was-included-when-i-said-my-fate/) [The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn/) > [I was stronger than Edward. Id made him say ow. -Bella Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn/i-was-stronger-than-edward-id-made-him-say-ow-bella-cullen/) [The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn/) > [Whatever end found us, it would not find us separated. -- Bella Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/whatever-end-found-us-it-would-not-find-us-separated-bella-cullen/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [Fire and ice, somehow existing together without destroying each other. More proof that I belonged with him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/fire-and-ice-somehow-existing-together-without-destroying-each-other/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) ## More by Stephenie Meyer > [“That would be just like me-ruin everything, destroy the world, in a moment of klutziness.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/that-would-be-just-like-me-ruin-everything-destroy-the-world-in-a/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“But suddenly something sharp was cutting me, my throat, my wrists, my ankles. I screamed in shock, thinking he'd brought me there to hurt…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/but-suddenly-something-sharp-was-cutting-me-my-throat-my-wrists-my/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [I bit a pillow. Or two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-bit-a-pillow-or-two/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“Damn it! This chick runs with vampires!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/damn-it-this-chick-runs-with-vampires/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“I'm hotter than you!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-m-hotter-than-you/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [Everything in my world was about him. What a silly thing to expect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/everything-in-my-world-was-about-him-what-a-silly-thing-to-expect/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“Alice: "I'll play you for it. Rock, paper, scissors." Edward: "Why don't you just tell me who wins?" Alice: "I do. Excellent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/alice-i-ll-play-you-for-it-rock-paper-scissors-edward-why-don-t-you/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“What can I give you, Wanda?” he insisted. I took a deep breath and tried to keep my voice steady.“Give me a lie, Jared.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/what-can-i-give-you-wanda-he-insisted-i-took-a-deep-breath-and-tried/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [Mike's eyes narrowed shrewdly. "Don't kid yourself, Bella. The guy's head over heels for you." "I know," I sighed. "Life is complicated." "And girls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/mike-s-eyes-narrowed-shrewdly-don-t-kid-yourself-bella-the-guy-s-head/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“You know the story in the bible? The one with the king and the two women fighting over the baby? Sure King Solomon. That's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/you-know-the-story-in-the-bible-the-one-with-the-king-and-the-two/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [I’m exactly right for you, Bella. It would have been effortless for us — comfortable, easy as breathing. I was the natural path your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-m-exactly-right-for-you-bella-it-would-have-been-effortless-for-us/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“I felt a surge of pity, and relief. Pity because, as beautiful as they were, they were outsiders, clearly not accepted. Relief that I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-felt-a-surge-of-pity-and-relief-pity-because-as-beautiful-as-they/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [I didn’t realize I was crying until it was time to say the blinding words. ‘I do,’ I managed to choke out in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/i-didn-t-realize-i-was-crying-until-it-was-time-to-say-the-blinding/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [“He placed his hands against the Jeep on either side of my head and leaned forward, forcing me to press back against the door.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/he-placed-his-hands-against-the-jeep-on-either-side-of-my-head-and/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) > [There was a different ending to New Moon originally. It was a much quieter book. It was very much all in Bellas head.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/there-was-a-different-ending-to-new-moon-originally-it-was-a-much/) [Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) [Explore all 1,305 Stephenie Meyer quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/) ## More Able quotes > [I am certain that children always know more than they are able to tell, and that makes the big difference between them and adults,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jacques-lusseyran/i-am-certain-that-children-always-know-more-than-they-are-able-to/) [Jacques Lusseyran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jacques-lusseyran/) > [I have observed this in my experience of slavery, - that whenever my condition was improved, instead of its increasing my contentment, it only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-douglass/i-have-observed-this-in-my-experience-of-slavery-that-whenever-my/) [Frederick Douglass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-douglass/) > [There is something about the South that accepts the supernatural. If you don't accept it and you're having a conversation with someone who does,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-englert/there-is-something-about-the-south-that-accepts-the-supernatural-if/) [Alice Englert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-englert/) > [In the '80s, the way radio was programmed, if you didn't have a hit record you weren't going to be able to make any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huey-lewis/in-the-80s-the-way-radio-was-programmed-if-you-didn-t-have-a-hit/) [Huey Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huey-lewis/) > [I think I've had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records. I think I'm that guy. I'm still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nas/i-think-i-ve-had-the-longest-career-of-strength-focus-and-still-being/) [Nas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nas/) > [I have that need in me, I want everyone to love me, but I'm embarrassed by that need, so I wanted to cover it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-jeselnik/i-have-that-need-in-me-i-want-everyone-to-love-me-but-i-m-embarrassed/) [Anthony Jeselnik](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-jeselnik/) > [Thinking about the things that happened, I don't know any other ball player would could have done what he (Jackie Robinson) did. To be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pee-wee-reese/thinking-about-the-things-that-happened-i-don-t-know-any-other-ball/) [Pee Wee Reese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pee-wee-reese/) > [I wanted to remember in order to be able to return.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anais-nin/i-wanted-to-remember-in-order-to-be-able-to-return/) [Anais Nin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anais-nin/) > [Government schools, with your tax money, now discourage the teaching of multiplication tables by rote memorization but teach reading by the 'look-and-say' method which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greg-perry/government-schools-with-your-tax-money-now-discourage-the-teaching-of/) Greg Perry > [I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-metheny/i-don-t-know-if-i-would-qualify-as-mainstream-i-think-i-have-managed/) [Pat Metheny](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-metheny/) > [What we're supposed to do as actors is be able to portray real human beings and emotions. And if you grow up in this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-browning/what-we-re-supposed-to-do-as-actors-is-be-able-to-portray-real-human/) [Emily Browning](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-browning/) > [The reason that Apple is able to create products like iPad is because we always try to be at the intersection of technology and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-jobs/the-reason-that-apple-is-able-to-create-products-like-ipad-is-because/) [Steve Jobs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-jobs/) > [It was an important period for us, because even though we weren't a "punk band", and what became a model for a punk band,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-mallinder/it-was-an-important-period-for-us-because-even-though-we-weren-t-a/) [Stephen Mallinder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-mallinder/) > [- You look fine. - Right. I look fine. Except I don't, said Zora, tugging sadly at her man's nightshirt. This was why Kiki…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zadie-smith/you-look-fine-right-i-look-fine-except-i-don-t-said-zora-tugging/) [Zadie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zadie-smith/) > [There is a way to be a woman, ask for what we deserve and be able to negotiate.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracee-ellis-ross/there-is-a-way-to-be-a-woman-ask-for-what-we-deserve-and-be-able-to/) [Tracee Ellis Ross](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracee-ellis-ross/) Browse all 17,257 Able quotes ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My old mind hadn’t been capable of holding this much love. My old heart had not been strong enough to bear it. Maybe this was the part of me that I’d brought forward to be intensified in my new life. Like Carlisle’s compassion and Esme’s devotion. I would probably never be able to do anything interesting or special like Edward, Alice, and Jasper could do. Maybe I would just love Edward more than anyone in the history of the world had ever loved anyone else. I could live with that.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephenie Meyer" }, "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holding-this-much-love-my-old/", "about": { "@type": "Thing", "name": "Able" }, "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holding-this-much-love-my-old/#quotation", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/stephenie-meyer-91_able_my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holdi_867672.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/stephenie-meyer-91_able_my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holdi_867672.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/506/stephenie-meyer-91_able_my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holdi_867672.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My old mind hadn’t been capable of holding this much love. My old heart had not been strong enough to bear…” — Stephenie Meyer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } }, { "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "Quotes", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "Stephenie Meyer", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "name": "My old mind hadn’t been capable...", "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holding-this-much-love-my-old/" } ], "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/my-old-mind-hadn-t-been-capable-of-holding-this-much-love-my-old/#breadcrumb" }, { "@type": "WebSite", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "publisher": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } }, { "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization", "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png", "width": 512, "height": 512 } } ] } ```