Key Insights & Memorable Quotes
Below are the most popular and impactful highlights and quotes from Twisted Love:
“Those therapists didn’t get it. I didn’t want to heal. I wanted to burn. I wanted to bleed. I wanted to feel every scorching lick of pain.”
“If you wanted, I would burn down the world for you.”
“You are the light to my dark, Sunshine,” he said in a raw voice. His lips brushed against mine as he spoke. “Without you, I’m lost.”
“If you let lesser people determine your self-worth, you'll never reach higher than their limited imagination.”
“You don’t have to work overtime to get people to love you, Ava. Love isn’t earned, it’s given.”
“She felt like heaven to my hell, the closest I’d ever get to salvation, and yet I still wanted to drag her into the depths of Hades with me.”
“I never claimed to be Prince Charming, and my love isn’t a fairy tale type of love. I’m a fucked-up person with fucked-up morals. I won’t write you poems or serenade you beneath the moonlight. But you are the only woman I have eyes for. Your enemies are my enemies, your friends are my friends, and if you wanted, I would burn down the world for you.”
“Alex gripped my chin and brought my gaze to his. “What did I tell you? You’re mine, Sunshine. You’re never touching another man unless you want him six feet in the ground. So yes, we’re fucking exclusive.”
“That’s my girl. Hate me. Don’t cry over me. Never cry over me. I’m not worth it.”
“I’d do anything for you. No matter how twisted or impossible.”
“Consider it a lesson for the future. Pretty words and pretty faces don’t equal pretty souls.”
“Love.” The word floated between us on a soft gust of air. “Deep, abiding, unconditional love. You want it so much you’re willing to live for it.” Most people thought the biggest sacrifice they could make was to die for something. They were wrong. The biggest sacrifice someone could make was to live for something—to allow it to consume you and turn you into a version of yourself you didn’t recognize. Death was oblivion; life was reality, the harshest truth that had ever existed.”
“Because I love her!” I slammed my hands on the table. “There, happy? I love her so much I would rather give her up than hurt her. But if you think I’m letting her go to another country alone, with no protection, you’ve got another think coming. Now give me her fucking flight info.”
“I wanted every shadow of his soul and every piece of his beautiful, multilayered heart. I wanted to pour into him every drop of light I had to give until he consumed me whole. Until I was his, and he was mine.”
“Don’t make a sound,” he warned. “This is an important call.”
“No kissing or face-to-face contact during sex,” she murmured. “I thought those were your rules.”…”You’re right, sweetheart,” I said, dropping my forehead to hers with a resigned sigh. So. Fucked.. “But the rules don’t apply to you.”
“I grasped her chin and angled her face toward mine. “Tell me who or what I need to kill,” I growled. “What happened at your father’s house?” “I told you, nothing. It was just the lake.” Ava eked out a wobbly smile. “You can’t kill a lake.” “I’ll drain every fucking lake and ocean in the world if I have to.” A tiny crystal tear slipped from her eye. “Alex…” “I mean it.” I rubbed the tear away with my thumb. My heart raged in my chest, a snarling beast furious at the sight of her distress and the thought there was something in the world that would dare hurt her.”
“Like he wanted to burn the world down at seeing me hurt.”
“...Death was oblivion; life was reality, the harshest truth that had ever existed”
“Darkness craves light as much as it wants to destroy it,”
“I hated how much I wanted her, and I hated that she wasn’t smart enough to run away from me while she still had a chance.Thought let’s be honest, it was already too late.She was mine. She just didn’t know it yet.”
“You told me once there was something beautiful waiting for me, something that’ll restore my faith in life. I’ve found it. It’s you.”
“You want the world to think you have no heart when in reality, you have a multilayered one: a heart of gold encased in a heart of ice. And the one thing all hearts of gold have in common? They crave love.”
“I'd rather be the villain with her by my side than the hero who risked losing her because of a misguided sense of morality."- Alex Volkov”
“Alex, the piece costs $40,000.” “Really? Shit.” “I’m sure we can—” “I thought it was expensive.” I allowed myself a soft laugh at her stunned expression. “It’s not a big deal. I’ll own a new piece of art, you’ll receive a hefty commission, and your manager will kiss your ass until the end of days. Win-win.”
“Most people thought the biggest sacrifice they could make was to die for something. They were wrong. The biggest sacrifice someone could make was to live for something—to allow it to consume you and turn you into a version of yourself you didn’t recognize. Death was oblivion; life was reality, the harshest truth that had ever existed.”
“You want to fuck, we fuck. You want to date, we date. You want to call me your boyfriend, I’ll call you my girlfriend.”
“I would never leave you.” Alex drew me into his chest, and I sank into his embrace for the first time in what felt like forever. It was like returning home after a long, lonely trip abroad.”
“I’m trying to save you, Ava,” he said…“From what?” I refused to look at him, but I could see him watching me out of the corner of my eye.“From me.”I didn’t respond, because how was I supposed to tell the man determined to save me that I didn’t want to be saved?”
“Ava screamed again, and my heart tripped. I almost wished there were an intruder so I had something physical to fight.”
