Quotes from Black Lies

Alessandra Torre ·  290 pages

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“True love makes a person reckless, makes them take risks and make sacrifices. True love tests the boundaries of our person, makes us yearn to be better and fight for the ground we stand on. I will fight for this love. Lie for it. Steal for it. It’s worthy of that.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I don’t love you despite this. I love you, including this. Every part of you, even parts you don’t know.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“When you really love someone, you cannot walk away. No matter what they do. No matter the lies from their mouth, or the actions from their bodies, you tie yourself tightly to their sail and vow to be there through thick and thin. Let the wind blow you where it may. Even if that place is a crash. Even if that place tears you apart and kills anything good.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I loved you. I still love you. Even when I hate you, I love you. I always will. I’m not a smart man, but I know that.” ... “Tell me what you want. If you want it, I’ll leave. Not for him. I’ll never do anything for him. But for you, I’ll do it. I’ll fucking kill myself inside of him.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I love you. Every dark and light piece of you.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies



“Love isn't about being happy. Be single and be happy. Love is about putting him, his sanity, his happiness, first. If you aren't willing to do that then you aren't really in love.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“This love is worth the unsaid truths. The hidden lies.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“But I will never forget you. I will always miss you.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“True love tests the boundaries of our person, makes us yearn to be better and fight for the ground we stand on.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“Go ahead. Judge me. You have no idea what my love entails. I love two men. I fuck two men. If you think you've heard this story before, you haven't”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies



“I need you to be fully mine. I need you to love only me.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“Hard, fast. He fucked me as if he hated me, but the words spilling out were nothing but love.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I don’t love you despite this. I love you, including this.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“My journey in this relationship hasn’t been as difficult as hers, but there were times I struggled. Thank God I didn’t walk away when I suspected an affair. Thank God my heart kept an iron grip on her and wouldn’t let me move. The frustration, the unknowing, the jealousy… it was grueling, but reinforced one of the first things I said to Lana: ‘It was worth it as soon as I saw you’.

And it was. It was more than worth it. It was the start of my life, the day my heart started beating.

I love this woman. I will always love her, as will every part of my soul.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I love her completely . She returns the love wildly. This love is worth the unsaid truths. The hidden lies.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies



“True love makes a person reckless, makes them take risks and make sacrifices. True love tests the boundaries of our person, makes us yearn to be better and fight for the ground we stand on.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I will fight for this love. Lie for it. Steal for it. It is worthy of that.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“She stares in my eyes and loves me with a vehemence all her own. A scary, passionate type of love. One that rips away all pretenses and allows us to love each other bare and without consequence.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“True love makes a person reckless, makes them take risks and make sacrifices. True love tests the boundaries of our person, makes us yearn to be better and fight for the ground we stand on. I will fight for this love. Lie for it. Steal for it. It is worthy of that. On paper, we are a horrible match. I have no light; she brims with it. I am serious; she is fun. But off paper, that is where our magic occurs. I want to be more like her. I want to listen to her laugh and have had something to do with it. I love her completely. She returns the love wildly. This love is worth the unsaid truths. The hidden lies.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“Love isn’t about being happy. Be single and be happy. Love is about putting him, his sanity, his happiness, first. If you aren’t willing to do that then you aren’t really in love.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies



“Money can't massage the fact that, right now, my man feels broken.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I was a stupid, self-assuming girl. Sitting at that table? Smug in my confidence of my ownership?”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I love two men. I fuck two men.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“You don’t ever need motives, Lana. Anything you want, anything that makes you happy… just ask.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“But both of us were cautious, guarding our virgin hearts with ineffective hands.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies



“Brant When you really love someone, you cannot walk away. No matter what they do. No matter the lies from their mouth, or the actions from their bodies, you tie yourself tightly to their sail and vow to be there through thick and thin. Let the wind blow you where it may. Even if that place is a crash. Even if that place tears you apart and kills anything good.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“Either this guy’s one in a million or you’re a psychotic bitch.”

Torre, Alessandra (2014-08-24). Black Lies (Kindle Locations 1787-1788). Alessandra Torre. Kindle Edition.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“True love makes a person reckless, makes them take risks and make sacrifices. True love tests the boundaries of our person, makes us yearn to be better and fight for the ground we stand on. I will fight for this love. Lie for it. Steal for it. It is worthy of that.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I love her completely. She returns the love wildly. This love is worth the unsaid truths. The hidden lies.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies


“I loved this man back. Done. My heart was officially toast. When the kiss ended, I told him as much, his mouth taking mine with a final touch that celebrated the occasion.”
― Alessandra Torre, quote from Black Lies



About the author

Alessandra Torre
Born place: in Destin, Florida, The United States
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