David R. Torres > Quotes

“I felt comfortable within mystery’s shroud. It was all I knew. Being mysterious meant I had the advantage over others. But I didn’t want an advantage over Ashley. I knew her… and I wanted her to know me as well. Mystery was fascinating and all, but why bother looking at a shrouded painting when you could see it all under the full light? A painting is so much more beautiful when you can witness every one of its quirks, kinks, flaws, and accents. That’s how I wanted Ashley to see me. I didn’t want to be shrouded with only part of me being available for anyone anymore.”
― David Torres, Crisis

“You did all this,” I breathe heavy with awe. “You gave them the courage to take a stand.”
He shakes his head. “No. You did. You started all this,” he leans in, his lips hot and warm breath tickling against my ear. “You gave me the strength,” he sucks in a quick breathe and lets out a laughing exhale. “You gave me the strength to break free of all these ridiculous canons of public behavior.”
I smile, partly because I find his sophisticated speech funny, but mostly because he makes my heart bounce.
I don’t believe it was me who inspired all these people. It’s obvious it was David. But I did manage to inspire. I inspired David and that’s all it takes. It takes for just one person to make a stand, and another to be moved and inspired by that one brave act. Gravity takes care of the rest as the word spreads and everything falls into place.”
― David Torres, Unrestricted Rising

“So let words be words and pictures be pictures. Let our actions speak for themselves because it is our actions that reflect our inner mind and soul.”
― David Torres

“For once, I think that the earth, lightning, and I understand each other because my head is as chaotic and miserable as the earth is right now. I want to lash out like the lightning and roar like the thunder; to shake the ground beneath my feet.
Life is kind of like this. One second you’re bright and sunny, then the next you’re gray and gloomy, and then a storm hits as fast and unexpected as a snake’s bite. But every storm comes to an end. And once the sun faces the storm and waves it goodbye, only then can a rainbow cast its vibrant colors.”
― David Torres, Beyond Restricted

“You never know who or what you are until you pull a trigger. That pain you feel, it’s your body’s way of telling you that you’re not one of the bad guys. That you still have a soul.”
― David Torres, Unrestricted Rising

“Whenever I’m near you… I want to break rules. I want to discard all rational thought and reasoning, because what I feel is anything but logical.”
― David Torres, Crisis

“Love is a thrilling contradiction. It is unexplainable and indescribable. How you can hate someone so much, yet feel affectionate towards them? How the other can be as pleasing as they can be annoying? How they can piss you off so completely, and yet cause you just as much happiness the next moment? And yet you trust the other with the power to break your heart and ruin you completely, and despite that power, they protect your heart fiercely…”
― David Torres, Beyond Restricted

“Come on.” I sigh. “Let’s go.” My fingers automatically intertwine with his finding solace in his hand. As we walk closer to the light, I see traces of my lipstick coloring his mouth. “You might want to wipe that off.” I say, pointing over to his lips.
“No way. I’m keeping that.” His eyes light up in the way only his dark irises can and dons a playful little smirk. “It’s a souvenir. It says that I kissed the notorious Rebel Heart and lived to tell the tale.”
I roll my eyes, laughing, and give a little shove. “Won’t people be offended?”
“If people manage to be offended by that, then they deserve to feel that way. This shows that I have someone who loves me. It’s not my fault that my girl loves me more than theirs does.” He kisses my temple as we walk hand in hand back to the banquet. “There is nothing wrong with kissing. If people find it wrong that I wear your kisses proudly, then this society is all kinds of fucked up. And I want to change that.”
― David Torres, Unrestricted Rising

“I have hope. And hope, being the little persuasive bitch, has won me over again at my lowest point. No matter how bad things get, I always have hope. It may be a curse… but I’ll be damned if I let it be one. I’ll make it a blessing.”
― David Torres, Unrestricted Rising

“You know what's a writer's worst fear? Dying before the publication of your current book. Second worst fear? Dying before the publication of your current series. Third worst fear? Spiders. Definitely spiders.”
― David Torres

“This girl, whether she knew it or not, had changed my life. For the better or worse, I couldn’t say. It was up to me to find out, but whatever it turned out to be. One thing was certain. It was all worth it.”
― David R. Torres, Crisis

“Maybe sometimes the motive behind people’s terrorizing acts isn’t just because of their beliefs or past or some complex and twisted logic. Sometimes their drive is simple. Like Johnson’s. War reveals a person’s true nature, and maybe in Johnson’s pursuit for redress he found out he liked what he was doing. Maybe it all comes down to the simplest and purest of motives: Just because he felt like it.”
― David Torres, Unrestricted Rising

“Reality is dependent on perspective. Reality can become fiction just as fiction can become reality or a possibility of reality, just from one's perspective. Question EVERYTHING.”
― David Torres

“You did all this,” I breathe heavy with awe. “You gave them the courage to take a stand.”
He shakes his head. “No. You did. You started all this,” he leans in, his lips hot, warm breath tickling against my ear. “You gave me the strength,” he sucks in a quick breathe and lets out a laughing exhale. “You gave me the strength to break free of all these ridiculous canons of public behavior.”
I smile, partly because I find his sophisticated speech funny, but mostly because he makes my heart bounce.
I don’t believe it was me who inspired all these people. It’s obvious it was David. But I did manage to inspire. I inspired David and that’s all it takes. It takes for just one person to make a stand, and another to be moved and inspired by that one brave act. Gravity takes care of the rest as the word spreads and everything falls into place.”
― David Torres

“Sometimes it's the little things in life that are worth writing about. It takes a daydreamer to see the beauty in them.”
― David Torres