Ruin Quotes

“I fucking love you. I’ve loved you since I was seventeen years old and saw you standing at the fair, looking like the answer to a question I didn’t know I’d asked. I knew it then, and I still know it now. There is no one else for me. I’m yours. And you sure as hell are mine. We’re meant to be together. And the more you fight me on this, the more I’ll fight back—and twice as hard. And I’ll fight dirty if I have to. For as long as necessary. I’m here and ready to do this to get you back with me—where you belong. I’ve never lost a fight, Dove. And I don’t intend on losing this one. You’re far too fucking important to me for that to happen.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“And that’s the reason I’ll never believe a single thing you tell me, Zeus. Because, when you love someone—really love them—you fight for them. You fight hard and dirty, no matter the cost to yourself. And not once have you ever fought for me.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Only I could get turned on while at Disney World. I’m going straight to hell.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Dimitrov goes down. Zeus goes for him again, but the referee stops him, blocking him off. Dimitrov tries to get up but can’t.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“This man . . . he ruins me. Every word. Every look. Every touch. But there’s no one I’d rather be ruined by than him.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Zeus . . .” Tears fill my eyes. “You’re the love of my life, Dove. It’s always been you. From the first moment I saw you at the fair, I was a goner. I fell in love with you then. I love you now. I will go to my grave, loving you. I want you to marry me.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Everyone wants to date me,” Lo assures Gigi, tossing a glare in Missy’s direction, who just laughs at him. “Just ask Ares how much puss—” “Lo . . .” Zeus warns. “What’s puss?” Gigi harps. “Puss is another word for cats,” Ares jumps in, taking Gigi from Lo and setting her up on one of his shoulders, holding her there with his arm. Sorry, Lo mouths to me. I smile, telling him it’s fine. “Uncle Lo’s getting a kitty?” Gigi’s face lights up. “That’s the only puss he’ll be getting,” Missy quips in a low voice. I snigger.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“She was the only important thing in my life!” Zeus roars.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Cam. Stop,” Zeus rasps low into my ear, yanking me back to the now.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Bullshit. You listen to me, Zeus Kincaid. I have loved you for nine years. Five of them, I spent without you, and not once did my feelings for you diminish or stop. You are good for me. We’re only good together. This is just another bump in the road for us. We’ve gotten over bigger. And we’ll get over this one.” His eyes that are fixed on mine slowly blink once. “I love you,” he rasps out. “So fucking much, it hurts.” I kiss his scarred brow, then his cheek, and finally his mouth. “It hurts to love you, too, Zeus. But it also heals me. Loving you is everything.” “Fuck,” he groans. His fingers plunge into my hair, and his mouth takes mine in a deep kiss. “I just wish you could see my feelings for you, Dove. See how fucking deep they run.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“But he loves you. I see the way he looks at you, same way he’s always looked at you—like you’re his entire world. And he’s a great father to Gigi. So, to answer your question, no, I don’t think you’re crazy.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Don’t.” His hands on my shoulders, he turns me to face him. “Don’t say what you think you should say, what your hurt and anger are telling you to say. Tell me what’s in your heart.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“We have history, Dove. But we have a future together, too. And our future is in this house.” His hands slide up my arms to cradle my face. “The moment I saw this place, I saw us. Do you remember how we used to talk about one day having a house near the water with a wraparound porch, filling it with our kids once we were done with our life in the city? You would dance, and I would fight. Then, when it was time, we’d both step away, move to a place just like this, and start a family. You’d open up a dance school, and I’d maybe open up a boxing gym.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“I open my mouth to argue, but nothing comes out because he’s right. Even when I wasn’t with him, when I was hating him, I was still his because I could never truly let him go. And it was the same for him.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“This is me showing you that I’m not leaving. I tried telling you, and it didn’t work. So, all I’ve got left are actions. I’m here to stay. This house is ours. I want us to live here as a family. I want to put my daughter to bed every night and then climb into bed beside you.” It sounds like everything I used to want. And that’s why I say, “I can’t move in with you.” “Why not?” “Because . . .” I’m faltering for a reason as to why not, so I state the obvious, “We’re not together.” “Babe, we’re together, even when we’re not.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“I look back into his pleading eyes. Eyes I’ve loved since I was fifteen. And I whisper, “Okay.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“I didn’t know you’d kept these . . . all these years. Why?” He walks over to me. “Because they signify the moment I fell in love.” His hand lifts to my face, and he tucks my hair behind my ear. “That smart mouth and those long legs . . . I never stood a chance.” He smiles gently. “I kept those tickets to always remind me of what I had in case I ever forgot.” “You did forget,” I whisper, tears filling my eyes. He shakes his head. “I never forgot, Dove. I just let other things get in the way. I won’t make that mistake again. Now, tell me you love me. And that you forgive me. And that we’re gonna make this work.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“I swallow roughly and try again. “Are these the ticket stubs from the Ferris wheel ride? The first one we went on together?” He nods, not saying a word.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“I was lonely,” he says quietly. “I was trying to fill the void of you. Not that it ever worked. But that’s all it ever was. All it ever could be. Because I could never get over you.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Why?” “Why do you think?” I lift my palms up. “Because I’m not available, Dove. I haven’t been since I was seventeen years old.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“I know I’m not alone in this. We’re the real fucking deal. Our love is what most people spend a lifetime searching for and never find. Don’t throw us away, please.” “I didn’t throw us away,” I whisper brokenly. “You did.” “Fuck, Cam.” He presses his forehead to mine. “I’m sorry. I’m so fucking sorry. Just forgive me, please. Because I can’t spend my life without you.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Just because I’m letting you go . . . doesn’t mean I’m letting you go.” The understanding of his words whispers through me, heading straight for my weakening heart, repairing and breaking it, all at the same time. “I fucking love you. I’ve loved you since I was seventeen years old and saw you standing at the fair, looking like the answer to a question I didn’t know I’d asked. I knew it then, and I still know it now. There is no one else for me. I’m yours. And you sure as hell are mine. We’re meant to be together. And the more you fight me on this, the more I’ll fight back, and twice as hard. And I’ll fight dirty if I have to. For as long as necessary. I’m here and ready to do this to get you back with me, where you belong. I’ve never lost a fight, Dove. And I don’t intend on losing this one. You’re far too fucking important to me for that to happen.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“What?” He’s following me with his eyes and body. “Tell you that I love you? That I want my girls living with me? That I want my family? Is that so fucking bad, Dove?” “It’s not happening.” I curl my fingers around the door handle, gripping it. “This was a mistake. It shouldn’t have happened. It won’t happen again.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Already been there for the last five years. Not looking to go back. Now, tell me you love me, Dove.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Right, come on, boys.” She claps her hands together. “Let’s leave Cam in peace.” “What? You were the one holding us up by chatting with her,” Lo grumbles. She passes him, going down the porch steps. “I wasn’t chatting. I was talking.” “Isn’t that the same thing?” “No.” “I think, if you check the dictionary, you’ll find it is.” “Shut up, Lo.” “Jesus, I’m gonna have to listen to you two bitching all the way home?” Ares complains as they start to walk down the driveway toward Ares’s car. “So long as Lo doesn’t talk, we should be fine,” I hear Missy say.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“But you said—” “I lied.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“No, Dove, you didn’t. And you’re lying to yourself if you think otherwise.” How dare he! How fucking dare he! “You cheated on me!” I yell. “You slept with another woman behind my back, and then you told me over the phone when you were thousands of miles away! You broke my heart, Zeus! And I haven’t seen or heard from you in five years. Now that you’re back, you think you can just turn up here, saying these things, telling me you still love me? Well, you fucking can’t!” “I didn’t cheat on you.” I stop. “What did you say?” His eyes hold mine as he gently shakes his head. “I didn’t cheat on you, Dove.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Jesus Christ!” I say, clutching at my chest. “What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were still at the bar.” “I left when you did.” “Did you fly here?” He laughs a deep sound that reverberates in my chest. “No. I just don’t drive like a grandma.” “I don’t drive like a grandma. I drive responsibly.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“Why did you leave the bar? Did Busty’s pen run out of ink?”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin

“at the end of my drive. “Jesus Christ!” I say, clutching at my chest. “What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were still at the bar.” “I left when you did.” “Did you fly here?” He laughs a deep sound that reverberates in my chest. “No. I just don’t drive like a grandma.”
― Samantha Towle, Ruin