Top 70 Catherine Cowles Quotes (2026 Update)

1. “Life isn’t black and white. It’s not just shades of gray, either. It’s an endless array of colors. Some dark, some light, and everything in between. We have to hold space for all of it.”

— Catherine Cowles

2. “If you really want to live your life to the fullest, you have to let go of who you think you should be and let yourself become who you truly are.”

— Catherine Cowles

3. “Be there when the breakdown happens so you can help turn it into a breakthrough.”

— Catherine Cowles

4. “Life happens. What matter is how you deal with it. You’re changing things, and that takes the most bravery of all.”

— Catherine Cowles

5. “She needed someone who would never leave her. I could be that. I would be her friend, her constant shadow, her shoulder to cry on for as long as she wanted me. I would be more if she let me.”

— Catherine Cowles

6. “I love you. You snuck in and stole my goddamned heart, but I hope you never give it back. Please give me a chance to love you.”

— Catherine Cowles

7. “She didn’t owe me anything, we weren’t together, we were simply bed buddies. For the first time in my life, I hated that. I wanted more. I wanted the right to call her mine.”

— Catherine Cowles

8. “I see you, Bell. And everything about you is beautiful.”

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9. “Sometimes, it takes life breaking apart for it to get you where you’re truly meant to be.”

— Catherine Cowles

10. “I know you. Down to your soul. If you’ve forgotten who you are, ask me, and I’ll remind you.”

— Catherine Cowles

11. “I’d never have the one thing my heart wanted above all others. Him.”

— Catherine Cowles

12. “You came in like a flash flood with no warning, and now I can’t imagine my life without you.”

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13. “The pain that would always fill your life if you loved fully and deeply. That pain was proportional to love and joy and all the other wonderful things you might be lucky enough to fill your existence with.”

— Catherine Cowles

14. “She had always been there. For almost as long as I could remember, she’d always been a part of me.”

— Catherine Cowles

15. “I think letting things affect you deeply means you’re stronger than the rest of the world.”

— Catherine Cowles

16. “You know I love you, right?” She froze. “I know.” The words sounded so unbelievably tortured. “To the depths of my soul. I’ll give you time, but don’t think I’m letting you walk out of my life so easily.”

— Catherine Cowles

17. “It didn’t matter if it had been ten days or ten years. A love like that ruined you for all others.”

— Catherine Cowles

18. “Can’t imagine doing life without you. Not now. Hallie, you’ve ruined me. But I’d burn myself to ash over and over if it meant getting you in the end.”

— Catherine Cowles

19. “I hadn’t realized how empty my life had been. Not until they had filled it.”

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20. “You can’t truly live without some sort of hurt. If you’re so focused on avoiding discomfort, you end up living a half-life. You might get to skip the lowest lows, but you don’t get the highest highs either.”

— Catherine Cowles

21. “Her face was done up to the nines, including her lips with that red stuff I hated because I always came away from kissing her looking like the Joker.”

— Catherine Cowles

22. “But good can come, even out of those darkest depths.”

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23. “She was one of your ones. God would never be so cruel as to only give us one shot at happiness.”

— Catherine Cowles

24. “You need some cereal, Mr. Grizz,” Cady said around her bite of Cap’n Crunch. “You’re hangry.”

— Catherine Cowles

25. “That’s not the whole truth. They’re symbols of hope. You’ve always been hope to me. You were my safe haven, the place I returned to again and again, even if I could only hold you in the secret places of my soul.”

— Catherine Cowles

26. “You’re this explosion of light in a world that’s mostly gray. I’ve never seen anything like it.”

— Catherine Cowles

27. “It’s a messy business being human. We hurt, and we get hurt.”

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28. “Holt held me tighter against him. “I’m so sorry, Cricket. You’ll never know how much. I’m here. I’m not going anywhere.”

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29. “Hallie, you’re the most stunning woman I’ve ever laid eyes on. Your kindness and empathy only make you more beautiful. But your bravery? It steals my breath.”

— Catherine Cowles

30. “None of us is just one thing. We’re not all good or all bad. We’re a blend of shadow and light. And those sparks only shine because of the darkness.”

— Catherine Cowles

31. “We weren’t the perfect people, but we just might be perfect for each other.”

— Catherine Cowles

32. “It’s better to cause pain in the present to prevent agony in the future.”

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33. “You’re not alone, Jensen. Families can take any shape, and sometimes, the unique ones are the most beautiful.”

— Catherine Cowles

34. “Everyone needs a place to belong. Somewhere they feel safe. I like being that for them.”

— Catherine Cowles

35. “People who feel as deeply as you do have to take really good care of themselves. They need to take time to refill the well and unplug from the world.” “I get that when I read,” Luke admitted. “Especially fantasy because it’s this whole other world.”

— Catherine Cowles

36. “But we can’t let one bad experience sour the rest of our lives. We can’t let the bad win. Make us stop living. If we lock ourselves down, we don’t just keep out the bad. We keep out the good, too.”

— Catherine Cowles

37. “Grae threw up her arms. “If you think my idiot brother isn’t head over heels in love with you, then you’re dumber than he is.”

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38. “Gratitude is a choice. Just like looking for the sun.”

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39. “There’s no greater gift than peace.”

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40. “Everyone has their struggles, but sometimes I think those who have gone through the worst are the ones with the deepest ability to find joy, even in moments of hardship and heartache.”

— Catherine Cowles

41. “You were the light in the shadows. A glimmer of hope when I felt like all mine had been burned out.”

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42. “There’s something powerful in finding purpose to the pain.”

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43. “Home is wherever you are! he whispered. “You are my sanctuary.”

— Catherine Cowles

44. “You run, I’ll chase you.”

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45. “Loving someone is always a risk, but you risk just as much by holding back.”

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46. “I’m scared,” I admitted. “Of course, you are. You’re human, and you’ve been hurt before. But if we don’t risk our hearts, then we miss out on life’s true beauty. There’s no reward without risk. Trust me, I’ve been there.”

— Catherine Cowles

47. “Life isn’t perfect. It’s not always sunshine and rainbows. It’s about finding people who will weather the storm with you. Who will find ways to dance in the rain.”

— Catherine Cowles

48. “It was as if I didn’t have a choice. She’d taken my life and my heart by storm. Now, I wouldn’t want it any other way.”

— Catherine Cowles

49. “It was beautiful, my little spot in the world. But it sometimes felt like a beautiful exile – the one place in the world where I was truly safe. But that safety could lock you in a place.”

— Catherine Cowles

50. “I don’t think grief is linear. Some days are easier. Others will take you out at the knees.”

— Catherine Cowles