Top 120 Colleen Houck Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Your heart knows. Your soul remembers.”

— Colleen Houck

2. “You must learn to take a step back and visualize the whole piece. If you focus only on the thread given to you, you lose sight of what it can become.”

— Colleen Houck

3. “Bad things sometimes happen to good people; the key to happiness is try to make the best of, and be thankful for the hand we’re dealt.”

— Colleen Houck

4. “What is real and what is not is for your heart to decide and for your heart to know.”

— Colleen Houck

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5. “Was it too much to ask you to wait for me? To believe in me? Don’t you know how much I love you?”

— Colleen Houck

6. “I once told Ren our story wasn’t over. And it’s not. Not yet.”

— Colleen Houck

7. “You know you are in love when you see the world in her eyes, and her eyes everywhere in the world.”

— Colleen Houck

8. “And yes, I’ll admit, I am jealous. I’m jealous of every minute you spend with him, of every concerned expression you send his way, of every tear shed, of every glance, every touch, and every thought. I want to rip him to pieces and purge him from your mind and from your heart. But I can’t.”

— Colleen Houck

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9. “He seemed very pleased with himself for surviving a near-death experience. I could practically hear him chanting to himself: I overcame. I conquered. I’m a man etc etc.”

— Colleen Houck

10. “Falling for him would be like cliff diving. It would be either the most exhilarating thing that ever happened to me or the stupidest mistake I’d ever make.”

— Colleen Houck

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11. “You think I wanted to fall for you? I stayed away from you! I gave him the chance to be with you! But there’s another part of me that asks what if? What if you’re not supposed to be with Ren? What if you were supposed to be the answer to my prayers? Not his!”

— Colleen Houck

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12. “I don’t mind being alone either. The only problem is that if you’re always alone, you get lonely.”

— Colleen Houck

13. “You don’t take away my choices. You are my choice.”

— Colleen Houck

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14. “The dangerous one was Ren. Innocent though the white tiger he appeared to be, he was a compelling predator. Utterly irresistible – like a Venus flytrap. So alluring, so tempting, so deadly. Everything he did was seductive and possibly hazardous to my health.”

— Colleen Houck

15. “One’s enemy is often the best teacher of tolerance.”

— Colleen Houck

16. “Truth is I’m in love with you Kelsey, and I have been for some time.”

— Colleen Houck

17. “It’s about bloody time, woman.”

— Colleen Houck

18. “For many, love is a two-sided coin. It can strengthen or stifle, expand or enfeeble, perfect or pauperize. When love is returned, we soar. We are taken to heights unseen, where it delights, invigorates, and beautifies. When love is spurned, we feel crippled, disconsolate, and bereaved. Polish the coin and you will see only requited love on both sides. I was destined to love you and I will belong to you forever.”

— Colleen Houck

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19. “I find that all people are fundamentally alike. We are one human family. Perhaps we have different clothes, our skin is of a different color, or we speak various languages, but that is on the surface only. We all have dreams and seek for things that will bring true happiness. To know all the world, I just need to learn about myself.”

— Colleen Houck

20. “Most heroes are simply villains who haven’t revealed their true intention.”

— Colleen Houck

21. “Okay, then I’ll just say I love you. There is nothing in this world more important to me than you are. I’m only content when you’re near. My whole purpose is to be what you need me to be. It’s not poetry, but it’s from my heart. Will that do?”

— Colleen Houck

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22. “There never was a horse that couldn’t be rode; never was a cowboy who couldn’t be throwed.”

— Colleen Houck

23. “I am as wrapped up in her as a vine that clings to a tree seeking for sustenance. She’s tied me to her for eternity. She’s my home. She’s my reason for being. To win and hold her heart is my only purpose.”

— Colleen Houck

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24. “I could still feel the ghost of him hovering in the quiet, dark recess of my heart. It was as if he was just waiting for me to be lonely, or to let my guard down, so that he could surface and fill my mind again with thoughts of him.”

— Colleen Houck

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25. “Shhh Kelsey. I’m here. I’m not leaving you priya. Hush now. Mein aapka raksha karunga. I will watch over you priyatama.”

— Colleen Houck

26. “You were on the other side of the world, but I often woke with the scent of you surrounding me. I ached for you, Kells. No matter how much Kishan thrashed me, it couldn’t diminish the pain of losing you. I’d dream of you and reach out to touch you, but you were always just out of reach.”

— Colleen Houck

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27. “You are my home, Kelsey. Wherever you are is where I belong.”

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28. “I could feel the warmth of his presence as if a soft blanket had been wrapped around my soul, around my heart. It held me and protected me. It sheltered me and I knew I wasn’t alone anymore.”

— Colleen Houck

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29. “Mae West, a famous vaudeville actress, once said, “A man’s kiss is his signature.” I grinned to myself. If that was true, then Ren’s signature was the John Hancock of kisses.”

— Colleen Houck

30. “Oregon welcomed me like a beloved child, enfolded me in her cool arms, shushed my turbulent thoughts, and promised peace through her whispering pines.”

— Colleen Houck

31. “We throw away what we could have been and waste our opportunities. We each have a purpose, a destiny, and to realize it, we must reach beyond what we think we are capable of.”

— Colleen Houck

32. “Love is fleeting. It’s a brief spark that flares in the heavens, bursting forth in a cascade of glory only to be snuffed out in the darkness of space. It is not something worth risking the cosmos over.”

— Colleen Houck

33. “Don’t allow yourself to become disheartened when the thread doesn’t suit or seems unsightly to you. Wait and watch. Be patient and devoted. As the threads twist and turn, you will begin to understand, and you will see the pattern finally materialize in all its splendor.”

— Colleen Houck

34. “Okay. So, apparently I find burly Indian men attractive. What’s wrong with that?”

— Colleen Houck

35. “Saying his name stabbed my heart, like someone had ripped through my carefully stitched up world and exposed the infected, pulsing red tissue that I thought was healing.”

— Colleen Houck

36. “A wise man sees the path all must walk and embraces the free will of humankind, even if to watch it unfold causes him pain.”

— Colleen Houck

37. “To have regret is to be disappointed with yourself and your choices. Those who are wise, see their life like stepping stones across a great river. Everyone misses a stone from time to time. No one can cross the river without getting wet. Success is measured by your arrival on the other side, not on how muddy your shoes are.”

— Colleen Houck

38. “I spent the rest of that day brainstorming. How do you catch a very old, very alert tiger by surprise? Use his weaknesses: food, feminine wiles, poetry, and over-protectiveness. The poor guy didn’t stand a chance.”

— Colleen Houck

39. “Just so you know, I hate camping. I’m not so much appreciating the fact that there’s no bathroom out here. ‘Nature calls’ while walking in nature is on my list of least favorite things. You tigers, and men in general, have it so much easier than us girls.”

— Colleen Houck

40. “I was dying. I knew it. At least the pain was gone. I wanted to tell him that I loved him. Then darkness overtook me...”

— Colleen Houck

41. “Hard work keeps you grounded.”

— Colleen Houck

42. “He was like a drug and what did you do with drugs You pushed them as far away as possible.”

— Colleen Houck

43. “Holy Hannah, that man is dangerous!”

— Colleen Houck

44. “Now turn around and go to sleep. I’m warning you that I plan to sleep with you in my arms all night long.”

— Colleen Houck

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45. “He looks like a runway model. How in the world am I going to be able to reject that? The world is so unfair. Seriously, it’s like turning Brad Pitt down for a date. The girl who could actually do it should win an award for idiot of the century.”

— Colleen Houck

46. “A devoted heart can overcome any obstacle, rajkumari.”

— Colleen Houck

47. “Long dormant feelings poured through my dried-up limbs and wound through me, slowly filling the emptiness. Like an irrigated field, I felt myself blossom and grow with new vigor. He was the sun, and the tenderness he showed me was life-giving water.”

— Colleen Houck

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48. “The grief changes over time. You keep busy. Sometimes your mind even forgets the pain for a little while. But when someone you love dies, there will always be a hurt inside you, like a splinter, and when you give yourself over to thinking on it, the ache comes back.”

— Colleen Houck

49. “Don’t you see, Ren? That’s exactly why I have to go. You need to know that you can survive without me. That’s there’s more to life than just me. You need to see this world that’s opened up to you and know that you have choices. I refuse to be your cage- Kelsey, pg. 401.”

— Colleen Houck

50. “I see a design similar in nature to the yin-yang symbol. The yin or dark side represents the female and the yang, which is the light side, represents the male. These two sides are in perfect balance and harmony with one another.”

— Colleen Houck