Top 100 Quotes About Houck
#1. A desert lily need not turn jealous eyes toward the common violet.
Colleen Houck
#2. 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
#3. Don't do that again, he growled in my mind.
Smiling, I thought. You have to admit it was cool.
Cool? You are a devastatingly beautiful angel of death. If death came for me and it looked like you, I'd go willingly.
Colleen Houck
#4. My friends, we will be as fast as the wind, as silent as a forest, as ferocious as a fire, and as the mountain itself.
Colleen Houck
#5. Kishan kept his distance, but his come-hither eyes made my face burn.
Colleen Houck
#6. A happy ending was promised, and a happy ending was delivered.
Colleen Houck
#7. The generations rose and fell like so many waves upon the beach, and he stood alone, a rocky, unmovable sentinel, letting the waves of humanity pass him by, hardly noticing them at all.
Colleen Houck
#8. You just go ahead and keep on lining up your fan club because I am always going to be there to keep knocking them down.
Colleen Houck
#9. Apparently he took my advice. He shoved me face-first into a boulder. It broke my nose.
Colleen Houck
#10. ( ... ) we must learn to accept that all creatures, however fearsome they may be, are of divine
origin.
Colleen Houck
#11. 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
#12. It dishonors the death of our loved ones to shut out happiness. We throw away what could have been and waste our opportunities. We each have a purpose, a destiny and to realize it we must reach beyond what we are capable of.
Colleen Houck
#13. 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
#14. I could fall recklessly, dangerously, in love with a guy like him.
Colleen Houck
#15. Looks like Kelsey wins the award for early riser. And doesn't she look purtier than a pat of butter meltin' all over a stack of griddle cakes?
Colleen Houck
#16. I've been working hard to become the kind of man she needs, the kind of man she already believes me to be.
Colleen Houck
#17. One heartbeat passed and then another, and the moment felt hot and frozen at the same time. Then he smiled, and it was sunshine and heat and unspoken promises wrapped in a single expression.
Colleen Houck
#18. Ren? I begged. Please don't leave me.
You are in my heart. Always. His warm voice whispered softly and then faded away.
Colleen Houck
#19. A tiger only needs three things to be comfortable. Lots of food, sleep, and ... actually, no it's just those two things.
Colleen Houck
#20. If I were a Jedi, I had definitely turned to the dark side of the Force.
Colleen Houck
#21. He kissed me fiercely, with an utter abandon that I could no more put a halt to than I could stop an avalanche.
Colleen Houck
#22. ( ... )normalcy is an illusion. Each person is utterly unique. A standard of normalcy is something that most people of the world simply will never access.
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#23. I'll be fine. Maybe I should make up a magic milk bath with the Golden Fruit, huh?" I laughed.
Kishan considered and grinned. "A giant bowlful of milk with you in the middle might be a little too much for us cats to resist.
Colleen Houck
#24. She believed she was ordinary? Impossible! Any man with common sense would see what I do. The more she went on the angrier I became.#Ren
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#25. Reliance soon became trust. Trust led to admiration. And then, before I was even aware it happened, admiration transformed into a longing that was at once terrific and terrible, and I realized I was in love.
Colleen Houck
#26. I'd been so afraid of losing that I'd never tried to win.
Colleen Houck
#27. 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
#28. How do I get past my fears? Make a life for myself? Risk loving someone? When death is all that waits for you, what's the point in trying to have a life?
Colleen Houck
#29. You could probably use stitches on that one." Addressing both tigers, I scolded softly, "You two will probably get an infection and your tails will fall off.
Colleen Houck
#30. 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
#31. I picked up the statue and looked at it from different angles. The eight arms were fearsome. Note to self: in a battle against Durga, run the other direction.
Colleen Houck
#32. Ren grinned. "So ... you and lady tigers, eh? Is there something you want share, Kishan?"
Kishan shoved a forkful of dinner into his mouth and mumbled, "How about I share my fist with your face?"
"Wow. Sensitive, I'm sure your lady tiger friends were all very attractive. So am I an uncle?
Colleen Houck
#33. The camp children descended upon me in a raucous, violent flurry of little bodies. I felt like tiny buffalo were stampeding over me.
Colleen Houck
#34. Kelsey went swimming. I rehearsed what I wanted to say, headed outside, & saw her hug Kishan. Insanely jealous, I broke the railing.#Ren
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#35. I mean, realistically, what was I expecting here? A sarcophagus built for two?
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#36. What could I say to make this beautiful girl know how desperately I needed her? Practiced words fled my mind & I shamelessly begged.#Ren
Colleen Houck
#37. Ren clasped Kishan's arm in his and said with a quiver in his voice,
"Yours in life, Kishan".
"Yours in death, Dhiren," Kishan finished.
Colleen Houck
#38. I raced alongside the car but they were too far down the road. Brokenheartedly, I roared out in hopelessness and grief. She was gone.#Ren
Colleen Houck
#39. These are delicious! What are they?"
"Double chocolate chip with peanut butter filling."
"They're the second best thing I've ever tasted."
I laughed. "You said the same thing at dinner."
"I recently readjusted the ranking.
Colleen Houck
#40. 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
#42. If anyone can overcome a fear for the ocean, you can, little lady. Courage is being scared to death and saddlin' up anyway.
Colleen Houck
#43. No matter what sort of difficulties you must endure and no matter hiw painful your experiences, you must not lose hope. Losing faith is the only thing that can truely distroy you. To conquer yourself and your weaknesses are a greater triumph than to conquer thousands in battle.
Colleen Houck
#44. What's all the yelling about?" Kishan asked.
"Would you please tell your sorry excuse for a brother that I'm not talking to him anymore?"
Kishan grinned. "No problem. She's not talking to you anymore.
Colleen Houck
#45. So you do have some claws after all!' (Wyea)
'You have no idea,' Ren responded and charged.
Colleen Houck
#46. 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
#47. How poor are they that have no patients! What wound did ever heal but by degrees?'"
"Shakespeare isn't going to save you this time, Superman. Your time's run out."
He scowled. "Perhaps I should have been studying The Taming of the Shrew!
Colleen Houck
#48. We made it through the traps. Though dangerous, I'd go back through them all just to have her wrap her arms around me like that again.#Ren
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#49. Kishan stretched out his hand and touched and earring lightly. His rakish pirate about-to-make-off-with-your-woman-and-what-do-you-think-you're-gonna-do-about-it look melted away to a soft smile that turned up the corner of his mouth.
Colleen Houck
#50. Why does everything so bad for you always taste so dreamy?
Colleen Houck
#51. 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
#52. Is it really you this time, Kells?"
"Well, I'm no maggoty corpse, if that's what you mean."
He grinned. "That's a relief. No maggoty corpse would be that sarcastic.
Colleen Houck
#53. The battle lines are drawn, priyatama. The more formidable the foe, the sweeter the victory.
Colleen Houck
#54. 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
#55. Don't make a feller wait too long. A feller waiting on a gal can get ornery'er than a huntin' dog that's tree'd it's squirrel.
Colleen Houck
#56. Perfect! Now we're being chased by hoards of monkeys! Perhaps you would care to name their species as we're attacked, just so I can appreciate the special traits of said monkey as it kills me!"
"At least when the monkeys are harassing you, you dont have any time to harass me!
Colleen Houck
#57. When we left Ren in the jungle it was like a
#Iscrewedupmydatewithadreamyguy +
#Iabandonedmypetonthesideoftheroad feeling.#Kelsey
Colleen Houck
#58. Stop looking at me like that."
"Like what?"
"Like you're hunting me. I'm not an antelope.
Colleen Houck
#59. Kishan shook his head. 'I'm not going to let you hurt her.'
'Hurt her? I'm not going to harm her. You, on the other hand, I'm going to destroy.
Colleen Houck
#60. Softly, Kishan said, And it seems that the only girls I'm ever interested in ... always belong to Ren.
Colleen Houck
#62. One's enemy is often the best teacher of tolerance.
Colleen Houck
#63. The ghost of a smile appeared on her face. Learn to love the moment you are in. Treasure your experiences, for precious moments too quickly pass you by, and if you are always rushing toward the future, or pining for the past, you will forget to enjoy and appreciate the present.
Colleen Houck
#64. 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
#65. This is something you can't deny. You belong with me. You're mine.
Colleen Houck
#66. 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
#67. Whew! You two are blowing hotter air than a tornado circlin' a volcano in Hades.
Colleen Houck
#68. Oregon almost never got too hot. An Oregon governor must have passed a law a long, long time ago that said Oregon had to always have moderate temperatures.
Colleen Houck
#69. You're forgetting something iadala. Love is not a consequence. Love is not a choice. Love is a thirst
a need as vital to the soul as water is to the body.
Colleen Houck
#70. 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
#71. I didn't expect anything. I just wanted to be near her. The world outside fell away. Melted around us. Then, she kissed me.#Ren
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#72. This water is more delicious than the soft kisses from the daubed lips of a dozen nubile maidens
Colleen Houck
#73. The white tiger will always be your protector, Kelsey. Good-bye priyatama.
Colleen Houck
#74. Were you always such a stubborn, blind, obtuse girl?"
"Are you calling me stupid?"
"Yes, but in a more poetic way!"
"Well, here's a poem for you. Get lost!
Colleen Houck
#75. Making a mistake isn't bad; what's bad is refusing to learn from it so you don't repeat it.
Colleen Houck
#76. 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
#77. As a man, I instantly became aware of the gold in her hair, her height measured against mine, and how easily she'd fit in my arms. ~Ren
Colleen Houck
#78. Kishan is capable of a great many things, and girlfriend
stealing is at the top of his list of skills.
Colleen Houck
#79. I was just slipping my pajama top over my head when I heard Ren bellow, YOU ate ALL of my peanut ... butter ... COOKIES?
Colleen Houck
#80. 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
#81. It does not matter if we acknowledge the sun; it contiues to shine reardless of the heed we give it. If my efforts go without recognitioun, then so be it.
Colleen Houck
#82. Reality crashed into my brain: I'd never see my black tiger again.
P. 420, Kelsey
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#83. 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
#84. I'd expected his style to be exotic and very different from modern dancing, but I hadn't expected that he would be doing a male version of belly dancing.
Colleen Houck
#85. Uh, I have to warn you that I have an eye phobia. My parents had to hold me down to get drops in my eyes when I had pinkeye as a child
Colleen Houck
#86. Does that count as an argument? Can we kiss and make up now?"
"It was only half an argument."
"Fine. Then, you kiss and I'll make up."
I laughed until he effectively shut me up with his lips.
Colleen Houck
#87. A poet can always find something good to write about.
Colleen Houck
#88. No matter what happens, please remember that I love you, hridaya patni. Promise me that you'll remember."
"It's a pet name our father used to call our mother. It means ... wife of my heart.
Colleen Houck
#89. He considered my question for a moment and then ducked his head to kiss me. He tugged me flush up against his chest , pulling me closer than i even though possible, and then his lips touched mine.
Colleen Houck
#90. But, captivity is still captivity no matter how pretty the jail is.
Colleen Houck
#91. 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
#92. 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
#93. How do you separate the truth from the way memory distorts it?
Lee Houck
#94. Eternity is a long time to exist without something to remember.
Colleen Houck
#95. Well, because you mysteriously came all this way and obviously are not the man I thought you were, why the heck not. So, Phet, if that's even your real name, tell
me, how do I defeat Lokesh?"
"It's simple. Do to him what I did to you."
"What? Talk to him in broken English?
Colleen Houck
#96. I wrapped the unyielding woman I loved in my arms & kissed her slowly, hoping that some part of her would sense my absolute devotion. #Ren
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#97. 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
#98. Kelsey was jealous of the waitress. I almost laughed. This beautiful girl was absolutely perfect for me. How could I look at another?#Ren
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#99. We hopped back into the Jeep, and he drove us along a back road, which changed to a dirt road, which changed to gravel, which changed to two lines in the dirt, and then disappeared altogether.
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#100. He was as beautiful a man as her was a tiger.
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