251 Quotes by Colleen Houck

Durga needs a tiger.

I have no concern for the shape of my body as long as it is strong.

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.

Like the trees, his roots went deep, and I daydreamed that if he wrapped me in his arms, he could safely tuck me away within his branches and hide me from the world. He was shaken by nothing. He feared noting.

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.

If a king owned a pearl without price, a gem he cherished above all. Would he hide it away, bury it from sight afraid others would take it? Or would he display it proudly, set it in a ring or crown, so that all the world could behold its beauty and see what richness it brings to his life? You are my pearl without price.

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

I’d been so afraid of losing that I’d never tried to win.

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.