“You don’t take away my choices. You are my choice.”
— Colleen Houck“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“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“Hmm…now that I think about it, housecats are often coddled and petted. You don’t pet me nearly enough. You must be a lax owner. How selfish of you to deprive your cat of attention.”
— Colleen Houck“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“Tarzan-like men are my weakness, apparently.”
— Colleen Houck“The fact is…I’m in love with you, and I have been for some time.”
— Colleen Houck“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“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“I don’t understand how I could have believed you were a warm, affectionate, and tenderhearted person! You’re obviously as prickly as a porcupine and any man who comes close to you will end up with a face full of quills!”
— Colleen Houck