Tiger's Voyage Quotes

“I was destined to love you, and I will belong to you forever.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“Your heart knows. Your soul remembers.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“(...)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.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“This is something you can't deny. You belong with me. You're mine.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“Because I've died many deaths, mostly over you, and I'm still alive. Trying to have a relationship with you is like trying to rescue someone from Hades. Only a fool would keep going back to get a woman who fights him every step of the way.”
― Colleen Houck , Tiger's Voyage

“Later that sweltering evening, I climbed into my tiny tent and lay down on top of my bedroll, twisting the lighter blanket around me mummy-style.

Ren ducked his head in to check on me and laughed. “Do you always do that?”

“Only when camping.”

“You know bugs can still get in there.”

“Don’t say that. I like to live in ignorance.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“Um...perhaps I will go with Grandfather," Nilima said. She set down the scissors, looked at my expression, and then changed her mind and took them with her.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“Kishan is capable of a great many things, and girlfriend
stealing is at the top of his list of skills.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“Lunch is served!" I shouted.

The brothers wasted no time. Kishan reached for the chicken, and Ren, the cookies. I smacked their hands away and handed each one a bacterial wipe.

Kishan grumbled, "Kells, I ate my food raw off the ground for three hundred years. I really don't think a little dirt's going to kill me.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“The white tiger will always be your protector, Kelsey. Good-bye priyatama.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“The battle lines are drawn, priyatama. The more formidable the foe, the sweeter the victory.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“I don't need poetry, prema. I just need to get near enough to touch you.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“After a moment, he (Ren) elaborated, "By the way, I didn't say you weren't attractive. I just said you're young."

"So is Nilima by your standards. You're more than three hundred years old!"

"That's true." He grinned lopsidedly in an attempt to get me to smile.

"Technically, you should be dating a very old lady." A tiny smile passed my lips.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“Holy Hannah, that man is dangerous!”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“You died in your sleep? Drunk driver? Cancer,huh? World war? Well...yeah those deaths are great and all,but wait till I tell you what happened to me. Yeah...that's right...I said kraken.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“I poked my stomach covertly. It still seemed pretty lean to me. Obviously, I wasn’t built like a supermodel, but all the swimming and workouts were keeping me trim enough. Kishan took my hand, squeezed it, and brushed a kiss on my fingers before setting it back onto my lap. I smiled at him in gratitude.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“Kishan kept his distance, but his come-hither eyes made my face burn.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“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, Tiger's Voyage

“perhaps you three could continue this conversation when the ship is not under attack? Mr.Kadam said.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage

“That light. It's more powerful than she can make alone. He acts like... well, like a filament. She pours her energy into him, and he heats it. Then he sends it back to her just like a light bulb. They create a kind of vacuum between them; that is the connection I am referring to. It's very special and rarely seen. When they're touching, nothing else exists outside the two of them. All they are aware of is each other.”
― Colleen Houck, Tiger's Voyage