45 Best Colleen Hoover Quotes About Love, Pain & Healing

Check out the best Colleen Hoover quotes that capture love, pain, heartbreak, healing, and everything in between.

Colleen Hoover is a bestselling author known for her captivating and emotionally charged contemporary romantic novels.

Born on December 11, 1979, in Sulphur Springs, Texas, Hoover has become a global phenomenon through her beautifully written stories that blend romance, trauma, and real-life struggles.

Hoover’s journey to fame began with her 2012 self-published debut novel Slammed, a heartfelt story of love, loss, and resilience.

The novel quickly rose to the top of the New York Times Bestseller list, resonating deeply with readers for its authenticity, emotional depth, and relatable characters.

Following the success of Slammed, Hoover released numerous hits like “Point of Retreat,” “It Ends With Us,” “Verity,” “Ugly Love,” and “Without Merit.”

Her unique ability to blend romance with serious themes like trauma, mental health, healing, and personal growth is what makes her writing stand out.

Colleen Hoover’s writing inspires millions to embrace vulnerability, confront pain, and believe in the power of second chances.

Here are the most powerful and unforgettable Colleen Hoover quotes that will move your heart and stay with you forever.

Top 10 Colleen Hoover Quotes

1. “Imperfections define perfection.” — Colleen Hoover

   

2. “It stops here. With me and you. It ends with us.” — Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us

   

3. “Push your boundaries, that’s what they’re there for.” — Colleen Hoover

   

4. “Keep an open mind; it’s the only way new things can get in.” — Colleen Hoover

   

5. “If you only shine light on your flaws, all your perfects will dim.” — Colleen Hoover

   

6. “You’ll never be able to find yourself if you’re lost in someone else.” — Colleen Hoover, November 9

   

7. “Please don’t allow anyone to make you feel less than what you are.” — Colleen Hoover

   

8. “God gives us the ugliness so we don’t take the beautiful things in life for granted.” — Colleen Hoover

   

9. “Don’t take life too seriously. Punch it in the face when it needs a good hit. Laugh at it.” — Colleen Hoover

   

10. “Sometimes in life, we need a few bad days in order to keep the good ones in perspective.” — Colleen Hoover, Maybe Someday

    

Best Colleen Hoover Quotes About Life And Love

1. “A life of mediocrity is a waste of a life.” — Colleen Hoover
2. “Find a balance between head and heart.” — Colleen Hoover
3. “I don’t want to be someone’s second choice.” — Colleen Hoover
4. “Hearts get infiltrated. Promises get broken. Rules get shattered. Love gets ugly.” — Colleen Hoover
5. “And as hard as this choice is, we break the pattern before the pattern breaks us.” — Colleen Hoover
6. “Just because someone hurts you doesn’t mean you can simply stop loving them.” — Colleen Hoover
7. “There is no such thing as bad people. We’re all just people who sometimes do bad things.” — Colleen Hoover
8. “When life gives you lemons, make sure you know whose eyes you need to squeeze them in.” — Colleen Hoover
9. “I need someone who is willing to watch me brave the ocean and then dare me not to drown.” — Colleen Hoover
10. “Sometimes, two people have to fall apart to realize how much they need to fall back together.” — Colleen Hoover
11. “Your heart is so beautiful and someday someone is going to love that heart like it deserves to be loved.” — Colleen Hoover
12. “Just because you blocked the memory of me out of your mind doesn’t mean you blocked the memory of me out of your heart.” — Colleen Hoover
13. “Love is the most beautiful thing in the world. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the hardest things in the world to hold on to, and one of the easiest things to throw away.” — Colleen Hoover
14. “Selflessness. It should be the basis of every relationship. If a person truly cares about you, they’ll get more pleasure from the way they make you feel, rather than the way you make them feel.” — Colleen Hoover
15. “The things that knock you down in life are tests, forcing you to make a choice between giving in and remaining on the ground or wiping the dirt off and standing up even taller than you did before you were knocked down.” — Colleen Hoover

Famous Quotes By Colleen Hoover

1. “I need a chapter break.” — Colleen Hoover
2. “There will never be a maybe someday.” — Colleen Hoover
3. “So you keep your ocean, I’ll take the Lake.” — Colleen Hoover
4. “Choose your battles, but don’t choose very many.” — Colleen Hoover
5. “Understanding a situation doesn’t always make it easier.” — Colleen Hoover
6. “It’s not a confession if no one reads it. It’s just an unshared secret.” — Colleen Hoover
7. “I’m the only one that can be held accountable for the way my life turns out.” — Colleen Hoover
8. “There are people you meet that you get to know, and then there are people you meet that you already know.” — Colleen Hoover
9. “And once again in my new world full of heartache and lies, this hopeless boy somehow finds a way to make me smile.” — Colleen Hoover
10. “Be accepting. Of everything. People’s differences, their similarities, their choices, their personalities. Sometimes it takes a variety to make a good collection. The same goes for people.” — Colleen Hoover

Iconic Quotes From Colleen Hoover Books

1. “Sometimes not speaking says more than all the words in the world.” ― Colleen Hoover, Ugly Love
2. “Some secrets should never turn into confessions. I know that better than anyone.” — Colleen Hoover, Confess
3. “Not every mistake deserves a consequence. Sometimes the only thing a mistake deserves is forgiveness.” — Colleen Hoover, Without Merit
4. “It’s what happens when two people become one: they no longer only share love. They also share all of the pain, heartache, sorrow, and grief.” — Colleen Hoover, Hopeless
5. “All humans make mistakes. What determines a person’s character aren’t the mistakes we make. It’s how we take those mistakes and turn them into lessons rather than excuses.” — Colleen Hoover, It Ends with Us
6. “We try so hard to hide everything we’re really feeling from those who probably need to know our true feelings the most. People try to bottle up their emotions, as if it’s somehow wrong to have natural reactions to life.” — Colleen Hoover
7. “He pulls back to look down at me and when he sees my tears, he brings his hands up to my cheeks. “In the future… if by some miracle you ever find yourself in the position to fall in love again… fall in love with me.” — Colleen Hoover
8. “Life is a funny thing. We only get so many years to live it, so we have to do everything we can to make sure those years are as full as they can be. We shouldn’t waste time on things that might happen someday, or maybe even never.” — Colleen Hoover
9. “When I published my first novel, ‘Slammed,’ I included lyrics at the beginning of each chapter from one of my favorite bands, The Avett Brothers. The overwhelmingly positive response from readers to those lyrics really surprised me.” — Colleen Hoover
10. “Love isn’t always pretty. Sometimes you spend all your time hoping it’ll eventually be something different. Something better. Then, before you know it, you’re back to square one, and you lost your heart somewhere along the way.” — Colleen Hoover

Conclusion

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