„Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.“

„Life is good, life is great.
Alaways love and never hate.
Break the rules, stand apart.
Ignore your head, and follow your heart.“

—  Ashley Purdy American musician 1984

„With my life comes my heart, yours now to crush or cherish as you will. It is my hope you will have a care in keeping both.“

—  Johanna Lindsey American writer 1952 - 2019

Zdroj: Keeper of the Heart

„When you break someone's heart,
you also break yours.“

—  David Levithan, The Realm of Possibility

Zdroj: The Realm of Possibility

„The only question that nobody ever asks is: What breaks your heart? I think that should be asked of all "artists."… So, what breaks your heart?“

—  Jonathan Carroll novelist, short story writer 1949

„Just go out there and get your heart broken in, so it'll be ready when you really need it.“

—  Brian K. Vaughan American screenwriter, comic book creator 1976

Zdroj: Y: The Last Man - The Deluxe Edition Book Five

„Be brave enough to break your own heart.“

—  Cheryl Strayed, kniha Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

Zdroj: Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

„Holding on to things only breaks your heart.“

—  Mitch Albom American author 1958

Zdroj: The Time Keeper

„It isn't enough for your heart to break because everybody's heart is broken now.“

—  Allen Ginsberg American poet 1926 - 1997

„Your heart can break at any age.“

—  Cecelia Ahern Irish novelist 1981

„But only love can break your heart
Try to be sure right from the start
Yes only love can break your heart
What if your world should fall apart?“

—  Neil Young Canadian singer-songwriter 1945

Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Song lyrics, After the Gold Rush (1970)

„…having children changes your life like nothing else. It'll be the hardest and best thing you've ever done.“

—  Nicholas Sparks American writer and novelist 1965

Doris, Chapter 19, p. 247
2000s, At First Sight (2005)

„If you come back; I'll marry you. If you break your promise, you'll break my heart“

—  Nicholas Sparks, kniha Dear John

Zdroj: Dear John

„Sometimes the same emotion that breaks your heart is the very one that will heal it…“

—  Nicholas Sparks, kniha At First Sight

Front jacket flap
Zdroj: 2000s, At First Sight (2005)

„You can smile when your heart is breaking because you're a woman.“

—  Philippa Gregory, kniha The Other Boleyn Girl

Zdroj: The Other Boleyn Girl

„The things that break your heart when you think there`s nothing left to break“

—  Meg Rosoff, kniha How I Live Now

Zdroj: How I Live Now

„Perhaps everyone has a story that could break your heart…“

—  Nick Flynn American writer 1960

„You may break your heart, but men will still go on as before.“

—  Marcus Aurelius, kniha Meditations

Ὅτι οὐδὲν ἧττον τὰ αὐτὰ ποιήσουσι, κἂν σὺ διαρραγῇς.
VIII, 4
Zdroj: Meditations (c. 121–180 AD), Book VIII

„He can touch your soul. And there is a difference between having your heart break and having your soul shatter.“

—  Cassandra Clare, kniha Lady Midnight

Zdroj: Lady Midnight

„If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart.“

—  Oswald Chambers British missionary 1874 - 1917