“Let your heart break. It will change what you do with your optimism.”— Melinda Gates, news.stanford.edu
“Turn a latex glove inside out— that’s what it looks like. Every part of me aches its belligerence in your direction.”— Alexandria Hall, narrativemagazine.com
“You’ll ache. And you’re going to love it. It will crush you. And you’re still going to love all of it. Doesn’t it sound lovely beyond belief?”— Ernest Hemingway, amazon.com
“If you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you will have gained.”— Neil Gaiman, amazon.com
“It's good to cry a bit, 'cause that helps us get through the rough parts. And the winter is though, there's no doubt. But we just hang on until spring when that ache will be all but swallowed up.”— Shannon Hale, amazon.com