“To have been loved so deeply, even though the person who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever.”— J. K. Rowling, Albus Dumbledore, amazon.com
“Do you know how a lost heart fears At the thought of reminiscing And how lips that taste of tears Lose their taste for kissing? You don't know how hearts burn For love that can, not live yet never dies Until you've faced each dawn with sleepless eyes You don't know what love is”— John Coltrane, open.spotify.com
“You don't know what love is 'Til you've learned the meaning of the blues Until you've loved a love you've had to lose You don't know what love is”— John Coltrane, open.spotify.com
“Each person’s heart breaks in it’s own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else, we need to feel safe.”— Erica Bauermeister, amazon.com
“Sometimes you break your heart in the right way, if you know what I mean.”— Gregory David Roberts, amazon.com
“Every time, [they] break your heart. And everytime, [they] expect [you] to pick up the pieces.”— Rainbow Rowell, amazon.com
“I am learning to love myself first. It took me years and heart break to realize I am all I have.”— Michelle K., michellekpoems.tumblr.com
“For so many years, I couldn’t understand why every time I thought that someone finally loved me… they would eventually turn to vapor. Every person whom I’ve ever loved is trapped inside of my chest. I’ve breathed all of them in so deeply that I’ve nearly choked and died on every soul that I’ve ever…”— Jennifer Elisabeth, amazon.com
“There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.”— William S. Burroughs, goodreads.com
“Even if your heart is broken and attacking you, you're still not better off without it.”— Rainbow Rowell, amazon.com
“You can never guide your heart enough. It will feel. It will break.”— Friedrich Nietzsche, amazon.com
“If you’re really listening, if you’re awake to the poignant beauty of the world, your heart breaks regularly. In fact, your heart is made to break; its purpose is to burst open again and again so that it can hold evermore wonders.”— Andrew Harvey, amazon.com
“Like a vase, a heart breaks once. After that, it just yields to its flaws.”— Sarah Manguso, amazon.com
“The will to live is a force of immense strength. Even when your heart is broken into a million pieces and feeling beyond repair, there is something in the human spirit that keeps going.”— Patricia Sands, amazon.com