“ You do know baby. You’re just scared and that’s okay. But don’t throw away yourchance for happiness because you’re afraid to take the leap or because you know someone ends up hurt. No matter what you… Marie Coulson
“ Two days after my dad's funeral, my mom went on a mission. I never understood it until then--that sometimes a spy doesn't need a cover so much as she needs a shield. Ally Carter
“ It's too much to be trusted with someone else's heart. I don't think it ever ends well. Amy McNamara
“ We cannot love a person with an all accepting, transcending and encompassing love without being hurt somewhat, without being disappointed, without being failed of our expectations. We cannot love with… Jocelyn Soriano
“ We hurt so much because we have lost a part of ourselves. If we have loved much, we must have given much also, and when everything's over, we feel as though we have lost everything. Jocelyn Soriano
“ To love is to risk, and to risk is to lose sometimes, to get hurt. But let it not deter you from loving again, from being happy. Jocelyn Soriano
“ God's breath is like a fresh wind that renews us. Frail and weak as we are,we have hope. We find healing. Jocelyn Soriano
“ When you give your heart away, you usually get it back in pieces, fragments. And often, a great deal of time passes before you realize that every piece wasn’t returned to you—and probably never will b… Krystal McLean
“ It is amazing how women spend too much time and energy scheming, plotting and seducing men when they should spend more time listening, learning and getting over desperation. Benyf
“ We are fragile beings,yet we often act as though we couldn't be hurt,and as though we couldn't hurt other people. Jocelyn Soriano
“ When we lose a loved one, whether by a broken relationship or by unexpected death, the most difficult part we experience is the vacuum of loss we feel in our hearts.All of a sudden, a very significant… Jocelyn Soriano
“ Love doesn't just go away without a sign or a reason. Things have happened along the way that caused it to grieve and to depart. Like all gifts, love has to be taken care of. It has to cherished and p… Jocelyn Soriano
“ Help me O God! The pain of separation seems more painful to me than death itself. I don't know how much longer I can carry on. Help me carry on this day Lord. Help me to let go, I pray. Though I may n… Jocelyn Soriano
“ Saying goodbye doesn't mean you need to forget,It doesn't mean you were never loved.It doesn't mean you're weak,It doesn't mean you didn't try hard enough. Jocelyn Soriano
“ Wasted laughter. Wasted tears. Wasted love. That's how badly you felt. And yet, is love ever truly wasted? Jocelyn Soriano
“ Saying goodbye doesn't meanYou don't love him anymore,Nor that you no longer will.It doesn't mean that you failed.It doesn't mean you're unlovable.It doesn't mean somebody's better,And that someone el… Jocelyn Soriano
“ There will always be a pain in 'goodbyes'. No matter how much we seem to understand everything, it breaks our hearts to ever see anything beautiful die. Jocelyn Soriano
“ Let go of what you can no longer keep. Protect what's still worth keeping. Believe in love most of all. Jocelyn Soriano
“ She'd cried over a broken heart before. She knew what that felt like, and it didn't feel like this. Her heart felt not so much broken as just ... empty. It felt like she was an outline empty in the mi… Ann Brashares
“ A broken heart, too much cold beer, ocean waves and a willing man were never a good combination, no matter what the country songs said. Patti Callahan Henry