“ The worst feelings are the warm, anxious burning that portends your heart breaking followed by the wave of numbness that asphyxiates your soul. Ken Poirot
“ All the birds who were never born, all the songs that were never sung and so can only exist in the imagination.And this one is Teddy's. Kate Atkinson
“ Like kids who only ever get socks for Christmas, but still believe with all their hearts in Santa. Barbara Kingsolver
“ A book is a magic carpet that flies you off elsewhere. A book is a door. You open it. You step through. Do you come back? Jeanette Winterson
“ They slept huddled together in the rank quilts in the dark and the cold. He held the boy close to him. So thin. My heart, he said. My heart. Cormac McCarthy
“ Commander Tool Belt Jason said.Bad Boy Supreme Piper said.Chef Leo the Tofu Taco Expert.They laughed and told stories about Leo valdez, their best friend. They stayed on the roof until dawn rose, and… Rick Riordan
“ She felt him shifting himself under her and around her, rearranging himself, until she was being held in a real embrace. She opened blurring eyes to find that he had tucked her between his forelegs wi… Mercedes Lackey
“ When your girlfriend broke your heart, don't even say a word, just smile because she gives you the opportunity to find someone better than her. Werley Nortreus
“ Sam, she said.I'm trying!Sam, she repeated.No, he spat, hearing her tone. No!He began screaming for help then. Celaena pressed her face to one of the holes in the grate. Help wasn't going to come-not… Sarah J. Maas
“ It was easier to not have to explain, anyway. To not have to tell him that though I'd freed him, saved his people and all of Prythian from Amarantha... I'd broken myself apart. And I didn't think eve… Sarah J. Maas
“ We don't get to choose if we get hurt in this world, old man, but we do have a say in who hurts us. I know I like my choices. I hope she likes hers.I do, Augustus. I do. John Green
“ It doesn't seem FAIR, said Anne rebelliously. Babies are born and live where they are not wanted-where they will be neglected-where they have no chance. I would have loved my baby so-and cared for it… L.M. Montgomery
“ Echo is my life. My life. I lover her. If there's a chance I can make her happy... If I can save what's between us... I'll do it, so fucking tell me! Katie McGarry
“ When a heart breaks a substance spills out like cement and pours through the bloodstream, hardening everything. In time, I know my heart will mend and the rock inside will crack and crumble away. But… Sarah Noffke
“ Yet she lays out this family plan the way you’d say, “After yoga, I’ll go to Lia’s for the mani-special and then wax on about hairstyles and hemlines until dinner.”If I were gifted at making long-term… Katherine Owen
“ Cash looked at her, square in the eye, and his jaw twitched. She flinched, then braced herself. For what, she wasn’t sure, but just being near him made her feel like she was made of glass. Like anythi… Summer Hines
“ Everybody wants their own little place in the world. And maybe mine is here… Loving you from a distance… Ranata Suzuki
