#heartbreak

There is one province in which, sooner or later, virtually everyone gets dealt a leading role--hero, heroine, or villain.... Unlike the slight implications of quotidian dilemmas that confront the average citizen in other areas of life ... the stakes in this realm could not be higher. For chances are that at some point along the line you will hold in your hands another person's heart. There is no greater responsibility on the planet. However you contend with this fragile organ, which pounds or seizes in accordance with your caprice, will take your full measure. ↗

— Lionel Shriver

#heartbreak #love #life

He knew what it was like to love one who did not--or could not--love you back. But he'd had no choice. None of them did. ↗

— Melissa de la Cruz

#heartbreak #hurt #love #love

I love fictional characters...they can't break your heart. ↗

— Julia Hall

#heartbreak #love #on-fiction #love

I'm tired of being your best friend. I'm tired of being second best. I won't settle for that anymore. It's all or nothing, Schuyler. You have to decide. Him or me. - Oliver Hazzard-Perry ↗

— Melissa de la Cruz

#heartbreak #hurt #love #second-best #love

Sometimes you get everything you ever wanted, only it doesn't look like what you wanted anymore. ↗

— Leila Sales

#heartbreak #love #relationships #love

Love?" he smirked "It kills your heart, it steals your soul ↗

— Obengbia Leyony

#heartbroken #love #love-story #sad-but-true #saddness

I liked this girl in my sixth grade class. I dared her to kiss me -- but she didn't! ↗

— Justin Bieber

#heartbreak #kiss #love #love

Faythe…?" The tremor in his voice broke my heart. Then understanding surfaced, and his tear-filled eyes searched mine desperately. "No. No," he whispered through clenched teeth. "This was not wrong. It’s the only thing I’ve done right in months. Don’t you dare regret this. ↗

— Rachel Vincent

#jace-hammond #love #regret #love

Falling down ain't falling down, If you don't cry when you hit the floor, It's called the past cause I'm getting past, And I ain't nothing like I was before, You ought to see me now ↗

— Alicia Keys

#lessinlearned #love #love

It hurts to love. It's like giving yourself to be flayed and knowing that at any moment the other person may just walk off with your skin. ↗

— Susan Sontag

#love #love-hurts #love