“He broke my heart, and now it's raining, just to rub it in…”
Alicia Keys (1981) American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress
“He broke my heart. You merely broke my life.”
— Vladimir Nabokov, book Lolita
Source: Lolita
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Russian-American novelist, lepidopterist, professor 1899–1977Related quotes
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Once, when I was young and true,
Someone left me sad-
Broke my brittle heart in two;
And that is very bad.
Love is for unlucky folk,
Love is but a curse.
Once there was a heart I broke;
And that, I think, is worse.
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