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Fernando Pessoa288
Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publi… 1888–1935Related quotes
“And I know it aches
And your heart it breaks
And you can only take so much”
Bono (1960) Irish rock musician, singer of U2
Lyrics, All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000), Walk On
“Falling tears in my heart,
Falling rain on the town.
Why this long ache,
A knife in my heart.”
Paul Verlaine (1844–1896) French poet
Il pleure dans mon cœur
Comme il pleut sur la ville.
Quelle est cette langueur
Qui pénètre mon cœur?
"Il pleur dans mon cœur" line 1, from Romances sans paroles (1874); Sorrell p. 69
Source: One Hundred and One Poems by Paul Verlaine: A Bilingual Edition
“Thy friendship oft has made my heart to ache: do be my enemy for friendship's sake.”
William Blake (1757–1827) English Romantic poet and artist
“His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.”
Emily Giffin (1972) American writer
Yip Harburg (1896–1981) American song lyricist
"Irreverent Heart"
Rhymes for the Irreverent (1965)
Context: My heart is like the willow
That bends, but never breaks.
It sighs when summer jilts her,
It sings when April wakes. So you, who come a-smiling
With summer in your eyes,
Think not that your beguiling
Will take me by surprise. My heart's prepared for aching
The moment you take wing.
But not, my friend, for breaking
While there's another spring.
