„I'm not broken, I'm ruined. Do you understand the difference? With broken maybe you can fix things. Ruined? All you can do is wait to bury me.“

— Jessica Bird

Source: Lover Awakened

Last update June 3, 2021.

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U.S. novelist 1969

Related quotes

„do you fix a wheel that isn't broken, or do you wait until the cart collapses?“

— Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper

Source: My Sister's Keeper

Waiting

„Maybe… you'll fall in love with me all over again."
"Hell," I said, "I love you enough now. What do you want to do? Ruin me?"
"Yes. I want to ruin you."
"Good," I said. "That's what I want too.“

— Ernest Hemingway, book A Farewell to Arms

Source: A Farewell to Arms

Love, Hell

„Even with broken wings
Even with shattered dreams
I'm still gonna try
I'm still gonna fly
Even with broken wings
I can do anything
I found a strength I never knew I had in me
With these broken wings.“

— Anastacia American singer-songwriter 1968

Broken Wings
Resurrection (2014)

Dreams, Flying

„Maybe that's why a broken machine always makes me a little sad, because it isn't able to do what it was meant to do… Maybe it's the same with people," Hugo continued. "If you lose your purpose… it's like your broken.“

— Brian Selznick, book The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Source: The Invention of Hugo Cabret

People, Sadness

„Did you think that rats do not have hearts? Wrong. All living things have a heart. And the heart of any living thing can be broken.“

— Kate DiCamillo, book The Tale of Despereaux

Source: The Tale of Despereaux

Thinking, Heart

„It takes 20 years to build a reputation and five minutes to ruin it. If you think about that, you'll do things differently.“

— Warren Buffett American business magnate, investor, and philanthropist 1930

As quoted in Corporate Survival: The Critical Importance of Sustainability Risk Management (2005) by Dan Robert Anderson, p. 138

Thinking

„If you're broken, you do not have to stay broken.“

— Selena Gomez American singer and actress 1992

„Do you know the best thing about broken hearts? They can only really break once the rest is just scratches.“

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón, book The Angel's Game

Source: The Angel's Game

Heart, Sad

„I guess I don't really understand you yet,' I said. 'I'm not all that smart. It takes me a while to understand things. But if I do have time, I will come to understand you -- better than anyone else in the world ever can.“

— Haruki Murakami, book Norwegian Wood

Source: Norwegian Wood

World, Understanding, Time

„You have to give to the world the thing that you want the most, in order to fix the broken parts inside you.“

— Eve Ensler American playwright, performer, feminist, activist and artist 1953

World, Parting

„Do you love me?
What?
Do you?
I love you. I don't know if I trust you.
Maybe you shouldn't do either.
Maybe I'm the one who should decide!“

— Joss Whedon American director, writer, and producer for television and film 1964

Love

„So if you are doing all you can, I want you to know I'm proud of you!“

— Ysabella Brave American singer 1979

"I'm Proud of You!" (4 June, 2008) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v0lmI_9m9M
Context: So rare that we are told that we are doing just great, and good enough. So if you are doing all you can, I want you to know I'm proud of you! And I wanted to pass that along. And I hope you feel it, and that you know you're doing ok, 'cause you know. Despite what everyone else is saying, you'll know, and I hope you do!