“You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.”

—  Fannie Flagg , book Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

Variant: You know, a heart can be broken, but it still keeps a-beating just the same.
Source: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe

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American actress, comedian and author 1944

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