“I wish I had no heart, it aches so…”

“I was not wounded in any part of my body, but I had never experienced such intense pain, such a ripping of the nerves, such an ache of the heart.”

Yann Martel book Life of Pi

“I know nothing and my heart aches”

Fernando Pessoa (1888–1935) Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic, translator, publisher and philosopher

“I had given up my seat before, but this day, I was especially tired. Tired from my work as a seamstress, and tired from the ache in my heart.”

Rosa Parks (1913–2005) African-American civil rights activist

“I dwell with a strangely aching heart
In that vanished abode there far apart”

Robert Frost (1874–1963) American poet

“I feel my heart ache, but I've forgotten what that feeling means.”

Chuck Palahniuk book Choke

“Something large and happy has unfolded in my chest, erupting in a smile that won’t quit. I can’t remember ever feeling so light-hearted. Or is my heart full? Or bursting? Not aching, that’s for sure.”

Fiona Wood (1958) British–Australian physician and plastic surgeon

“An ear can break a human heart
As quickly as a spear,
We wish the ear had not a heart
So dangerously near.”

Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) American poet

“His loyalty, so fierce and unwavering, makes my eyes water and heart ache.”

Emily Giffin (1972) American writer

“Sometimes I wish I had a terrible childhood, so that at least I'd have an excuse.”

Jimmy Fallon (1974) American TV Personality