“Life will not break your heart. It'll crush it.”

“Sometimes life, will get you down, break your heart, steal your crown.”

Tom Petty (1950–2017) American musician

“With my life comes my heart, yours now to crush or cherish as you will. It is my hope you will have a care in keeping both.”

Johanna Lindsey (1952–2019) American writer

“Life is good, life is great.
Alaways love and never hate.
Break the rules, stand apart.
Ignore your head, and follow your heart.”

Ashley Purdy (1984) American musician

“Just go out there and get your heart broken in, so it'll be ready when you really need it.”

Brian K. Vaughan (1976) American screenwriter, comic book creator

“When you break someone's heart,
you also break yours.”

David Levithan The Realm of Possibility

“I'm not concerned about all hell breaking loose, but that a PART of hell will break loose… it'll be much harder to detect.”

George Carlin (1937–2008) American stand-up comedian

“The only question that nobody ever asks is: What breaks your heart? I think that should be asked of all "artists."… So, what breaks your heart?”

Jonathan Carroll (1949) novelist, short story writer

“Your heart can break at any age.”

Cecelia Ahern (1981) Irish novelist

“Be brave enough to break your own heart.”

Cheryl Strayed book Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar