“Querida. You make me ache”

“Hope is cruel. Hope reminds me of what almost was. Hope makes the physical ache return.”

“Won't you look down upon me, Jesus,
You've got to help me make a stand.
You've just got to see me through another day.
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I won't make it any other way.”

“We need beauty because it makes us ache to be worthy of it.”

“A new wound makes all the old ones ache again.”

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

“whiskey makes the heart beat faster
but it sure doesn't help the
mind and isn't it funny how you can ache just
from the deadly drone of
existence?”

“Some things are of that nature as to make
One's fancy chuckle, while his heart doth ache.”

“I decided then and there that the symphonies of Beethoven and Brahms were the only music for me, not the music of this crazy Russian. … My one desire was to flee that room and find a quiet corner in which to rest my aching head. Then Diaghilev turned to me and with a smile said, "This is a masterpiece, Monteux, which will completely revolutionize music and make you famous, because you are going to conduct it."”

“It didn't matter whether he was nearby or far away. His image would drift up into your mind just when you least expected it, shocking you, making your chest pound. Making your heart ache.”