“Promises and pie-crust are made to be broken.”

“This world is full of broken things: broken hearts, broken promises, broken people”

John Connolly (1968) author

“Of all the rash and midnight promises made in the name of love, none, Boone now knew, was more certain to be broken than "I'll never leave you.”

Clive Barker book Cabal

“In a world where vows are worthless. Where making a pledge means nothing. Where promises are made to be broken, it would be nice to see words come back into power.”

Chuck Palahniuk book Lullaby

“She mediated, by turns, on broken promises and broken arches, phaetons and false hangings, Tilneys and trap-doors.”

Jane Austen book Northanger Abbey

“Have I your word?” “yes, you have my word. But, you don’t believe me.” “no, men’s promises to women are easily made and even more easily broken.””

Alice Borchardt (1939–2007) American fiction writer

“The promise given was a necessity of the past: the word broken is a necessity of the present.”

Niccolo Machiavelli book The Prince

“Some promises are best broken. Trust me on this: I’m a politician.”

Alastair Reynolds book Pushing Ice

“I don't believe pumpkin pie is even made from pumpkin. I mean, how can something that smells that shitty make a pie so sweet? There's not enough sugar in the universe.”

Lewis Black (1948) American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor

“My whole life has been one big broken promise.”

Sara Zarr (1970) American children's writer