“And he says “I know about your man” …and their hearts will broken if you can't decide between them.”

“.. then you must say to her, ‘Madame, I observe that your heart is broken. Allow me to repair it for you…”

Elizabeth Kostova book The Swan Thieves

“I have not broken your heart - you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.”

Emily Brontë book Wuthering Heights

“All I care to know about a man is that he is a human being… he can't be any worse.”

Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist

“Here's what no one ever tells you about love: it hurts, having your heart broken”

Jodi Picoult (1966) Author

“How do you not know where the heart is? Especially considering how many of them you've broken?”

Richelle Mead book Frostbite

“You can't start a fire, sitting 'round crying over a broken heart.
This gun's for hire,
Even if we're just dancing in the dark.
You can't start a fire, worrying about your little world falling apart.
This gun's for hire,
Even if we're just dancing in the dark.”

Bruce Springsteen (1949) American singer and songwriter

“Every man has a long list of things that should be done, but which he knows can't be done. Yet he continues to talk about them as long as he lives.”

E. W. Howe (1853–1937) Novelist, magazine and newspaper editor

“My heart's broken,' he thought. 'If I feel this way my heart must be broken.”

Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) American author and journalist

“If you can't tell your sister,
If you can't tell a priest,
'Cause it's so deep you don't think that you can speak about it
To anyone,
Can you tell it to your heart?
Can you find it in your heart
To let go of these feelings…”

Kate Bush (1958) British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and record producer