“Shut up, Axl!" he whispered fiercly. "If you want to break your neck, do it quietly or I'll break it for you.”

“If you come back; I'll marry you. If you break your promise, you'll break my heart”

Nicholas Sparks book Dear John

“If you let your head get too big, it'll break your neck.”

Elvis Presley (1935–1977) American singer and actor

“When Will truly wants something,” said Jem, quietly, “when he feels something — he can break your heart.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Prince

“She mailed me a Merry Christmas-I'm-Breaking-Up-with-You card. I'll read it to you," he said. He cleared his throat. "Dear Marcus. Merry Christmas. I'm breaking up with you. Mia.”

Megan McCafferty (1973) American novelist

“Next to me, Saiman smiled.
"We all want what we can't have, Kate. I want you, you want love, and he wants to break my neck.”

Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo

“If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.”

Robert Fulghum (1937) American writer

“Typical! I break my neck trying to get here, and I find you peacefully tidying up!”

Diana Wynne Jones book Howl's Moving Castle

“Caroline, do you value your neck?"
"Yes, I'm rather fond of it. Why?"
"Because if you don't shut up, I'm going to wring it.”

Julia Quinn (1970) American novelist

“I'll never stop wanting to kiss you," he whispered.”

Elizabeth Chandler (1954) writer