“This is why you should never, ever get your hopes up. This is why you should see the glass as half empty. So when the whole thing spills, you aren’t as devastated.”— Emily Giffin, amazon.com
“Heartbreak knocks the wind out of you, and the feelings of loss and longing can make getting out of bed a monumental task. Learning to trust and lean in to love again can feel impossible.”— Brené Brown, amazon.com
“We go days without having a meaningful conversation and I used to miss you so much when that happened but it never seemed like you missed me and I guess because of it, I stopped missing you.”— Brooke Davis, amazon.com
“There are 82 letters in here, and they're all addressed to you. I wrote them all this summer, one a day, but I never sent them because I was afraid. I was afraid of getting my heart broken again, like before. Cause you hurt me so bad and I was afraid to be vulnerable again. I was afraid of you and t…”— Brooke Davis, amazon.com
“Sometimes people play hard to get to make sure that the other person's feelings are real.”— Brooke Davis, amazon.com
“Somebody please tell me you've got love figured out, because I got news for you; it's pretty darn messy right now. But I guess it has always been that way. Wanting to be loved, to find somebody that makes your heart ache in a good way ... feel understood.”— Brooke Davis, amazon.com
“Everyone is an idiot when it comes to matters of the heart. Love is the great equalizer. Whenever you feel intimidated by someone’s coolness, just imagine them sobbing in their bedroom after someone broke their heart. I guarantee it’s happened.”— Ryan O'Connell, thoughtcatalog.com
“Feelings never do make sense. They get you all confused. Then they drive you around for hours before they drop you right back where you started.”— Blair Waldorf, amazon.com
“You must learn her. You must know the reason why she is silent. You must trace her weakest spots. You must write to her. You must remind her that you are there.You must know how long it takes for her to give up. You must be there to hold her when she is about to. You must love her because many have…”— Junot Dìaz, amazon.com
“Do you remember? When the fights seemed to go on and on, and always ended with us in bed, tearing at each other like maybe that could change everything.”— Junot Dìaz, amazon.com
“The best part about this city is that it is so big, you can break my heart in it and never have to worry about seeing me on your morning train.”— Trista Mateer, tristamateer.com
“You’re not my biggest heartbreak anymore. What a delicate relief to both of us.”— Trista Mateer, tristamateer.com
“I was carving my name into your side and you were calling me soft, calling me gentle. I do not think you were paying attention.”— Trista Mateer, amazon.com
“At this point it's not about finding someone to replace you. I have spread my love all over the place.”— Trista Mateer, amazon.com
“I can’t remember why we stopped writing love letters and started crying drunkenly into the phone.”— Trista Mateer, tristamateer.com