Heartbreak Quote by Gustave Flaubert

“But vilifying those we love always alienates us from them to a certain extent. Idols should not be touched: the gilding comes off on…

— Gustave Flaubert

“One should be wary of touching one’s idols, for the gilt comes off on one’s fingertips.”

— David Mitchell

“There are those to whom we dare give no sign of the love that we feel for them, except in things that do not…

— Madame de Lafayette

“And though we plead for a love that will leave us whole, we secretly ache for someone to destroy us so deeply we cannot…

— Andrea Michelle

“It is well to love beautiful things, but do not let them possess you.”

— Lakshmi Holmstrom

“Never take for granted the love surrounding you. In the blink of an eye, it can all be stripped away”

— Lacey Black

“I wind in and out of people’s lives. Having touched them, I am blessed. Having touched me, they are blessed. Our roots are deepened.…

— Macrina Wiederkehr

“There are the girls we love, the men we look up to, the tenderness, the friendships, the opportunities, the pleasures! But the fact remains…

— Joseph Conrad

“Love paints the heart so delicate; so why would my words ever borrow the ink of their own demise?”

— Laura Chouette

“These hands will never go away they will scoop you up at anytime anytime that you want to be loved”

— April Nichole

“Our flaws are obvious, yet we are loved and able to love, if we choose, because there is that bit of the divine still…

— Susan Meissner

“When we are well loved, we inevitably give love to those around us.”

— Mark Whitwell