Quote by J.K. Rowling

“Drowned out by the sound of his heart throwing itself against his ribcage.”

— Amy Zhang

“How loud a heart could beat. Until it took your breath away.”

— Cornelia Funke

“Meanwhile, I was pretty sure that he had just reached into my chest and pulled out my poor little dweller heart. Now it was…

— Jaymin Eve

“That fluttery feeling in my chest felt as though it was starting to bruise my rib cage.”

— Laura Buzo

“My heart battered against my ribs, my breath stalled and I gazed up into his laughing, smiling eyes...eyes that suddently glowed crimson and cruel.”

— Terri Clark

“His hand reached up to his chest and rubbed at the area over his heart as if it hurt him.”

— Sylvia Day

“He knew with absolutely certainty why his chest felt so heavy and his stomach ached. Because pieces of your heart clearly weigh more when…

— Heather Brewer

“The damn organ between his ribs continued to pound relentlessly. He cursed again, gripping the windowsill until his knuckles turned white, but his heart…

— Hannah Nicole Maehrer

“Her heart staggered and stuttered in her chest, like a rat caught in the cage of her ribs.”

— Sarah Hilary

“But now he felt a deep ache in his chest—like that of a sore muscle—and each beat of his heart pained him. His”

— Christopher Paolini

“Her heart beat hard in her chest, until she felt the echo of its pounding in every part of her.”

— Lisa Kleypas

“He takes a step closer to me and it suddenly feels like I’ve swallowed his heart because I have all these extra beats in…

— Colleen Hoover