Quote by Michael Banebrook

“She was so fed up with unrequited love and platonic love and all the other kinds of love that weren’t passionate, romantic, can’t-live-without-you, I-have-to-have-you-right-now,…

— Sarra Manning

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

— Lisa Kleypas

“Her heart at that point was slippery and hot, and loud, so loud so loud.”

— Markus Zusak

“I felt like my lungs weren’t big enough to breathe her in, and my heart couldn’t beat fast enough to love her the way…

— Jane Harvey-Berrick

“I pressed her hands to my chest and wondered if she could feel the fullness around my heart.”

— Ellie Danes

“Oh God, why did her heart crack in the manner it did?”

— Christi Caldwell

“She was wired into my heart. Twisted and kinked and threaded right through.”

— Carol Rifka Brunt

“I waited for my body to respond to her nearness. Hoping that my heart would beat wildly or that wonderful tingling feeling would begin…

— Karen Ann Hopkins

“With each step she took that brought her closer to where I stood, my heart pounded harder against my chest.”

— Jamie McGuire

“No matter how it felt to be near him, she had to keep her swollen heart in check.”

— Ann Brashares

“When she left, it was like someone had ripped my heart out, crumbled it up like a flimsy piece of loose leaf paper and…

— Stephanie Campbell