254 Quotes About Breaking-up


  • Author David Levithan
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    when things break, it's not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. it's because a little piece gets lost -- the two remaining ends couldn't fit together even if they wanted to. the whole shape has changed.

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  • Author Richard Siken
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    You go to work the next day pretending nothing happened.Your co-workers askif everything's okay and you tell themyou're just tired.And you're trying to smile. And they're trying to smile.

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  • Author Henry Rollins
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    You don't make me feel like you used to.That's why I'm leavingThat's why people leave each otherThey come to their senses and get selfish again.

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  • Author Lindsey Kelk
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    I wasn't in love with Simon any more. I hadn't been in love with Simon for a long time. I was in love with not being on my own, with having someone there at the end of the day and now I knew I didn't need that. My heart was not broken over him: it was breaking for the things I had wanted from him. And I didn't want them any more.

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  • Author Bret Easton Ellis
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    Why not? Give me one good reason why we shouldn't get married."Because trying to fuck you is like trying to french-kiss a very.... small and... lively gerbil? With braces?

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  • Author Adam Thirlwell
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    The problem with breaking up with someone, if you are a little unsure — and so often, people are unsure — is that breaking up involves persuasion. You have to persuade your ex that it is better this way for everyone. And this is difficult if you have not entirely persuaded yourself. It is especially tricky to do this if you are also naked, and making two cups of coffee.

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