Bruised Hearts Quotes

• I have come to believe over and over again that what is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared, even at the risk of having it bruised or misunderstood.

  Audre Lorde

  Inspirational, Believe, Acceptance

  Audre Lorde (2012). “Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches”, p.40, Crossing Press

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• Happy endings were never handed out. You had to fight for them, earn them with bruised hearts and sacrifices.

  Kim Harrison

  Heart, Fighting, Sacrifice

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• The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people think, repose upon a manly bosom. Much more efficacious are honest work, physical activity, and the sudden acquisition of wealth.

  Dorothy L. Sayers

  Heart, Thinking, People

  Dorothy L. Sayers (2012). “Have His Carcase”, p.6, Open Road Media

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• A bruised heart that chooses to beat with a passion for God amid pulsing pain and confusion may just be the most expensive offering placed on the divine altar.

  Beth Moore

  Christian, Pain, Passion

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• Something in me, in my bruised heart, wakes up, and even though I'm terrified, I don't push the feeling away.

  Elizabeth Scott

  Heart, Feelings, Wake Up

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• Each day millions of children arrive in American classrooms in search of more than reading and math skills. They are looking for a light in the darkness of their lives, a Good Samaritan who will stop and bandage a bruised heart or ego.

  Jim Trelease

  Children, Reading, Heart

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