In the vast expanse of human communication, certain phrases morph over time, taking on new shapes, while holding onto remnants of their original intent. These transformations, while often amusing, can lead to widespread misconceptions about what was truly said. In this exploration of linguistic evolution, we delve into a curated collection of the top 40 misquoted famous sayings. Join us as we unravel the stories behind these familiar yet altered phrases, shining a light on how they've been adapted, misinterpreted, and ultimately immortalized in the public consciousness.
1. “They’re like sharks. Circling. Cute, single guy, good job, nice car. It’s all they know about me.”His tone was light but his expression serious.Maybe that’s because it’s all you show them.”Maybe it’s all they want to see.” - Megan Hart
2. “The Young Man came to the Old Man seeking counsel.I broke something, Old Man.How badly is it broken?It's in a million little pieces.I'm afraid I can't help you.Why?There's nothing you can do.Why?It can't be fixed.Why?It's broken beyond repair. It's in a million little pieces.” - james frey
3. “He is broken in three ways, sometimes four. I count them.-He believes himself to be human, but is not actually. At least not anymore. This is similar to the way he believes himself to be alive.-He has a grim affinity for drugs. This comes with no caveat and no parentheses. This is just a fact of life.-He is doggedly unhappy and once decided to kill himself. Sadly, he has not really stopped.-On certain occasions when these first three things have ceased to be bad enough, he loves me. The other sins are commonplace, forgivable under a big enough umbrella. This fourth is irrevocable. Unconscionable. In a word, it is utterly damning.” - Brenna Yovanoff
4. “But sometimes it's the sunshine that frightens us more than the big black shadows.” - Megan Hart
5. “The slate black sky. The middle stepof the back porch. And long agomy mother's necklace, the beadsrolling north and south. Brokenthe rose stem, water into drops, glassknob on the bedroom door. Last summer'spot of parsley and mint, white rootsshooting like streamers through the cracks.Years ago the cat's tail, the bird bath,the car hood's rusted latch. Brokenlittle finger on my right hand at birth--I was pulled out too fast. What hasn''tbeen rent, divided, split? Broken the days into nights, the night skyinto stars, the stars into patternsI make up as I trace themwith a broken-off bladeof grass. Possible, unthinkable,the cricket's tiny back as I lieon the lawn in the dark, my harta blue cup fallen from someone's hands. ” - Dorianne Laux
6. “I start to see that I surround myself with broken people; more broken than me. Ah, yes, let me count your cracks. Let's see, one hundred, two... yes, you'll do nicely. A cracked companion makes me look more whole, gives me something outside myself to care for. When I'm with whole, healed people I feel my own cracks, the shatters, the insanities of dislocation in myself.” - Julie Gregory
7. “Part broken - part whole, you begin again. ( from 'Why books seem shockproof against change.' THE TIMES: BOOKS)” - Jeanette Winterson
8. “To be unbroken, what would that be?If words that were spoken, had not shattered me” - ZOEgirl
9. “She felt as if the mosaic she had been assembling out of life's little shards got dumped to the ground, and there was no way to put it back together.” - Anne Lamott
10. “Tell them about how you're never really a whole person if you remain silent, because there's always that one little piece inside you that wants to be spoken out, and if you keep ignoring it, it gets madder and madder and hotter and hotter, and if you don't speak it out one day it will just up and punch you in the mouth from the inside.” - Audre Lorde
11. “Stop trying to 'fix' yourself; you're NOT broken! You are perfectly imperfect and powerful beyond measure.” - Steve Maraboli
12. “Love is as simple as the absence of self given to another. God, when invited, fills the void of any unrequited love; hence loving is how one is drawn closer to God no matter its most horrific repercussions.” - Criss Jami
13. “When you really love someone, you see all their mess and their brokenness and you love them anyway. In fact, seeing all of that sort of makes you love them more.” - Heather Hepler Love Maybe
14. “"Broken does not mean non-functioning, or incapacitated, it does however mean ready for repair. ” - Shawn Boreta
15. “You can break a thing, but you cannot always guide it afterward into the shape you want.” - Holly Black
16. “Mesele çıkmasın diye elinizden geleni yapıyorsunuz!İşte bu ikiyüzlülüğünüze dayanamıyorum!” - Oğuz Atay
17. “You make me greedy for you. I just can't get enough. I wish you would just accept it for what it is and trust me.” - J.B. McGee
18. “In Nature, things are broken with a purpose—clouds break to pour rains, rivers break to water fields, fields break to yield crops, seeds break to yield plants … so if ever you feel broken, understand that you must be part of a better and more beautiful purpose...” - Debashis Dey
19. “The terrible shock of his sentence had in some way broken that wall which separates us from the mystery of things beyond and which we call life.” - Victor Hugo
20. “Behind these eyesthere is a girl trapped withinher pain – a girl feeling all the emotionsof anger and sadness.She’s fighting for a way out.” (In her eyes, p. 39)” - Chimnese Davids
21. “Pieces"Isn't that what all of life is anyway?Shards. Bits. Moments.Am I less because I have fewer, or do the few I have mean more?Am I just as full as anyone else? Enough?Pieces.Allys saying "I like you"Gabriel snorting out bread freeing me to laugh.And Ethan reminding me how much I do know.Pieces.I hold them likethey are life itself.They nearly are.” - Mary E. Pearson
22. “God knows we’re all drawn toward what’s beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be, it’s only by love and sacrifice so great it destroys the giver.” - Cassandra Clare
23. “God draws near to the brokenhearted. He leans toward those who are suffering. He knows what it feels like to be wounded and abandoned.” - John D. Richardson
24. “Miss Gerhart, the last time I saw you, you had quite a mouthful to shout at me. You’re really quiet today. Cat got your tongue?” - J.B. McGee
25. “We die a little every day and by degrees we’re reborn into different men, older men in the same clothes, with the same scars.” - Mark Lawrence
26. “Because there’s nothing wrong with me,” Alec says. “You know what is? Our society is so screwed up from top to bottom, everything about it, that it’s become impossible to fix. It’s easier to change people and make them fit into something that’s broken. Know what I mean?” - Brian James
27. “In every human heart is a place where you put all your broken dreams. When something doesn't work out, no matter what it may be, you just have to give it up and stuff it in with your broken dreams. And make sure you keep the lid on tight.” - Sayo Masuda
28. “We cannot love a person with an all accepting, transcending and encompassing love without being hurt somewhat, without being disappointed, without being failed of our expectations. We cannot love without being broken, yet we cannot continue in love without being stronger than our brokenness.” - Jocelyn Soriano
29. “There are no people who are whole" he says. "Everyone has issues of their own to deal with. Mine might be a little harder, but the main thing is how on deals with them.” - Anna Funder
30. “If what we are doing isn't enough for you, I need you to tell me now.” - J.B. McGee
31. “In that moment her heart fell out of her chest. Like the glass filled vase he had brought to her, it dropped. It was shattered into a million small pieces.” - J.B. McGee
32. “A SCAR SHOULDN’T REMIND YOU OF HOW YOU GOT HURT AND THE PAIN THAT CAME WITH IT…A SCAR SHOULD SIMPLY REMIND YOU THAT YOU SURVIVED” - mihoko shijo
33. “Anything worth having is never simple or easy, Gabby ....” - J.B. McGee
34. “...when you're broken, everything gets a little honester - you make mistakes and don't give a damn - you give up on perfection, but get real...” - John Geddes A Familiar Rain
35. “Broken love is the most dangerous love. It will slice you open with every touch.” - Tiffany Reisz
36. “One way at a time I'll try to lend these broken hands of mine give my strength, be my light.” - Joe Brooks
37. “This is the real Madame. I can see why she hides herself in accents and gems and exotic perfumes. I can see why she's grown to hate anything to do with love. She isn't evil or corrupt the way that Vaughn is. She's broken. Only broken.” - Lauren DeStefano
38. “I've always known we were two puzzle pieces that fit together in a hollow that is our pain. There was a time when I was certain we were too damaged not to destroy each other. Now I think we are saving each other.” - Lisa Renee Jones
39. “I have found what I need most to heal a broken bond is time together—the very thing I avoid is the thing most desired.” - Terry Tempest Williams
40. “Under the broken promises of superpowers and under the worlds indifference to spilled Arab blood.” - Susan Abulhawa
