“She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.”
“A brave heart? It feels like a swollen and aching thing in my chest.”
“She loved his laughter. She loved that he faced the world with a reckless smile on his scarred face. Her heart crashed against her chest. A revelation descended. A revelation unrelated to the desire heating her blood.”
“She curled up and pressed her cheek against his chest. Her ear was right above his heart. She was listening to his thoughts. "I need to know this," Aomame said. "That we're in the same world, seeing the same things.”
“She touched something deep in his soul. He didn't believe in love at first sight, but the thought of hurting her made his chest ache.”
“Heart broken-he felt a deep ache in his chest, like that of a sore muscle, and each beat of his heart pained him”