“I have always pondered a tragic law of adolescence. (On second thought, the law probably applies to all ages to some extent). That law: People fall in love at the same time—often at the same stunning moment—but they fall out of love at different times. One is left sadly juggling the pieces of a fractured heart while the other has danced away.”

Robert Cormier

Robert Cormier - “I have always pondered a tragic law of...” 1

Similar quotes

“The laws of gravity cannot be held responcible for people falling in love.”

Albert Einstein
Read more

“Oh, all stories are the same, aren't they? Men and women fall in love or out of love. People are born; people die. It al ends happily or it all ends sadly, and the difference matters only to the people involved.”

Gabrielle Zevin
Read more

“God has written in the law of nature that when two people are joined in love or friendship, one must always give his heart more perfectly than the other.”

George Sand
Read more

“Painting something that defies the law of the land is good. Painting something that defies the law of the land and the law of gravity at the same time is ideal.”

Banksy
Read more

“We should fall in love. Love each other enough to shit at the same time on the same toilet.”

Darnell Lamont Walker
Read more