And I wonder what the sound of a heart breaking might be. And I think it might be quiet, unperceptively so, and not dramatic at all. Like the sound of an exhausted swallow falling gently to earth.

Sarah Winman
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A heart breaking is always quiet. It doesn't break into loud booms or into small chirps like the sound of an exhausted swallow falling gently to earth. A heart breaking is quiet and unperceptively so. It's quiet because it's quiet, and it's unperceptively so because it's unperceptively so.

Source: Tin Man

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