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I sometimes think that people�s hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what�s at the bottom. All you can do is imagine by what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.

Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
There is nothing in this world that never takes a step outside a person's heart.

1Q84
"What happens when people open their hearts?"... "They get better."

Norwegian Wood
When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.

The Unbearable Lightness of Being
There are chords in the hearts of the most reckless which cannot be touched without emotion.

The Masque of the Red Death
I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched.
The Heart wants what it wants - or else it does not care.
If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain.
How frail the human heart must be - a mirrored pool of thought.

Letters Home
I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am.

The Bell Jar
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