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    Love Stinks: Words of Redemption (and Rage) for Break-Ups, Rejections, and Broken Hearts
    Love Stinks: Words of Redemption (and Rage) for Break-Ups, Rejections, and Broken Hearts
    Love Stinks: Words of Redemption (and Rage) for Break-Ups, Rejections, and Broken Hearts
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    Love Stinks: Words of Redemption (and Rage) for Break-Ups, Rejections, and Broken Hearts

    By Adams Media

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    To hell with love!

    "Love is a hole in the heart." - Ben Hecht

    They say it's impossible to love and be wise. Love Stinks understands why you fell so hard in the first place--and has the words of wisdom you need to hear now that your heart's been crushed. Filled with more than 300 quotes from the world's greatest jilted and bitter lovers, this unfiltered look at love gone wrong puts all your thoughts on paper.

    From Virginia Woolf and Oscar Wilde to Woody Allen and Amy Sedaris, the revealing words in Love Stinks puts you in good company. You might laugh; you'll probably cry, but as Khaled Hosseini once said, it is "better to be hurt by the truth than comforted with a lie."
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateDec 18, 2012
    ISBN9781440560965
    Love Stinks: Words of Redemption (and Rage) for Break-Ups, Rejections, and Broken Hearts
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    Adams Media

    At Adams Media, we don’t just publish books—we craft experiences that matter to you. Whether you’re diving deep into spirituality, whipping up delights in the kitchen, or planning your personal finances, our diverse range of lifestyle books, decks, journals, and more is designed to feed your curiosity. The Adams team strives to publish content that celebrates readers where they are—and where they’re going.

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      Book preview

      Love Stinks - Adams Media

      INTRODUCTION

      If you’re in a happy relationship …

      If you have a boyfriend or girlfriend who calls you sweetums …

      If you spend your spare time picking out curtains and china

      patterns …

      Then keep moving. This book isn’t for you. Go buy an adorable stuffed dog that says I wuv you! when you squeeze its stomach.

      BUT IF YOUR HEART HAS BEEN BROKEN…

      If Valentine’s Day cards make you feel sick …

      If you just want to squeeze that stuffed dog until it breaks open and the gears are crushed …

      Then this is the book for you.

      What hurts more than love? And if it hurts so much, why do we all want it so badly?

      Unless you live under a rock, it’s safe to say that you’re going to get hurt someday. Broken hearts are a universal language that’s painful to hear.

      But that pain would be almost bearable if you knew what to expect. Instead, breakups send us through a smorgasbord of unpleasant feelings.

      First there’s devastation; when the whole world seems to be falling apart around you. And just when you think you’ve got that under control—BAM! Anger comes out of nowhere and socks you in the gut. Regret, loneliness, cynicism … each with its own flavor, each tinged with despair.

      Even once you start feeling better, there are still a million confusing and infuriating emotions to sort out. Should you look for a rebound, or nurse your heart in solitude? How do you move on with your life without repeating the same mistakes? And, once you eventually do feel better (and you will, eventually), is it worth risking your heart all over again?

      Love stinks. Breakups suck. But, as you’ll see in this book, there’s a lot to be learned from them. Smart men and women—writers, comedians, heads of state—they all have a lot to say on the subject of rejection. Some quotes are wise, some are funny, some are sad. All give words to how you’re feeling right now.

      That’s the good thing about having a broken heart. It connects you to everyone else who’s ever had their heart broken. And that’s everyone.

      DEVASTATION

      WHEN YOUR HEART FIRST BREAKS, IT’S DIFFICULT TO GRAB HOLD OF ONE WORD THAT DEFINES WHAT YOU FEEL. OF COURSE YOU’RE SAD, BUT YOU’RE ALSO CONFUSED, BETRAYED, NUMB, AND UTTERLY MISERABLE.

      You’re in physical pain, as if someone really did reach inside your chest and bust up your internal organs.

      Friends and family will try to tell you that it gets better, but you won’t believe them. They’ll say there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but all you can see is more tunnel, going on and on with no end in sight.

      These are quotes for when you just want to curl up in a corner and eat chocolate. They’re quotes for crying in the shower and listening to the same song over and over again. These are the quotes that’ll get you through when your friends are sick and tired of listening to you, and your cell phone’s battery is dead because you spent the whole night staring at your ex’s number, wondering if you should call.

      Don’t call. Read these quotes instead.

      THE HEART WAS MADE TO BE BROKEN.

      —OSCAR WILDE

      I think you are wrong to want a heart. It makes most people unhappy. If you only knew it, you are in luck not to have a heart.

      —L. FRANK BAUM

      Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source. It dies

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