“There were very tough decisions, and it was heartbreaking at times. Sometimes a great organization would apply for something that wasn't eligible. Or an application would be so full of jargon, the committee couldn't understand what they were asking for.”

“It's heartbreaking to give up so many points. We knew New Milford was a powerhouse and we just tried to come in do our best and hope some of our wrestlers brought their A-game.”

“Most of us are only tuned in to distant stations where all kinds of things are happening to other people. We listen through the static to their heartbreaks as if we were in some well-protected receiving chamber.”

[We learn] from heartbreak that love is not for idealists, but realists; it should always be passionate, but it is always dangerous. That infatuation is a game of power, but love leaves us powerless--and it is our dignity in its aftermath that defines us.

It wasn’t just heartbreaking but it broke my identity! All that anguish that was deep hidden in me because rejections from family and friends started to pour out like a current in the sea that would seem destructive.

I don’t know how long we’ve sat here. All I do know is that my heart feels torn in two. Have I been here hours? Or minutes? Heartbreak is timeless".

That's what makes a tragedy a tragedy. There's no rhyme or reason to it, only heartbreak. The only thing you can do when the ground stops shaking and the waters recede is try to save whoever's left.

“Give my kids an A for effort. We could have rolled over and quit there in the second half. We battled back well, but couldn't get the three (-pointers) to fall. It is heartbreaking for our seniors to lose this way.”

“Our department, thankfully, escaped damage. We have so many rare and out of print books that if they had been destroyed it would have been heartbreaking. Most of them we just couldn't replace.”

Success demands a price that only a few are willing to pay ... blood, flesh, time, money, pride, heartbreak and energy. Anyone who has ever succeeded has the battle scars to prove the sacrifices they've made.