Plastic Hearts Quotes

“We all make mistakes and do things we wish we could take back, but it is what we do after that truly matters…and I like your after.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Life inspires me. Life is unfair, unkind and unforeseeable. It knocks you down when you least expect it.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Little girls dream about growing up and living in a big house with a gorgeous husband and a pink plastic convertible. It’s not until much later in life that you realize what really matters. Love isn't about what you have or who you know. It’s about how you earn what you have and how you treat those you love. The material things don’t matter when your heart is full of joy and contentment.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“I learned a long time ago that most of my family and friends had plastic hearts. Plastic hearts are made so they cannot be broken. Cracked maybe, but never broken.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“You can't walk through life using someone else's plan.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Mistakes make us who we are.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Redemption isn’t something that comes fast and easy. You have to put all your effort and heart into it to make it work.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Sometimes when life hits you with too much, it makes you stronger and you learn from it. I know where I want to go while some of my friends don't. Life has brought me maturity. I make my decisions based on who I don't want to be, rather than whom everyone else wants me to be. I always want to be better. It took me time to see this, but it's true.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“If you get one taste of that man, you will never go back to polos and khakis. That boy is going to rock your world.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“When you find someone you truly love, nothing else matters.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Love isn't about what you have or who you know. It's about how you earn what you have and how you treat those you love.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“When you become an adult, you get to choose your path. You take all the things you learned while you were on everyone else's and use it to build your own, but it's about where you heart wants to go. It's all up to you.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“I wanted to live with hope; I wanted to love with my heart and turn my dreams into reality.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Living in the moment was far better than living by a script.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Life's hard and when you know there are ways to drown it out, it's hard to stay on the right path. It's a constant struggle. For a long time, I did it by myself.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“To me, saying I'm proud of you was almost as important as I love you.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“The only one who needs to love the person you are with is you.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Now that may be a first. A girl who has no interest whatsoever in the handsome, emotionally unavailable, Dane Wright.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Plastic hearts are made so they cannot be broken. Cracked maybe, but never broken.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“I didn’t want a wedding at all until this certain girl popped into my life. Now I want whatever she wants. I would do anything to make her happy.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Life can be unfair and unkind, but sometimes we just have to let go and let fate take over.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Sometimes, when your back's against the wall, you can do things that you didn't know were possible.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Do you ever leave your arrogance at home or does it follow you wherever you go? - Alex

This isn't arrogance, I'm just honest and soon enough you'll be honest with yourself and admit that you want me as much as I want you. - Dane”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“My plastic heart became glass the day I met Dane Wright.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Sometimes things don't work out the way we want them to. Life was full of truths that don't play out in romance novels. Sometimes we don't get our happily ever after.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“When you find someone you truly love, nothing else matters. I finally realized that being in love was worth the heartbreak that may follow”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Redemption isn't something that comes fast and easy. You have to put all your effort and heart into it to make it work. It can't be forced or bought; it simply had to be earned. It requires honesty, commitment and trust. Dane and I have some things to work on, but as long as there is effort, there is hope.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“Things that were never together weren't meant to be fixed.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts

“What happens to someone who hits rock bottom after breaking up with the love of their life? There was no rehab for a broken heart.”
― Lisa De Jong, Plastic Hearts