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Break Off Quotes

So, so, break off this last lamenting kiss, Which sucks two souls, and vapors both away.

John Donne, Izaak Walton (1855). “The Poetical Works of Dr. John Donne: With a Memoir”, p.316

If you strike upon a thought that baffles you, break off from that entanglement and try another, so shall your wits be fresh to start again.

Aristophanes (1927). “The Frogs: And Three Other Plays. Translated by Frere, Hickie, Mitchell and Cumberland”

It is better to break off a thousand friendships, than to endure the sight of a single enemy.

Saadi, Francis Gladwin, Eric Serejski (2016). “Gulistan or Rose Garden”, p.111, Innovations and Information

To remember friendship is to recall those conversations that it seemed a sin to break off

Christopher Hitchens (2012). “Mortality”, p.34, Atlantic Books Ltd

Distance does not break off the friendship absolutely, but only the activity of it.

Aristotle, (2014). “Complete Works of Aristotle, Volume 2: The Revised Oxford Translation”, p.1829, Princeton University Press

an expression of surprise falls from her face, though she's trying to keep it. it breaks off and she seems to catch it and fidget with it in her hands.

Markus Zusak (2014). “Markus Zusak: The Book Thief & I Am the Messenger”, p.832, Knopf Books for Young Readers