Anne of Avonlea

Anne: " Than I should die an old maid.. I daresay it isn't the hardest death by any means."

Diana: "Oh, I suppose the dying would be easy enough; it's the living an old maid I shouldn't like."

Anne of Avonlea

... a broken heart in real life isn't half as dreadful as it is in books. It's a good deal like a bad tooth... though you won't think THAT a very romantic simile. It takes spells of aching and gives you a sleepless night now and then, but between time it lets you enjoy life and dreams and echoes and peanut candy as if there were nothing the matter with it. (Miss Lavendar)