Breaking up is hard. Whether you’re the one ending it or the one being left behind, the pain cuts deep. In those moments, finding the right words can help ease the heartache. That’s where break-up quotes come in. They’re like small pieces of wisdom that remind us we’re not alone.
These quotes can be a comfort. They help us put our feelings into words. They can make us feel understood and even give us hope. Here’s a list of the best break-up quotes to help you through this tough time.
Heartfelt Break up Quotes
“The heart was made to be broken.” – Oscar Wilde
“The hottest love has the coldest end.” – Socrates
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them, but still move on without them.” – Mandy Hale
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” – Marilyn Monroe
“The only thing harder than walking away is not looking back.” – Unknown
“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Khalil Gibran
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coelho
“You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It won’t happen automatically.” – Joel Osteen
“The way they leave tells you everything.” – Rupi Kaur
“Two people who were once very close can without blame or grand betrayal become strangers. Perhaps this is the saddest thing in the world.” – Warsan Shire
“Sadness flies away on the wings of time.” – Jean de La Fontaine
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Haruki Murakami
“Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over.” – Nicole Sobon
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.” – L. Frank Baum, “The Wizard of Oz”
“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” – Mark Twain
“One day they’ll realize they lost a diamond while playing with worthless stones.” – Turcois Ominek
“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” – Guy Finley
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell
“My feet will want to walk to where you are sleeping but I shall go on living.” – Pablo Neruda
“Some people think that it’s holding on that makes one strong; sometimes it’s letting go.” – Hermann Hesse
“You don’t die from a broken heart. You only wish you did.” – Marilyn Manson
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.” – Nicholas Sparks
“Love you once, love you still, always have, always will, always forget, because never was fulfilling.” – Own Creation
“You ask everybody you know: How long does it usually take to get over it? There are many formulas. One year for every year you dated. Two years for every year you dated. It’s your friends, and all they want is to stop the pain.” – Junot Díaz
“I didn’t leave because I stopped loving you, I left because the longer I stayed, the less I loved myself.” – Rupi Kaur
“All the world is made of faith, and trust, and pixie dust.” – J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
“Grief is the price we pay for love.” – Queen Elizabeth II
“Sometimes you have to forget what you feel and remember what you deserve.” – Own Creation
“Perhaps someday we’ll be grateful for the time apart, as it helped prepare our hearts for someone who truly deserves us.” – Own Creation
Empowering Break up Quotes
“The heart was made to be broken.” — Oscar Wilde
“Sometimes the best way to move forward is to break all the ties from the past.” — Anonymous
“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” — Steve Maraboli
“You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them… but still move on without them.” — Mandy Hale
“What’s broken is broken, and I’d rather remember it as it was at its best than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.” — Margaret Mitchell
“If you really want closure… at some point, you have to shut the door.” — Jacki Wells Wunderlin
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” — Dr. Seuss
“You don’t have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you.” — Jojo Moyes
“The only whole heart is a broken heart.” — Cardinal Leonard Cohen
“Let your feelings out, but also be prepared to move on.” — Anonymous
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.” — Elizabeth Gilbert
“The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go.” — Steve Maraboli
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” — Marilyn Monroe
“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” — Zig Ziglar
“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.” — Washington Irving
“No matter how hard your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.” — Faraaz Kazi
“Getting over a painful experience is much like crossing monkey bars. You have to let go at some point in order to move forward.” — C.S. Lewis
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey
“It’s better to be alone than to be with someone who makes you feel alone.” — Anonymous
“The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; you can’t go forward in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.” — Anonymous
“And now I’ll do what’s best for me.” — Anonymous
“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” — Charles Dickens
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” — M. Kathleen Casey
“I thought when love for you died, I should die. It’s dead. Alone, most strangely, I live on.” — Rupert Brooke
“You are not a backup plan, and definitely not a second choice.” — Anonymous
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.” — L. Frank Baum
“You deserve the love you keep trying to give to everyone else.” — Anonymous
“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” — Guy Finley
“Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.” — Paulo Coelho
“The heart will break, but broken live on.” — Lord Byron
“One day they’ll realize they lost a diamond while playing with worthless stones.” — Turcois Ominek
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” — Tom Stoppard
“Don’t let someone who isn’t worth your love make you forget how much you are worth.” — Anonymous
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” — J.K. Rowling
“We must be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” — Joseph Campbell
Comforting Break up Quotes
“The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” – Charles Dickens
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” – Marilyn Monroe
“Even though it’s hard, a break-up is a fresh start and the chance to find true happiness.” – Original
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“Better to have loved and lost, than to never have loved at all.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson
“What feels like the end is often the beginning.” – Original
“The heart was made to be broken.” – Oscar Wilde
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” – Hermann Hesse
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” – Tom Stoppard
“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” – Will Rogers
“You can’t start a new chapter if you’re still re-reading the last one.” – Original
“The only way out of the labyrinth of suffering is to forgive.” – John Green
“If someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive.” – Paulo Coelho
“everything will be okay. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” – John Lennon
“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” – Eckhart Tolle
“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” – Wayne Gretzky
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
“When you leave someone, it’s not because you stopped loving them. It’s because you stopped loving yourself.” – Original
“The course of true love never did run smooth.” – William Shakespeare
“Healing yourself is connected with healing others.” – Yoko Ono
“Don’t dwell on what went wrong. Instead, focus on what to do next.” – Original
“The hardest part of moving on is accepting you were never meant to stay.” – Original
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.” – Elizabeth Gilbert
“Let it hurt. Let it bleed. Let it heal. And let it go.” – Nikita Gill
“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.” – C.S. Lewis
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Semisonic, ‘Closing Time’
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
“A break-up is like a broken mirror. It is better to leave it broken than to hurt yourself trying to fix it.” – Original
“You are strong enough to face it all, even if it doesn’t feel like it right now.” – Original
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” – Viktor E. Frankl
“The darkest hour of night comes just before the dawn.” – Paulo Coelho
“Take the pain and turn it into strength. Out of the ashes, you will rise.” – Original
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Nelson Mandela
Inspirational Break up Quotes
“The heart was made to be broken.” – Oscar Wilde
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” – Paulo Coelho
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” – Marilyn Monroe
“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” – Mark Twain
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss
“The only way to get over a broken heart is to let time heal it.” – Unknown
“When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us.” – Alexander Graham Bell
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” – Haruki Murakami, “What I Talk About When I Talk About Running”
“You’ve gotta know when it’s time to turn the page.” – Tori Amos
“Moving on is a simple thing, what it leaves behind is hard.” – Dave Mustaine
“Sometimes the hardest part isn’t letting go but rather learning to start over.” – Nicole Sobon
“What’s broken can be mended. What hurts can be healed. And no matter how hard it gets, the sun will rise again.” – Unknown
“It is better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all.” – Alfred Lord Tennyson
“Keep away from those who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you believe that you too can become great.” – Mark Twain
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.” – William Makepeace Thackeray
“You must make a decision that you are going to move on. It won’t happen automatically. You will have to rise up and say, ‘I don’t care how hard this is, I don’t care how disappointed I am, I’m not going to let this get the best of me. I’m moving on with my life.'” – Joel Osteen
“Grief is the price we pay for love.” – Queen Elizabeth II
“The best way to mend a broken heart is time and girlfriends.” – Gwyneth Paltrow
“Letting go means to come to the realization that some people are a part of your history, but not a part of your destiny.” – Steve Maraboli
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.” – L. Frank Baum, “The Wizard of Oz”
“You can only move on if you accept that it’s gone.” – The Los Angeles Times
“What appears to be the end may really be a new beginning.” – Unknown
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” – Seneca
“Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” – Carl Bard
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” – Nelson Mandela
“A breakup is like a broken mirror. It is better to leave it broken than hurt yourself trying to fix it.” – Unknown
“Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant.” – Paulo Coelho
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” – Peter Drucker
“If someone makes you miserable more than they make you happy, it doesn’t matter how much you love them; you need to let them go.” – Unknown
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” – Hermann Hesse
“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.” – Rumi
“You will find that it is necessary to let things go; simply for the reason that they are heavy.” – C. JoyBell C.
“Endings are not always bad. Most times they’re just beginnings in disguise.” – Kim Harrison
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.” – Nicholas Sparks
Wrapping-up
Breakups are hard, and sometimes, finding the right words can help ease the pain. These break up quotes offer comfort, understanding, and sometimes a little bit of hope. Whether you need to heal, move on, or just feel less alone, these quotes can provide the support you need.
Next time you or a friend faces a breakup, turn to these quotes for a bit of wisdom and solace. They remind us that while saying goodbye is tough, it also opens the door for new beginnings. Keep these quotes handy—they might be just what you need to get through the hard times.
