Love can be beautiful, but it also comes with its share of pain. Heartache and longing are universal feelings that touch everyone. Words often provide comfort when love fades or feels out of reach.
Sad love quotes capture those raw emotions. They give shape to what can be hard to express. These quotes remind us we are not alone in our sorrow. Reading them can be like finding a friend who understands what you are going through.
Heartbreaking Quotes on Lost Love
“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.”
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.”
“The saddest thing about love is that not only the love cannot last forever, but even the heartbreak is soon forgotten.”
“Some people are going to leave, but that’s not the end of your story. That’s the end of their part in your story.”
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
“To love and lose is the next best.”
“When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.”
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”
“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
“Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy.”
“Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.”
“When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead, keep your head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal.”
“Part of me aches at the thought of her being so close yet so untouchable.”
“Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.”
“You can’t buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.”
“The heart was made to be broken.”
“The greatest loss is what dies inside us while we live.”
“We loved with a love that was more than love.”
“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”
“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost.”
“Love is so short, forgetting is so long.”
“One of the hardest things in life is watching the person you love, love someone else.”
“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.”
“Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.”
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.”
“It’s sad when someone can walk right by you and pretend you were never a big part of their life.”
“Sometimes, the only soul that can mend a broken heart is the one that broke it. For they are the ones holding all the pieces.”
“Without you in my arms, I feel an emptiness in my soul. I find myself searching the crowds for your face – I know it’s an impossibility, but I cannot help myself.”
“The heart was made to be broken.”
“I have to admit, an unrequited love is so much better than a real one. I mean, it’s perfect… because it’s unreal.”
“There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.”
Deeply Emotional Love Failure Quotes
“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
“Grief is the price we pay for love.”
“we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing.”
“The heart was made to be broken.”
“Sometimes, it’s not the song that makes you emotional; it’s the people and things that come to your mind when you hear it.”
“Love is the hardest habit to break, and the most difficult to satisfy.”
“You can’t buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.”
“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.”
“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”
“Dear heart, why him?”
“The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.”
“If they’re stupid enough to walk away, be smart enough to let them go.”
“To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.”
“The worst feeling in the world is knowing you did the best you could, and it still wasn’t good enough.”
“Every time I say I’m done, I find myself trying again.”
“Just because we can’t be together doesn’t mean I don’t love you.”
“When you leave, weary of me, without a word I shall gently let you go.”
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keeps out the joy.”
“A broken heart is just the growing pains necessary so that you can love more completely when the real thing comes along.”
“Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.”
“Sometimes you have to unfollow people in real life.”
“I gave you my heart. I just didn’t expect to get it back in pieces.”
“I never wanted but your heart–that gone, you have nothing more to give.”
“It is sad not to love, but it is much sadder not to be able to love.”
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
“I will wait for you till I turn blue.”
“We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.”
“Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never met.”
“When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead, keep your head up high and gaze into heaven, for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal.”
“Some people are going to leave, but that’s not the end of your story. That’s the end of their part in your story.”
“I think it’s sad when people lose their faith in love.”
“Part of me aches at the thought of her being so close yet so untouchable.”
“Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.”
“My heart’s cracking apart all over again because of the way I missed him.”
Touching Quotes about Unrequited Love
“The greatest pain that comes from love is loving someone you can never have.” —Anonymous
“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.” —Washington Irving
“Unrequited love does not die; it’s only beaten down to a secret place where it hides, curled and wounded.” —Elle Newmark
“To burn with desire and keep quiet about it is the greatest punishment we can bring on ourselves.” —Federico García Lorca
“The worst feeling is falling for someone and knowing that they won’t be there to catch you.” —Rashida Rowe
“For all sad words of tongue and pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.'” —John Greenleaf Whittier
“The hardest thing in life is to watch someone you love, love someone else.” —Poets of the Fall
“Nothing grieves more deeply or pathetically than one half of a great love that isn’t meant to be.” —Gregory David Roberts
“When you care for someone more than they deserve, you get hurt more than you deserve.” —Stephen King
“My heart no longer felt as if it belonged to me. It now felt as if it had been stolen, torn from my chest by someone who wanted no such thing.” —Meredith Taylor
“Sometimes you just have to accept that some people are going to stay in your heart, even if they don’t stay in your life.” —Anonymous
“Loving you was like going to war; I never came back the same.” —Warsan Shire
“Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color.” —W.S. Merwin
“And she said, ‘Losing you is like losing my heart,’ and to me that was the saddest thing she could have said.” —Mitch Albom
“It’s hard to pretend you love someone when you don’t, but it’s harder to pretend that you don’t love someone when you really do.” —Anonymous
“The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.” —William Faulkner
“If you love someone and they don’t love you back, it doesn’t mean that you are destined to be alone. It means that you deserve someone who will appreciate your love.” —Anonymous
“She had been the keeper of her heart, and yet still, it had broken under the weight of her unspoken love.” —Anonymous
“Sometimes the person you want most is the person you’re best without.” —Anonymous
“You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel.” —Anonymous
“I have to admit, an unrequited love is so much better than a real one. I mean, it’s perfect… As long as something is never even started, you never have to worry about it ending. It has endless potential.” —Sarah Dessen
“Loving someone who doesn’t feel the same way is like using a white crayon on a white sheet of paper. It’s always invisible.” —Anonymous
“I think unrequited love is just as valid as any other kind. It’s just as crushing and just as thrilling.” —Anonymous
“Unrequited love is all right in books and things, but in real life, it completely sucks.” —Meg Cabot
“You can love someone so much, but you can never love people as much as you can miss them.” —John Green
“When you love someone more than they deserve, you will always end up with more pain than you deserve.” —Anonymous
“Love isn’t always a two-way street, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth the journey.” —Anonymous
“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart, and you can still love them with all the little pieces.” —Anonymous
“If only the heart could see what the eyes cannot.” —Anonymous
“Trying to forget someone you love is like trying to remember someone you never met.” —Anonymous
“I can’t wait for the day I stop pretending that I’m fine, and finally tell you how much it hurt when you didn’t feel the same way.” —Anonymous
“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.” —Mignon McLaughlin
“Even though we never talk again after tonight, please know that I am forever changed because of who you are and what you meant to me.” —Chasing Amy
Poignant Quotes expressing Love Pain
“Love is a beautiful lie, and it is in its breaking that we find the raw, painful truth.”
“The heart was made to be broken.”
“Love is the burning point of life, and since all life is sorrowful, so is love.”
“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.”
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
“The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.”
“Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.”
“You left, and the world didn’t collapse. I tell myself that so many times. But the cups still break around me.”
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.”
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.”
“Loving can cost a lot, but not loving always costs more.”
“I wish I could turn back the clock. I’d find you sooner and love you longer.”
“When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead, keep your head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal.”
“Loving you was like going to war; I never came back the same.”
“Love is the most beautiful of dreams and the worst of nightmares.”
“‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
“I have loved and I have lost and I’m starting to believe; it’s okay. Sometimes what we ‘think’ is best for us, is only the beginning of what’s truly meant for our hearts.”
“I wish I were a little girl again, because skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts.”
“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.”
“There is a distinct, awful pain that comes with loving someone more than they love you.”
“A broken heart is the worst. It’s like having broken ribs. Nobody can see it but it hurts every time you breathe.”
“It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.”
“Grief is the price we pay for love.”
“If I had a flower for every time I thought of you, I could walk through my garden forever.”
“Love cannot live where there is no trust.”
“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”
“I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.”
“You can close your eyes to reality but not to memories.”
“Sometimes we must endure the pain of love to appreciate its beauty.”
“When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.”
“Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.”
“We loved with a love that was more than love.”
“Love is a dagger; it’s a weapon to be wielded far away or up close. You can see yourself in it. It’s beautiful. Until it makes you bleed.”
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.”
Tear-jerking Breakup Quotes
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.”
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.”
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”
“The heart was made to be broken.”
“If they come back they’re yours; if they don’t they never were.”
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
“I wish I were a little girl again because skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts.”
“It’s better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
“The most painful goodbyes are the ones that are never said and never explained.”
“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”
“You can love someone so much…But you can never love people as much as you can miss them.”
“Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it.”
“Sometimes you have to forget what you feel and remember what you deserve.”
“The hardest thing is not talking to someone you used to talk to every day.”
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.”
“A broken heart bleeds tears.”
“Love is the most beautiful of dreams and the worst of nightmares.”
“The saddest thing about love is that not only the love cannot last forever, but even the heartbreak is soon forgotten.”
“When it’s clear that you don’t feel the same way for me, the problem is that as much as I can’t force you to love me, I can’t force myself to stop loving you.”
“People think it’s holding on that makes you strong, but sometimes it’s letting go.”
“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.”
“You learn to like someone when you find out what makes them laugh. But you can never truly love someone until you find out what makes them cry.”
“Moving on is simple; it’s what you leave behind that makes it so difficult.”
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
“You can’t buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.”
“The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever.”
“The cure for a broken heart is simple, my lady. A hot bath and a good night’s sleep.”
“Love lasts about seven years. That’s how long it takes for the cells of the body to replace themselves.”
“Because I could not stop for Death – He kindly stopped for me – The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality.”
“One day you’re going to remember me and how much I loved you, then you’re going to hate yourself for letting me go.”
“Behind my smile is a broken heart, behind my laugh, I’m falling apart. Look closely at me and you will see, the girl I am…isn’t me.”
Heartfelt Miss You Love Quotes
“The pain of missing you is a beautiful reminder of the joy of loving you.”
“I miss you in waves and tonight I’m drowning.”
“Love is missing someone whenever you’re apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you’re close in heart.”
“I wish I could turn back the clock. I’d find you sooner and love you longer.”
“You are the missing piece to my broken heart.”
“Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.”
“The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected.”
“I miss you like the deserts miss the rain.”
“Ever absent, ever near; still I see thee, still I hear; yet I cannot reach thee, dear!”
“Each night I put my head to my pillow, I try to tell myself I’m strong because I’ve gone one more day without you.”
“Missing someone is your heart’s way of reminding you that you love them.”
“The hardest thing is not talking to someone you used to talk to every day.”
“When we miss someone, often, what we really miss is the part of us that with this someone awakens.”
“The joy of meeting pays the pangs of absence; else who could bear it?”
“I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and a picture in a frame.”
“When you are not at hand to kiss away my fears, I cannot choose but be wretched.”
“Missing you comes in waves, and tonight I’m drowning.”
“I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your smile, because it is a masterpiece; and your hug because it is a perfect sanctuary.”
“I miss everything about you, can’t believe that I still want you and after all the things we’ve been through.”
“Your memory feels like home to me. So whenever my mind wanders, it always finds its way back to you.”
“In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged.”
“If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden.”
“My heart never knew loneliness until you went away. I’m missing you.”
“Sometimes the only solace I find in missing you, is in the hope of seeing you again.”
“I miss those kisses and the way I used to wake up to your smile.”
“Every song I hear reminds me of how much I miss you and want you by my side.”
“Distance means so little when someone means so much.”
“My mind is too frail to forget you, my heart is too weak to let you go.”
“I miss you more than words can say.”
“We only part to meet again.”
“The journey of life is sweeter when traveled with a dog.”
“Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven.”
Stirring Quotes about Love and Regret
“The saddest thing in the world, is loving someone who used to love you.”
“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are, ‘It might have been’.”
“To love and win is the best thing. To love and lose, the next best.”
“Sometimes I wish I had never met you because then I could go to sleep at night not knowing there was someone like you out there.”
“The greatest regret in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.”
“we only regret the chances we didn’t take, relationships we were afraid to have, and the decisions we waited too long to make.”
“Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.”
“The worst feeling in the world is knowing you did the best you could and it still wasn’t good enough.”
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.”
“You can close your eyes to the things you do not want to see, but you cannot close your heart to the things you do not want to feel.”
“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.”
“Sometimes you have to forget what’s gone, appreciate what still remains, and look forward to what’s coming next.”
“I gave you the best of me.”
“You left, and my heart is a ceaseless sermon of loneliness.”
“There is a time for departure even when there’s no certain place to go.”
“Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.”
“Regret is the most tiresome of companions; love’s ghost that never leaves.”
“The only way to win in love is to avoid the game altogether.”
“Hearts will never be practical until they can be made unbreakable.”
“The one who likes you most is always the one you always regret.”
“The regret of not loving enough and the pain of loving too much, both can tear one apart.”
“I could have loved you once, and said it, but then you went away.”
“I was never one for regrets; secrets, I can live with. The lies I told myself, protect me.”
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
“Missing someone, they say, is self-centered. I self-center you more than ever.”
“Regret is like a thorn that never leaves the heart.”
“The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.”
“Love is a fire. But whether it is going to warm your hearth or burn down your house, you can never tell.”
“No one ever loved anyone the way that person wanted to be loved.”
“Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
“Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought.”
“I’d rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.”
“Love is a wound that takes a lifetime to heal.”
Thoughtful Quotes on Love and Sadness
“The heart was made to be broken.”
“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.”
“Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated.”
“I have found the paradox that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”
“The way sadness works is one of the strange riddles of the world. If you are stricken with a great sadness, you may feel as if you have been set aflame, not only because of the enormous pain but also because your sadness may spread over your life, like smoke from an enormous fire.”
“Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.”
“The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.”
“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.”
“Love can sometimes be magic. But magic can sometimes… just be an illusion.”
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love.”
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.”
“A broken heart is merely the growing pains necessary so that you can love more completely when the real thing comes along.”
“In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing.”
“Just because we can’t be together doesn’t mean I don’t love you.”
“Love is never supposed to hurt. Love is supposed to heal, to be your haven from misery, to make living worthwhile.”
“You left, and my heart is a ceaseless sermon of loneliness.”
“We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.”
“To fall in love is awfully simple, but to fall out of love is simply awful.”
“The hottest love has the coldest end.”
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.”
“Love is the greatest refreshment in life, but it also brings the deepest despair.”
“The walls we build around us to keep sadness out also keep out the joy.”
“When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead, keep your head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal.”
“Those who do not weep, do not see.”
“Every heart has its pain and silence its eternal soliloquy.”
“You can’t buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.”
“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source.”
“The greatest pain that comes from love is loving someone you can never have.”
“Sometimes, rejection in love is merely redirection to the path you’re meant to walk.”
“The pain of love is the pain of being alive. It is a perpetual wound.”
“The times we spent together will forever be etched in the nooks of my heart, a bittersweet reminder of what once was.”
“Loving someone who does not love you back is like hugging a cactus; the tighter you hold on, the more it hurts.”
Wrapping-up
Sad love quotes have a unique way of touching our hearts. They remind us that it’s okay to feel pain and to grieve lost love. These quotes offer a sense of comfort and shared experience, making us realize we are not alone in our feelings.
Whether you’re going through a tough time or simply reflecting on past relationships, these quotes can speak to your soul. They capture the raw emotions of love and loss, helping us heal and find strength. By reading them, we gain a deeper understanding of our own hearts and the ups and downs that love brings.