Heartbreak is one of the most painful emotions that we can experience in our life. Whether it’s a romantic relationship, friendship, or even loss of a special person, the emotional pain is real. But healing is possible. And sometimes people choose to find comfort in the words that can guide them on the right path. That’s why we’ve gathered 280 Quotes About Heartbreak and Moving Forward to help you out. These quotes are grouped into different themes to help you find exactly what resonates with you in your moment of need.
Quotes About the Pain of Heartbreak
Feeling the Hurt
The heart was made to be broken.” — Oscar Wilde
“Sometimes, we just have to let go of what’s killing us, even if it’s killing us to let go.” — Unknown
“Tears come from the heart and not from the brain.” — Leonardo da Vinci
“It’s hard to forget someone who gave you so much to remember.” — Unknown
“You flew off with the wings of my heart and left me flightless.” — Terri Guillemets
“The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.” — William Faulkner
“You can’t buy love, but you can pay heavily for it.” — Henny Youngman
“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.” — The Wizard of Oz
“A broken heart bleeds tears.” — Steve Maraboli
“It hurts when you have someone in your heart but you can’t have them in your arms.” — Unknown
“The hottest love has the coldest end.” — Socrates
“It’s amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces.” — Ella Harper
“Sometimes the person you want the most is the person you’re best without.” — Unknown
“Nothing hurts more than being ignored, replaced, forgotten—by someone you never thought would.” — Unknown
“Behind every sweet smile, there is a bitter sadness that no one can ever see and feel.” — Tupac Shakur
“A broken heart is just the growing pains necessary so you can love more completely when the real thing comes along.” — J.S.B. Morse
“It’s hard to deal with someone you can’t live without, but who’s choosing to live without you.” — Unknown
“Some people come into our lives and leave footprints on our hearts and we are never, ever the same.” — Flavia Weedn
“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” — Mark Twain
“Hearts get hurt. That’s how they become strong.” — Unknown
“You never really stop loving someone. You just learn to live without them.” — Unknown
“What’s broken is broken—and I’d rather remember it as it was than mend it and see the broken places as long as I live.” — Margaret Mitchell
Moving On, One Step at a Time
“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
“The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday.” — Steve Maraboli
“You will evolve past certain people. Let yourself.” — Mandy Hale
“Sometimes the only way to heal our wounds is to make peace with the demons who created them.” — Kenji Miyazawa
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” — Haruki Murakami
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” — Dr. Seuss
“Holding on is believing that there’s only a past; letting go is knowing that there’s a future.” — Daphne Rose Kingma
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” — Paulo Coelho
“You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them… but still move on without them.” — Mandy Hale
“It’s not about forgetting. It’s about letting go of the hurt.” — Unknown
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go.” — Hermann Hesse
“You don’t have to let that one thing be the thing that defines you.” — Jojo Moyes
“When the past calls, let it go to voicemail. It has nothing new to say.” — Unknown
“Grief is in two parts. The first is loss. The second is the remaking of life.” — Anne Roiphe
“Letting go isn’t a one-time thing, it’s something you have to do every day, over and over again.” — Dawson’s Creek
“Sometimes, the best way to be happy is to learn to let go of things you tried hard to hold on to.” — Unknown
“You’re allowed to let go of people who constantly make you feel like you’re hard to love.” — Unknown
“What feels like the end is often the beginning.” — Unknown
“Life moves on and so should we.” — Spencer Johnson
“Recovery begins from the darkest moment.” — John Major
“It’s okay to start over. It might even be better this time.” — Unknown
Quotes About Self-Love After Heartbreak
Rebuilding from Within
“You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” — Buddha
“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” — Mark Twain
“Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” — Brené Brown
“Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” — Unknown
“The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself.” — Steve Maraboli
“You are enough just as you are.” — Meghan Markle
“Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.” — William Shakespeare
“Loving yourself isn’t vanity; it’s sanity.” — Katrina Mayer
“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” — Brené Brown
“How you love yourself is how you teach others to love you.” — Rupi Kaur
“You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to other people.” — Unknown
“The better you feel about yourself, the less you feel the need to show off.” — Robert Hand
“You were born to be real, not perfect.” — Unknown
“Be enough for yourself first. The rest of the world can wait.” — Unknown
“You are not a backup plan, and certainly not a second choice.” — Unknown
“Your relationship with yourself sets the tone for every other relationship you have.” — Robert Holden
“Don’t forget to fall in love with yourself first.” — Carrie Bradshaw (Sex and the City)
“I am mine before I am ever anyone else’s.” — Nayyirah Waheed
“Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.” — Coco Chanel
“Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.” — Abraham Joshua Heschel
“Be proud of who you are, and not ashamed of how someone else sees you.” — Unknown
Becoming Whole Again
“Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.” — Khalil Gibran
“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” — Rumi
“Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it.” — Tori Amos
“Rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” — J.K. Rowling
“Scars remind us where we’ve been. They don’t have to dictate where we’re going.” — David Rossi
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life.” — Unknown
“Sometimes we survive by forgetting. Sometimes we survive by remembering.” — DaShanne Stokes
“Time doesn’t heal emotional pain, you need to learn how to let go.” — Roy T. Bennett
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” — C.S. Lewis
“What happens when people open their hearts? They get better.” — Haruki Murakami
“When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.” — Haruki Murakami
“Sometimes you don’t realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness.” — Susan Gale
“Life tried to crush her, but only succeeded in creating a diamond.” — John Mark Green
“You were given this life because you are strong enough to live it.” — Unknown
“Wounds are where light can enter and love can grow.” — Unknown
“I’m not broken. I’m healing.” — Unknown
“Grief is the price we pay for love.” — Queen Elizabeth II
“Healing is an art. It takes time, it takes practice. It takes love.” — Maza Dohta
Quotes About Hope and Moving Forward
Looking Ahead
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Don’t look back—you’re not going that way.” — Mary Engelbreit
“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman
“The best way to predict the future is to create it.” — Abraham Lincoln
“Every new beginning comes from some other beginning’s end.” — Seneca
“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” — Unknown
“When the past calls, let it go to voicemail. It has nothing new to say.” — Unknown
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” — Albert Einstein
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” — Rumi
“Hope is the only thing stronger than fear.” — Suzanne Collins
“Never be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to rebuild what you want.” — Unknown
“Your future needs you. Your past doesn’t.” — Unknown
“Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” — Zig Ziglar
“The best is yet to come.” — Frank Sinatra
“The moment you’re ready to quit is usually the moment right before the miracle happens.” — Unknown
“Storms make trees take deeper roots.” — Dolly Parton
“Take the first step in faith. You don’t have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.” — Martin Luther King Jr.
“Don’t let yesterday use up too much of today.” — Will Rogers
“Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise.” — Victor Hugo
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” — Paulo Coelho
“Everything you’re going through is preparing you for what you asked for.” — Unknown
Power in the Pain
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Out of difficulties grow miracles.” — Jean de La Bruyère
“Pain shapes us, teaches us, and sometimes frees us.” — Unknown
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, many are strong at the broken places.” — Ernest Hemingway
“There is purpose in your pain.” — Unknown
“Sometimes it takes a painful experience to make us change our ways.” — Proverbs 20:30
“The depth of your pain is an indicator of the depth of your love.” — Unknown
“Don’t run from the pain—run through it. That’s where the power is.” — Unknown
“Some of the most beautiful things we have in life come from our most painful moments.” — Unknown
“You were never meant to just survive pain—you were meant to grow through it.” — Unknown
“Every pain gives a lesson, and every lesson changes a person.” — Unknown
“You don’t grow when you’re comfortable. You grow when you’re challenged.” — Unknown
“Let your pain be your paintbrush.” — Morgan Harper Nichols
“The cracks in you are what let the light shine through.” — Unknown
“Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.” — Rumi
“The strongest people are not those who show strength in front of us but those who win battles we know nothing about.” — Unknown
“Your pain is valid. So is your healing.” — Unknown
“Behind every strong person is a story that gave them no choice.” — Unknown
“From pain comes clarity. From clarity, comes direction.” — Unknown
“Adversity introduces a man to himself.” — Albert Einstein
“The fire that burned you is the same fire that will forge you.” — Unknown
“What broke you can also build you.” — Unknown
Quotes About Forgiveness
Freeing Yourself
“Forgiveness is the key to action and freedom.” — Hannah Arendt
“Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.” — Malachy McCourt
“When you forgive, you heal. When you let go, you grow.” — Unknown
“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” — Unknown
“Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.” — Mahatma Gandhi
“Let go or be dragged.” — Zen proverb
“You were never meant to carry it all.” — Morgan Harper Nichols
“Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.” — Pema Chödrön
“Peace begins when expectation ends.” — Sri Chinmoy
“To let go is to release the images and emotions, the grudges and fears, the clinging and disappointments of the past.” — Jack Kornfield
“Forgiveness isn’t just something we do for others—it’s something we do for ourselves.” — Unknown
“You don’t have to carry it forever. Set it down.” — Brianna Wiest
“Don’t let your history interfere with your destiny.” — Steve Maraboli
“The act of letting go is an act of self-respect.” — Unknown
“What’s meant for you will find you—even when you’ve let go.” — Unknown
“You owe yourself the love you so freely give to others.” — Unknown
“There is freedom in knowing you don’t need closure to move on.” — Unknown
“Letting go means loving yourself enough to move forward.” — Unknown
“You are not a captive of your past.” — Max Lucado
“Release what no longer serves you.” — Unknown
“Healing begins when you stop trying to control what hurt you.” — Unknown
“Sometimes, the greatest act of courage is letting go.” — Unknown
Embracing the Future
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” — C.S. Lewis
“The best time for new beginnings is now.” — Unknown
“Every day is a chance to begin again.” — Buddha
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.” — Tony Robbins
“Your journey has molded you for your greater good.” — Asha Tyson
“What feels like the end is often the beginning.” — Unknown
“The horizon leans forward, offering you space to place new steps of change.” — Maya Angelou
“Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.” — Oprah Winfrey
“Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a brand new opportunity to rebuild what you truly want.” — Unknown
“Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward.” — Victor Kiam
“Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” — Neale Donald Walsch
“A year from now you may wish you had started today.” — Karen Lamb
“New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.” — Lao Tzu
“Whatever you’re scared of doing, do it.” — Shia LaBeouf
“The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” — J.P. Morgan
“It’s time to live the life you’ve imagined.” — Henry James
“Fall in love with the process of becoming the very best version of yourself.” — Unknown
“Hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come, whispering, ‘It will be happier.’” — Alfred Lord Tennyson
“A fresh start isn’t a new place, it’s a new mindset.” — Unknown
“Sometimes, a step forward begins with standing still and breathing.” — Unknown
“Leap, and the net will appear.” — John Burroughs
“Tomorrow is a blank page of possibility.” — Unknown
Finding Peace
“Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.” — Pema Chödrön
“Sometimes peace is better than being right.” — Unknown
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” — Dalai Lama
“Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it.” — Unknown
“If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive.” — Unknown
“Don’t seek closure from people who never gave you peace in the first place.” — Unknown
“You find peace not by rearranging the circumstances of your life, but by realizing who you are at the deepest level.” — Eckhart Tolle
“The moment you stop seeking validation is the moment you find peace.” — Unknown
“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” — Buddha
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls our lives.” — Akshay Dubey
“Sometimes walking away is the only way to win.” — Unknown
“You deserve a life filled with peace, not pieces.” — Unknown
“Peace isn’t the destination; it’s the path.” — Unknown
“Not every storm comes to disrupt your life; some come to clear your path.” — Unknown
“There is peace in surrender when you trust the timing of your life.” — Unknown
“You can’t find peace by avoiding life.” — Virginia Woolf
“Peace is liberty in tranquility.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero
“Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.” — Sonia Ricotti
“Sometimes the best revenge is no revenge. Just move on and let karma do the work.” — Unknown
“You owe yourself the peace you keep giving to others.” — unknown
“Let your peace be louder than their chaos.” — Unknown
Trusting in Love Once More
“You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” — Rumi
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it.” — Nicholas Sparks
“Don’t let past heartbreaks rob you of future happiness.” — Unknown
“Loving again doesn’t mean you forget. It means you’re willing to hope again.” — Unknown
“Open your heart to love, even if it’s been broken. Especially then.” — Unknown
“Real love is worth the wait. It’s also worth the risk.” — Unknown
“When the time is right, love will find you again.” — Unknown
“The heart that’s been hurt is the one that loves the deepest.” — Unknown
“To love again is an act of bravery.” — Unknown
“It takes a strong heart to fall in love again after it’s been broken.” — Unknown
“One day, someone will thank you for letting them love you.” — Unknown
“Fall in love with someone who feels like home.” — Unknown
“There’s something beautiful about someone who’s been broken but still chooses to love again.” — Unknown
“Trust the next chapter—love is still being written.” — Unknown
“Your next love will thank you for not giving up.” — Unknown
“Love isn’t about never being hurt. It’s about trusting again despite it.” — Unknown
“Healing is loving again without fear.” — Unknown
“You’re not too much for the right person. You never were.” — Unknown
“Sometimes you meet someone and everything changes. Let it.” — Unknown
“You’re allowed to start over. And this time, you’re allowed to be happy.” — Unknown
“The best kind of love comes after you thought you’d never love again.” — Unknown
“Keep your heart open. The universe knows what it’s doing.” — Unknown
Mix-Up Quotes!
“Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Mind. Body. Spirit.” — Unknown
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.” — Eleanor Roosevelt
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Don’t wait on someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your own soul.” — Luther Burbank
“Loving yourself isn’t selfish, it’s necessary.” — Unknown
“I’m learning to love the sound of my feet walking away from things not meant for me.” — A.G.
“Self-love is the elixir of an open heart.” — Amy Leigh Mercree
“Be yourself—everyone else is already taken.” — Oscar Wilde
“Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.” — Rumi
“You are more than what you survived.” — Unknown
“In order to love who you are, you cannot hate the experiences that shaped you.” — Andrea Dykstra
“Nothing can dim the light that shines from within.” — Maya Angelou
“The only approval you need is your own.” — Unknown
“It’s not who you are that holds you back—it’s who you think you’re not.” — Denis Waitley
“Self-love is creating space for yourself in your own heart.” — Unknown
“You were not born to be someone else’s version of enough.” — Unknown
“Learn to rest, not quit.” — Banksy
“The comeback is always stronger than the setback.” — Unknown
“You are a soul, carrying a body—not the other way around.” — Unknown
“Be the kind of person you needed when you were younger.” — Unknown
“Choose yourself—even when others won’t.” — Unknown
“The relationship you have with yourself is the blueprint for all others.” — Unknown
“You can rise up from anything. You can completely recreate yourself. Nothing is permanent. You’re not stuck.” — Unknown
More Quotes!
You are allowed to be both a masterpiece and a work in progress at the same time.” — Sophia Bush
“The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.” — C. JoyBell C.
“Respect yourself enough to walk away from anything that no longer serves you, grows you, or makes you happy.” — Robert Tew
“Self-care is giving the world the best of you, instead of what’s left of you.” — Katie Reed
“Be careful how you are talking to yourself because you are listening.” — Lisa M. Hayes
“Breathe. You’re going to be okay. You’ve come this far. You can make it through.” — Unknown
“Your brokenness is welcome here.” — Morgan Harper Nichols
“You are not what you went through. You are what you choose to become.” — Unknown
“Some people survive and talk about it. Some people survive and go silent. Everyone deals with trauma differently.” — Nayyirah Waheed
“Each day is a new beginning. Take a deep breath, smile, and start again.” — Unknown
“No matter how long it takes, healing will happen.” — Unknown
“Sometimes, you just need a break. In a beautiful place. Alone. To figure everything out.” — Unknown
“There is no timeline for healing. Take all the time you need.” — Unknown
“Stars can’t shine without darkness.” — D.H. Sidebottom
“Let your scars remind you that you survived.” — Unknown
“You are still here. And that means something.” — Unknown
“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Nelson Mandela
“Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage.” — Brené Brown
“You don’t need to have it all figured out to move forward.” — Unknown
Extra Quotes!
“You may have to fight a battle more than once to win it.” — Margaret Thatcher
“You were never meant to shrink yourself to make others comfortable.” — Unknown
“The cracks are how the light gets in.” — Leonard Cohen
“Some changes look negative on the surface but will soon reveal themselves to be space for something better.” — Eckhart Tolle
“Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” — George Addair
“Don’t fear failure. Fear staying exactly the same.” — Unknown
“It takes time to heal, but it also takes courage to keep going.” — Unknown
“Broken crayons still color.” — Unknown
“Every flower must grow through dirt.” — Laurie Jean Sennott
“Don’t let your struggle become your identity.” — Unknown
“You’re doing better than you think.” — Unknown
“You are not behind. You are exactly where you need to be.” — Unknown
“This too shall pass.” — Persian Proverb
“A new beginning often hides itself in the pain of an ending.” — Unknown
“You’re allowed to outgrow people, places, and versions of yourself.” — Unknown
“Some days are for planting. Some are for harvesting. But all of them count.” — Unknown
“The storm will pass. The skies will clear. You will smile again.” — Unknown
“The journey toward wholeness is never wasted.” — Unknown
“You are healing. And that is enough for today.” — Unknown
“Sometimes growth hurts more than the wound ever did.” — Unknown
“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.” — Elizabeth Edwards
“You are not a victim for sharing your story. You are a survivor setting the world on fire with your truth.” — Unknown
“The process of healing is not linear.” — Unknown
Final Thoughts: You Are Not Alone
That’s the wrap of our collection of 280 Quotes About Heartbreak and Moving Forward. I hope you enjoyed this collection and found what you needed. Take what you need from these words. Bookmark this page. Revisit it on your tough days. Share it with a friend who might be hurting. Healing isn’t linear, but every small step counts.
If you have a quote that helped you through heartbreak, drop it in the comments—we’d love to add it to our next update.
