Break Up Quotes, Part 1

Sometimes listening to some sappy music after a break up or talking to a friend helps. Today we'll use some inspirational quotes to help us move on and heal. Overcoming loneliness can be one of the most difficult parts of a break up because the split can come on so fast and leave you wondering what happened.

The great thing about these quotes are that they are from people from all time periods-and that's because broken hearts are timeless and loneliness crosses time, races, and religious affiliations.


1. "Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." -Alfred Lord Tennyson

2. "Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional."
-M. Kathleen Casey

3. “I don’t miss him, I miss who I thought he was.”
-unknown

4. “A break up is like a broken mirror. It is better to leave it broken than hurt yourself trying to fix it.”
-Unknown

5. “It takes a couple seconds to say Hello, but forever to say Goodbye. ”
-Anonymous

6. The hottest love has the coldest end.
-Socrates

7. Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss, and ends with a teardrop.
-Unknown

8. "Don't cry because it's over-Smile because it happened."
-Uknown

9. "I don't know what to do now that we're apart; I don't know how to live without the other half of my heart."
-Anonymous

10. I cried today...
not because I missed you
or even wanted you
but because I finally realized
I'm going to be alright without you
-Unknown