Even though it's not easy to deal with heartbreak, overcoming it will teach you a valuable life lesson. Being broken-hearted is not the end of the world. You have to move on and use those experiences to avoid the same mistakes again. May these heartbroken quotes give you the strength and comfort to move forward into the next chapter of your life.
1. “Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.” – Oprah Winfrey
2. “Love is hard to find, hard to keep, and hard to forget.” – Alysha Speer
3. “This time I wouldn't forget him, because I couldn't ever forgive him, for breaking my heart twice.” – James Patterson
4. “Until this moment, I had not realized that someone could break your heart twice, along the very same fault lines.” – Jodi Picoult
5. “Heartbreak could be lived with if it weren’t accompanied by regret.” – Laura Kasischke
6. “I'm not crying because of you; you're not worth it. I'm crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” – Steve Maraboli
7. “Once you had put the pieces back together, even though you may look intact, you were never quite the same as you’d been before the fall.” – Jodi Picoult
8. “A broken heart is just the growing pains necessary so that you can love more completely when the real thing comes along.” – J.S.B. Morse
9. “You didn't just cheat on me; you cheated on us. You didn't just break my heart; you broke our future.” – Steve Maraboli
10. “Broken heart will turn into a stronger one within hope.” – Toba Beta
11. “I had someone once who made every day mean something. And now, I am lost. And nothing means anything anymore.” – Ranata Suzuki
12. “My heart sobbed a lament that was hard to ignore.” – Katie MacAlister
13. “Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities.” – Patti Roberts
14. “That's how it is with relationships, it's a part of life, and all the great love songs and poems and films have been written by people who were standing where I was that morning as Simon shut the door. Doesn't make it any easier though.” – Jane Green
15. “Sometimes you have to give the hurt a noise and let it out. If you don’t, it fills you up with its emptiness.” – Kiera Cass
16. “Heaven doesn't ignore cries of a broken heart.” – Toba Beta
17. “When it comes to love and loss, acceptance is never easy. We can't make someone see all we have to give, make them love us, or make them change. All we can do is move on and stop wasting time.” – April Mae Monterrosa
18. “Every poem that I've created was yours. I thought they were mine, but they were yours. And I wish I could've kept them. And I wish I could've kept you.” – Juansen Dizon
19. “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.” – Patti Roberts
20. “I'd rather love a million times and have my heart broken every time, than hold a permanently empty heart forever.” – H.C. Paye
21. “You broke her heart in person, you fix it in person.” – RJ Gonzales
22. “A broken heart is such a shabby thing, like poverty and failure and the incurable diseases which are also deforming. I hate it and am ashamed of it, and I must somehow repair this heart and put it back into its normal condition, as a tough somewhat scarred but operating organ.” – Martha Gellhorn
23. “There is a big difference between having your heart broken and being the one responsible for a broken heart. And I already experienced both.” – Eveli Acosta
24. “A tormented mind wants to forget, what a broken heart will always remember.” – Anthony Liccione
25. “I'm really a very happy, contented little person in spite of my broken heart.” – L.M. Montgomery
26. “Birds sing even when the world is filled with sadness. I don't know why people can't do the same thing.” – Michael Gilbert
27. “Flower will not grow, if the stem doesn't allow to.” – Nayreil
28. “Nobody think about that broken heart... life goes on, broken heart never join together but it tries very hard to get joined again. That's why may be it said Heart is like a mirror, if its broken can never be joined.” – Shahid Islam
29. “Love is a violent recreational sport. Proceed at your own risk. Helmets, armor, and steel-toe boots are required by law.” – H.C.Paye
30. “Sharp are the arrows of a broken heart.” – Cassandra Clare
More Heartbreak Quotes
31. “People may say no one ever died of a broken heart, but when you're suffering from one, it sure doesn't feel that way, at least initially.” – Paula Heller Garland
32. “Then his heart, now broken into a thousand pieces, slowly began to turn to ice.” – Morgan Rhodes
33. “Why did I always end up loving the person who hurt me the most? Why was love so cruel?” – J.C. Reed
34. “So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” – E.A. Bucchianeri
35. “There will be a time when you are forced to follow your heart away from someone you love.” – Ashly Lorenzana
36. “I thought you were healing me. But no, you just broke me even more.” – Anonymous
37. “I mean, at the end of the day, what the hell does it matter who I end up with if it can’t be you?” – Tabitha Suzuma
38. “When trees burn, they leave the smell of heartbreak in the air.” – Jodi Thomas
39. “Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?” – Leo Buscaglia
40. “No matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.” – Faraaz Kazi
41. “Sometimes... Sometimes our hearts... crack a little.” – Brodi Ashton
42. “I’m not supposed to miss you, I’m not supposed to care.” – Debra Cox
43. “Hanging on to resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.” – Ann Landers
44. “A broken heart bleeds tears.” – Steve Maraboli
45. “Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” – Mineko Iwasaki
46. “If they keep hurting you, love them and stay or love yourself and leave.” – Anonymous
47. “One day you’re going to remember me and how much I loved you, then you’re gonna hate yourself for letting me go.” – Aubrey Drake Graham
48. “A woman who opens her heart to love you, when it's already broken, is braver than any person you'll meet.” – Steven Benson
49. “I asked her if she believed in love, and she smiled and said it was her most elaborate method of self-harm.” – Benedict Smith
50. “The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.” – William Faulkner
51. “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.” – Anonymous
52. “You may have a broken heart, but you may find someone else.” – Douglas Booth
53. “A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just his way of letting you realize he saved you from the wrong one.” – Anonymous
54. “I’ve been heartbroken. I’ve broken hearts. That’s part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner.” – Heidi Klum
55. “One of the cruelest things a person can do is to awaken someone’s love without the intention of truly loving them.” – Anonymous
56. “Don't cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won't let you see the stars.” – Violeta Parra
57. “And they can't understand, what hurts more—missing the other person, or pretending not to.” – Khadija Rupa
58. “We allow ourselves to love because it’s worth the risk. Even though there is the chance of loss or hurt, we take the leap again and again because love is one of the best parts of being alive. We don’t do it because it’s easy, we do it because connection makes everything brighter.” – Yung Pueblo
59. “The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever.” – Carroll Bryant
60. “You can love someone so much, but you can never love people as much as you miss them.” – John Green
Share these Sad Broken Heart Quotes with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.
1. “Think about any attachments that are depleting your emotional reserves. Consider letting them go.” – Oprah Winfrey
2. “Love is hard to find, hard to keep, and hard to forget.” – Alysha Speer
3. “This time I wouldn't forget him, because I couldn't ever forgive him, for breaking my heart twice.” – James Patterson
4. “Until this moment, I had not realized that someone could break your heart twice, along the very same fault lines.” – Jodi Picoult
5. “Heartbreak could be lived with if it weren’t accompanied by regret.” – Laura Kasischke
6. “I'm not crying because of you; you're not worth it. I'm crying because my delusion of who you were was shattered by the truth of who you are.” – Steve Maraboli
7. “Once you had put the pieces back together, even though you may look intact, you were never quite the same as you’d been before the fall.” – Jodi Picoult
8. “A broken heart is just the growing pains necessary so that you can love more completely when the real thing comes along.” – J.S.B. Morse
9. “You didn't just cheat on me; you cheated on us. You didn't just break my heart; you broke our future.” – Steve Maraboli
10. “Broken heart will turn into a stronger one within hope.” – Toba Beta
11. “I had someone once who made every day mean something. And now, I am lost. And nothing means anything anymore.” – Ranata Suzuki
12. “My heart sobbed a lament that was hard to ignore.” – Katie MacAlister
13. “Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities.” – Patti Roberts
14. “That's how it is with relationships, it's a part of life, and all the great love songs and poems and films have been written by people who were standing where I was that morning as Simon shut the door. Doesn't make it any easier though.” – Jane Green
15. “Sometimes you have to give the hurt a noise and let it out. If you don’t, it fills you up with its emptiness.” – Kiera Cass
16. “Heaven doesn't ignore cries of a broken heart.” – Toba Beta
17. “When it comes to love and loss, acceptance is never easy. We can't make someone see all we have to give, make them love us, or make them change. All we can do is move on and stop wasting time.” – April Mae Monterrosa
18. “Every poem that I've created was yours. I thought they were mine, but they were yours. And I wish I could've kept them. And I wish I could've kept you.” – Juansen Dizon
19. “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.” – Patti Roberts
20. “I'd rather love a million times and have my heart broken every time, than hold a permanently empty heart forever.” – H.C. Paye
21. “You broke her heart in person, you fix it in person.” – RJ Gonzales
22. “A broken heart is such a shabby thing, like poverty and failure and the incurable diseases which are also deforming. I hate it and am ashamed of it, and I must somehow repair this heart and put it back into its normal condition, as a tough somewhat scarred but operating organ.” – Martha Gellhorn
23. “There is a big difference between having your heart broken and being the one responsible for a broken heart. And I already experienced both.” – Eveli Acosta
24. “A tormented mind wants to forget, what a broken heart will always remember.” – Anthony Liccione
25. “I'm really a very happy, contented little person in spite of my broken heart.” – L.M. Montgomery
26. “Birds sing even when the world is filled with sadness. I don't know why people can't do the same thing.” – Michael Gilbert
27. “Flower will not grow, if the stem doesn't allow to.” – Nayreil
28. “Nobody think about that broken heart... life goes on, broken heart never join together but it tries very hard to get joined again. That's why may be it said Heart is like a mirror, if its broken can never be joined.” – Shahid Islam
29. “Love is a violent recreational sport. Proceed at your own risk. Helmets, armor, and steel-toe boots are required by law.” – H.C.Paye
30. “Sharp are the arrows of a broken heart.” – Cassandra Clare
More Heartbreak Quotes
31. “People may say no one ever died of a broken heart, but when you're suffering from one, it sure doesn't feel that way, at least initially.” – Paula Heller Garland
32. “Then his heart, now broken into a thousand pieces, slowly began to turn to ice.” – Morgan Rhodes
33. “Why did I always end up loving the person who hurt me the most? Why was love so cruel?” – J.C. Reed
34. “So it’s true, when all is said and done, grief is the price we pay for love.” – E.A. Bucchianeri
35. “There will be a time when you are forced to follow your heart away from someone you love.” – Ashly Lorenzana
36. “I thought you were healing me. But no, you just broke me even more.” – Anonymous
37. “I mean, at the end of the day, what the hell does it matter who I end up with if it can’t be you?” – Tabitha Suzuma
38. “When trees burn, they leave the smell of heartbreak in the air.” – Jodi Thomas
39. “Let go. Why do you cling to pain? There is nothing you can do about the wrongs of yesterday. It is not yours to judge. Why hold on to the very thing which keeps you from hope and love?” – Leo Buscaglia
40. “No matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.” – Faraaz Kazi
41. “Sometimes... Sometimes our hearts... crack a little.” – Brodi Ashton
42. “I’m not supposed to miss you, I’m not supposed to care.” – Debra Cox
43. “Hanging on to resentment is letting someone you despise live rent-free in your head.” – Ann Landers
44. “A broken heart bleeds tears.” – Steve Maraboli
45. “Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” – Mineko Iwasaki
46. “If they keep hurting you, love them and stay or love yourself and leave.” – Anonymous
47. “One day you’re going to remember me and how much I loved you, then you’re gonna hate yourself for letting me go.” – Aubrey Drake Graham
48. “A woman who opens her heart to love you, when it's already broken, is braver than any person you'll meet.” – Steven Benson
49. “I asked her if she believed in love, and she smiled and said it was her most elaborate method of self-harm.” – Benedict Smith
50. “The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.” – William Faulkner
51. “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.” – Anonymous
52. “You may have a broken heart, but you may find someone else.” – Douglas Booth
53. “A heartbreak is a blessing from God. It’s just his way of letting you realize he saved you from the wrong one.” – Anonymous
54. “I’ve been heartbroken. I’ve broken hearts. That’s part of life, and its part of figuring out who you are so you can find the right partner.” – Heidi Klum
55. “One of the cruelest things a person can do is to awaken someone’s love without the intention of truly loving them.” – Anonymous
56. “Don't cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won't let you see the stars.” – Violeta Parra
57. “And they can't understand, what hurts more—missing the other person, or pretending not to.” – Khadija Rupa
58. “We allow ourselves to love because it’s worth the risk. Even though there is the chance of loss or hurt, we take the leap again and again because love is one of the best parts of being alive. We don’t do it because it’s easy, we do it because connection makes everything brighter.” – Yung Pueblo
59. “The shattering of a heart when being broken is the loudest quiet ever.” – Carroll Bryant
60. “You can love someone so much, but you can never love people as much as you miss them.” – John Green
Share these Sad Broken Heart Quotes with your friends, family, and loved ones to inspire them as well.