70+ Relationship Breakup Quotes That Heal and Inspire Moving On

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A breakup is hard, period. No one prepares you for it, and no one knows exactly how you feel. But in moments like this, we all do something very similar: we search for words that describe our thoughts, we listen to songs that “hit” us, we read quotes that at least slightly ease that pressure in our chest. This is a completely normal part of healing.

If you’re here, you probably need a bit of support, and that’s exactly why I’ve gathered the most honest and most powerful relationship breakup quotes. If one of them resonates with you, save it, share it, or come back to it on a bad day.

Relationship Breakup Quotes

Broken-Heart Quotes

“The heart was made to be broken.” — Oscar Wilde
“Tears are words the heart can’t express.” — A. R. Rahman
“No matter how hard your heart is broken, the world doesn’t stop for your grief.” — Faraaz Kazi
“I’m thankful for my struggle because without it I wouldn’t have stumbled across my strength.” — Alex Elle
“Let it hurt. Let it bleed. Let it heal. And let it go.” — Nikita Gill
“Heartbreak is a necessary lesson in life.” — Chetan Bhagat
“Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.” — Toni Morrison
“Broken relationships are not a broken life.” — Johnson Bella
“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

Motivational Breakup Quotes

“Pain makes you stronger, fear makes you braver, heartbreak makes you wiser.” — Drake
“The cure for a broken heart is self-love.” — Jonathan Harnisch
“A broken relationship is never a broken life. Therefore, arise and move on with your life.” — Johnson Bella
“Letting go does not mean you are too weak … but a sign of self-respect.” — Nicholas Kimpola
“Cry. Forgive. Learn. Move on. Let your tears water the seeds of your future happiness.” — Steve Maraboli
“A Plan B life can be just as good or better than a Plan A life … All you have to do is start reading!” — Shannon L. Alder
“You loved him enough to let him leave. Now you need to love yourself enough to let him go.” — Ranata Suzuki
“Even on my weakest days I get a little bit stronger.” — Sarah Evans
“Nothing in the universe can stop you from letting go and starting over.” — Guy Finley
“You don’t have to be defined by the things you lost. You can be defined by what you gained.” — Unknown

Saddest Breakup Quotes

“How do you love someone and just… Walk away? … How can you be okay with that?” — Ranata Suzuki
“Sometimes, I don’t know what haunts me more … The memories of you … Or the happy person I used to be.” — Ranata Suzuki
“The hottest love has the coldest end.” — Socrates
“Ever has it been that love knows not its own death until the hour of separation.” — Khalil Gibran
“I didn’t lose you. You lost me. You’ll search for me inside of everyone you’re with and I won’t be found.” — R.H. Sin
“Because you can never go from going out to being friends, just like that. It’s a lie.” — Sarah Dessen
“I felt her absence. It was like waking up one day with no teeth in your mouth.” — James Dashner
“Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in during the daytime, and falling into at night.”
“A relationship, I think, is like a shark. It has to constantly move forward or it dies.” — Alvy Singer (from the film Annie Hall)
“Because you can never go from going out to being friends, just like that. It’s a lie.” — Sarah Dessen

Breakup Quotes to Help You Move On

“Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.” — Lyndon B. Johnson
“Don’t cry when the sun is gone because the tears won’t let you see the stars.” — Violeta Para
“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.” — (source cites Herzindagi)
“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 pain you feel today is the strength you feel tomorrow.” — (source Herzindagi, author not listed)
“It’s going to be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.” — John Lennon
“Healing takes time, and asking for help is a courageous step.” — Mariska Hargitay
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.” — Alan Watts
“You must let go of the life you’d planned in order to make room for the life that’s waiting for you.” — Joseph Campbell
“Sometimes a clean break is better than trying to put the pieces back together.”

Love Ends Quotes

“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” — Marilyn Monroe
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” — Hermann Hesse
“Just because a relationship ends, it doesn’t mean it’s not worth having.” — Sarah Mlynowski
“The death of one relationship always starts with the birth of another.” — 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
“A sad thing in life is that sometimes you meet someone who means a lot to you only to find out in the end that it was never bound to be and you just have to let go.” — Dave Matthews Band
“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don’t know how to replenish its source.” — Anaïs Nin
“You can love them, forgive them, want good things for them … but still move on without them.” — Mandy Hale
“The loss of love is not nearly as painful as our resistance to accepting it is.” — Tigress Luv
“Sometimes the person you want most is the person you’re best without.” — Unknown

Goodbye Breakup Quotes

“Ending a relationship is like taking off a bandage; it’s painful, but you feel relieved when it’s over.” — Unknown
“When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time.” — Maya Angelou
“It’s better to be alone than to be with someone who makes you feel alone.” — Unknown
“What appears to be the end may really be a new beginning in disguise.” — Unknown
“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.” — M. Kathleen Casey
“Escape from the chains that held you, and grasp the freedom you’ve always deserved.” — Original / Unknown
“Sometimes the person you want most is the person you’re best without.” — Unknown
“A life is ended by death, not a relationship.” — Robert Benchley
“The hardest part about walking away from someone is the part where you realize that, no matter how slowly you go, they will never run after you.” — Unknown
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.” — Elizabeth Gilbert

Breakup Friendship Quotes

“Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship, and it is by far the best ending for one.” — Oscar Wilde
“Friendship is far more tragic than love. It lasts longer.” — Oscar Wilde
“If my absence doesn’t affect your life then my presence has no meaning to it.” — Unknown
“Some people aren’t loyal to you, they are loyal to their need of you. Once their need changes, so do their loyalty.” — Unknown
“It took me way too long to realize that you shouldn’t be friends with people who never ask how you’re doing.” — Unknown
“No one is really busy. It all depends on what number you are on their priority list.” — Unknown
“True friendship isn’t about being there when it’s convenient, it’s about being there when it’s not.” — Unknown
“Some people aren’t loyal to you, they are loyal to what they can get from you.” — Unknown
“He that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom.” — J.R.R. Tolkien
“Sometimes losing a friend is how you find yourself again.” — Amelia Brooks
“Sometimes the people who are on your side when no one else is will turn their backs on you when times get tough.” — Unknown
“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

Positive and Lighthearted Breakup Quotes

“Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” — Dr. Seuss
“Every exit is an entry somewhere else.” — Tom Stoppard
“Closed doors mean better ones are opening.” — Tony Gaskins
“Today’s tears water tomorrow’s growth.” — Lalah Delia
“Your next chapter will be your favorite.” — Mel Robbins
“If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” — Paulo Coelho
“The rain will stop, the night will end, the hurt will fade. Hope is never so lost that it can’t be found.” — Hermann Hesse
“You are not defined by who leaves you but by who stays.” — Unknown
“The end is just the beginning in disguise.” — Mandy Hale
“You didn’t lose love — you gained clarity.” — Brianna Wiest

Quotes to Comfort You After a Breakup

“Healing begins when you stop blaming yourself for someone else’s actions.” — Unknown
“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” — Oprah Winfrey
“What left your life made space for better light.” — Derrick King
“The heart learns strength in the quiet after love breaks apart.” — Unknown
“You owe yourself the love that you so freely give to others.” — Unknown
“Healing is an art. It takes time, it takes practice, it takes love.” — Unknown
“You’re not missing someone; you’re rediscovering you.” — Alice Walker
“Be gentle with yourself. You’re doing the best you can.” — Unknown
“Even in heartbreak, your worth stays intact.” — Alice Walker
“Sometimes we must undergo hardships, breakups … which shatter … to discover … the loss … is not necessarily the loss of true happiness.” — Jean-Yves Leloup