124 Best "I Miss You" Quotes for Far-Flung Friends, Family or That Special Someone

No matter the reason you and your loved one are apart, you know there's no feeling quite like the longing that comes from that separation. It's such a uniquely intense and even overwhelming emotion that it can be difficult to describe, which is why you might want to leave it to the pros! Below, you'll find 125 of the most profound, poignant, and passionate missing you quotes from well-known wordsmiths including poets, songwriters, and novelists. They're perfect to share with your favorite faraway folks, whether you're looking for something sweet to write in a note to go with that long-distance relationship gift, or you want to add a special personalized message to the DIY Christmas card you're sending to family across the country.

We also have a whole section dedicated to that singular pang that comes with missing your ride or die, and we've gathered up some wonderful short quotes perfect to send in a text or post on Instagram, too. If you've lost someone, along with reading these uplifting Bible verses about death, you may find comfort from some of the quotes below. That includes Alfred Lord Tennyson's lovely, haunting sentiment, "If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…I could walk through my garden forever." Read on for more quotes that put into words what you might not quite be able to—and then be sure to pass them along to the people you miss most.

Missing You Quotes for Your Significant Other

• "In true love the smallest distance is too great, and the greatest distance can be bridged." —Hans Nouwens
  
• "I don’t know what they are called, the spaces between seconds — but I think of you always in those intervals." —Salvador Plascencia
• "As long as we share the same sky and breathe the same air, we’re still together." —Donna Lynn Hope
• "All days are nights to see till I see thee, and nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.” —William Shakespeare
• "How is it that he’s always in my thoughts even when I am not thinking?" —Sanober Khan
• "I think of you with every waking moment of my life and dream of you with every dream that I have; I miss you." —Kong Muoa
• "Life is so short, so fast the lone hours fly, we ought to be together, you and I." —Henry Alford
• "And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation." —Khalil Gibran
• "I miss you once I wake up and I miss you once I fall asleep. I wish that we could always be together." —Greg Rokozy
• "A hug for you means I need you. A kiss for you means I love you. A call for you means I’m missing you." —Beth Obedoza
• "A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty." —Joan Didion
• "I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle." —Matshona Dhliwayo
• "Missing you is flashes of our past and fantasies of our future with the hard irony of the absence of our present as present occurs." —Zhi
• "You happened, and absence never felt so real." —Perry Poetry
• "When you are not at hand to kiss away my fears, I cannot choose but be wretched." —Byron Caldwell Smith
• "My world is a million shattered pieces put together, glued by my tears, where each piece is nothing but a reflection of you." —Sanhita Baruah
• "Missing someone is a part of loving them. If you’re never apart, you’ll never really know how strong your love is." —Unknown
• "Love reckons hours for months, and days for years; and every little absence is an age." —John Dryden
• "Missing you is my hobby, caring for you is my job, making you happy is my duty, and loving you is my life." —Unknown
• "I felt like I was leaving a piece of my soul behind the moment you left. And every second that passes, I miss you like that, times a million." —J.A. Huss
• "The reason it hurts so much to separate is because our souls are connected." —Unknown
• "If you never left again, I would still spend the rest of my life missing you." —Tessa Bailey
• "If I miss you any harder, my heart might come looking for you." —Gemma Troy
• "Your absence has gone through me like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color." —W.S. Merwin
• "The distance may be far and wide, but my heart can cover them all. The space between us is so much more but you should know that I love you so!" —Linda Roy

Missing You Quotes for Your Family

• "If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…I could walk through my garden forever." —Alfred Lord Tennyson
• "Absence makes the heart grow fonder, but it sure makes the rest of you lonely." —Charles M. Schulz
• "The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” —Charles Dickens
• "Love never ceases even when we’re miles apart." —Unknown
• "Cherish those people who have the ability to touch you and still be thousands of miles from your presence." —Rachel Wolchin
• "We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep." —William James
• "It's always nice to have someone in your life who can make you smile even when they're not around." —Unknown
• "Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated." —Alphonse de Lamartine
• "Ocean separates lands, not souls." —Munia Khan
• "Missing someone is your heart’s way of reminding you that you love them." —Unknown
• "You can love someone so much, but you can never love people as much as you can miss them." —John Green
• "You will always be with me, like a handprint on my heart." —Unknown
• "I imagine a line, a white line, painted on the sand and on the ocean, from me to you." —Jonathan Safran Foer
• "Missing someone gets easier every day because even though it’s one day further from the last time you saw each other, it’s one day closer to the next time you will." —Peyton Sawyer
• "Distance means so little when someone means so much." —Tom McNeal
• "Family is forever and so is our love, despite the distance." —Unknown
• "Words fall short whenever I want to tell you how special you are to me, but all I can say is, that my world is full of smiles whenever I think of you." —Natalie Anderson
• "Listen to the sunset; see its pretty hue. When you see it, think of me, and I’ll think of you." —Oksana Rus
• "You can put miles between you and your family, but you carry them with you; you live in a world, and a world lives in you." —Frederick Buechner
• "I miss you as much as a fish misses water." —Drake
• "I started missing you the moment you said goodbye." —Anonymous
• "But nothing makes a room feel emptier than wanting someone in it." —Calla Quinn
• "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard." —A.A. Milne
• "Distance is just a test of how far love can travel." —Unknown
• "The ache for home lives in all of us. The place where we can go as we are and not be questioned." —Maya Angelou

Missing You Quotes for Your Friends

• "You know someone is very special to you when days just don’t seem right without them." —John Cena
• "When you part from your friend, you grieve not; for that which you love most in him may be clearer in his absence, as the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain." —Kahlil Gibran
• "I miss you like an idiot misses the point." —Oscar Wilde
• "When something is missing in your life, it usually turns out to be someone." —Robert Breault
• "If you think missing me is hard, then you should try missing you." —Theofilos
• "True friends are never apart. Maybe in distance but never in heart." —Unknown
• "Missing someone and not being able to see them is the worst feeling ever.” —Nathanael Richmond
• "Can miles truly separate you from friends…. If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?" —Richard Bach
• "Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes." —Henry David Thoreau
• "Though miles may lie between us, we are never far apart, for friendship doesn’t count miles, it’s measured by the heart." —Unknown
• "No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other’s worth." —Robert Southey
• "I’m never sad when a friend goes far away because whichever city or country that friend goes to, they turn the place friendly. They turn a suspicious-looking name on the map into a place where a welcome friend can be found." —Helen Oyeyemi
• "You never really stop missing someone — you just learn to live around the huge gaping hole of their absence." —Alyson Noel
• "Truly great friends are hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget." —G. Randolf
• "There are friendships imprinted in our hearts that will never be diminished by time and distance." —Dodinsky
• "My world is thinning, and it’s all because of one person I’m missing." —Sanober Khan
• "My dearest friend / Where have you been / I miss you very dearly / You always been / That very near and special friend." —Derek A. Chandler
• "When we miss someone, often, what we really miss is the part of us that with this someone awakens." —Luigina Sgarro
• "It’s not the length of time we knew someone that makes them so special. It’s what they brought into our lives." —Sandra Kring
• "Missing someone enlightens how the person means to you and broadens the feelings shared." —Unarine Ramaru
• "Missing our friend is missing ourselves from the world." — Sashank Varma
• "It’s hard when you miss people. But you know if you miss them, that means you’re lucky. It means you had someone special in your life, someone worth missing." —Nikki Schiefelbein
• "A real friendship should not fade as time passes, and should not weaken because of space separation." —John Newton
• "The world is very quiet without you around." —Lemony Snicket
• "In times of separation, I affirm that our connection remains intact through spirit. Spirits lead our loving hearts, and spirit knows no distance or separation." —Julia Cameron

Touching Missing You Quotes

• "They say when you are missing someone that they are probably feeling the same, but I don't think it's possible for you to miss me as much as I'm missing you right now." — Edna St. Vincent Millay
• "No matter where I am, no matter where I go, your heart is my northern light, I will always find my way home." —Michael Kilby
• "They say that time heals all wounds but all it’s done so far is give me more time to think about how much I miss you." —Elizabeth Wilder
• "When you are missing someone, time seems to move slower, and when I’m falling in love with someone, time seems to be moving faster." —Taylor Swift
• "For when the cold winds blow, I will close my eyes calmly, knowing I am anchored to you." —Tyler Knott Gregson
• "I’ll hold you in my heart, till I can hold you in my arms." —Eddy Arnold
• "Love is missing someone whenever you’re apart, but somehow feeling warm inside because you’re close in heart." —Kay Knudsen
• "I miss you a little. A little too much, a little too often, and a little bit more every day." —John Michael Montgomery
• "Rise up, wise up, say it loud. Soul, I will not lie to you. I’m all alone. I’m still missing you, missing you, missing you." —Tegan Quin
• "I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can play together all night." —Bill Watterson
• "The pain of missing you is a beautiful reminder of the joy of loving you." —Dean Jackson
• "You realize how much you truly miss someone when something happens, good or bad, and the only person you want to tell is the one person who isn’t there." —Unknown
• "I exist in two places, here and where you are." —Margaret Atwood
• "Whenever I miss you, I look at my heart. Because it’s the only place I can find you." —Unknown
• "There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart." —Mahatma Gandhi
• "I dropped a tear in the ocean. The day you find it is the day I will stop missing you." —Unknown
• "I miss you and I want to be with you. It’s as simple, and as complicated as that." —Charles Bukowski
• "Think I’ll miss you forever. Like the stars miss the sun in the mornin’ sky." —Lana Del Rey
• "There’s solace in the thought that I will never finish missing her."—Jim Crace
• "I keep myself busy with the things I do, but every time I pause, I still think of you." —Cecelia Ahern
• "I wonder how much of the day I spend just calling after you." —Harper Lee
• "I wake to you everywhere. Yet you are not here." —Nayyirah Waheed
• "Remembering our loved ones is breathing life into their fading images, that we might once more see their faces and pass along a tearful 'I miss you.'" —Richelle E. Goodrich
• "Poets use countless words to describe their pain, but I only need three: I miss you." —Caroline George
• "When I was young I didn’t understand, but now, I know, how absence can be present, like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird." —Audrey Niffenegger

Short and Sweet Missing You Quotes

• "In case you ever foolishly forget: I am never not thinking of you." —Virginia Woolf
• "The air I breathe in a room empty of you is unhealthy." —John Keats
• "I miss you more than the sun misses the sky at night." —Unknown
• "I only miss you when I’m breathing." —Jason Derulo
• "What is the opposite of two? A lonely me, a lonely you." —Richard Wilbur
• "You are worth every mile between us." —Unknown
• "No matter where you go, you will always be in my heart."—Anthony T. Hincks
• "I miss you in ways that not even words can understand." —Gemma Troy
• "If it’s real, they’ll find you no matter how far you go." —R.M. Drake
• "We only part to meet again." —John Gay
  
• “I miss you like a bird misses the sky.” —Rupi Kaur
• "Distance unites missing beats of two hearts in love." —Munia Khan
• "I miss you deeply, unfathomably, senselessly, terribly." —Franz Kafka
• "I wish I had done everything with you." —F. Scott Fitzgerald
• "How strange to dream of you even when I am wide awake." —David Jones
• "My love is selfish. I cannot breathe without you." —John Keats
• "You’re everywhere except right here and it hurts." —Rupi Kaur
• "I miss you in waves and tonight I’m drowning." —Chris Young
• "Half of me is missing ... and the other half is missing you." —Ranata Suzuki
• "Tonight, I look up, searching for you among the stars." —Tilicia Haridat
• "Trees quiet without the birds, my heart quiet without you." —Terri Guillemets
• "I love you past the moon and miss you beyond the stars." —J.M. Storm
• "He kisses me like he misses me, even before I have to go." —C.J. Carlyon
• "Another day, another pang that you are far." —Byron Caldwell Smith

Jill Gleeson

Jill Gleeson is a travel journalist and memoirist based in the Appalachian Mountains of western Pennsylvania who has written for websites and publications including Good Housekeeping, Woman’s Day, Country Living, Washingtonian, Gothamist, Canadian Traveller, and EDGE Media Network. Jill is the travel editor for Enchanted Living. Learn more about her journey at gleesonreboots.com.