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55 Broken Heart Quotes to Help You Heal

Breakups are hard. These wise sayings will help you recover.

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The aftermath of a breakup is a sad, sad time. So cue up those heartbreak songs (better yet, those country heartbreak songs!), pull out that box of Kleenex, and get ready to feel all the feels of grief over the end. To help you heart heal, you can also look to these short 55 broken heart quotes to console you and help you feel not so alone.

Looking for more? Here are some "I miss you" quotes to perfectly express that empty space you're feeling as you're saying good-bye to what you had with this person who you might have even at one point thought might be your soulmate. They all come on images that are easy for saving or sharing too.

There are many healthy practices you can turn to in this time too, self reflecting or releasing your angst on a run or in a boxing class. At the right time, try to add some positivity to your life and daily affirm good things in you life. You might also look to these favorite self-love quotes or quotes about happiness. Nothing heals like time, we promise.

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Khadija Rupa

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"And they can't understand, what hurts more—missing the other person, or pretending not to.

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Lisa Loeb

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"Lovers in love and the other's run away. Lover is crying 'cause the other won't stay."

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John Green

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"You can love someone so much, but you can never love people as much as you miss them."

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Anthony T. Hincks

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"No matter where you go, you will always be in my heart."

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Luigina Sgarro

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"When we miss someone often, what we really miss is the part of us that with this someone awakens."

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John Cena

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"You know someone is very special to you when days just don't seem right without them."

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Alfred Lord Tennyson

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"Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."

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Ella Harper

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"It's amazing how someone can break your heart and you can still love them with all the little pieces."

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Faraaz Kazi

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"Some people are going to leave, but that's not the end of your story. That's the end of their part in your story.

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Stephen R. Covey

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"Our greatest joy and our greatest pain come in our relationship with others."

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Bette Davis

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“Pleasure of love lasts but a moment. Pain of love lasts a lifetime.”

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Lord Byron

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“The heart will break, but broken live on.”

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Sara Teasdale

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“It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise.”

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Miss Piggy

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“Only time can heal your broken heart. Just as only time can heal his broken arms and legs.”

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Sylvia Plath

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“Perhaps someday I’ll crawl back home, beaten, defeated. But not as long as I can make stories out of my heartbreak, beauty out of sorrow.”

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Marilyn Monroe

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“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”

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Margaret George

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“The cure for a broken heart is simple, my lady. A hot bath and a good night’s sleep."

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Tin Man

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“Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.”

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William Faulkner

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“The saddest thing about love is that not only that it cannot last forever, but that heartbreak is soon forgotten.”

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Christie Brinkley

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“I’d rather have a broken arm than a broken heart.”

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Leah Hall

Leah Hall is currently a digital producer and writer for Country Living. She is based in Huntsville, Alabama. 

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