It hurts to say it, but there are some situations where you may never get closure.And it sucks, but at some point, you do need to move on and stop worrying about what happened in the past because it only brings you more pain to keep these feelings of lost and regret around.
If you are going through a tough breakup right now, go through the list and find the breakup quotes that stand out for you. These are the ones that triggered something in you … a truth or epiphany that you need to focus upon. Follow these where they lead you, and you will be on your way to breakup recovery.
“If you really want closure at some point, you have to shut the door.” — Jacki Wells Wunderlin
“Sometimes, your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows.”
“To heal a wound, you need to stop touching it.”
“If you don’t leave your past in the past, it will destroy your future. Live for what today has to offer, not for what yesterday has taken away.”
“The easiest way to teach someone how to treat you is to refuse to give them more opportunities to hurt you. Walk away …” — R.H. Sin
“Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.”
“Stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it.”
“If you lost it, it’s because you’re meant to find something better. Trust, let go, and make room for what’s coming.” — Mandy Hale
“Sometimes, we have to let go of what’s killing us, even if it’s killing us to let go.”
“The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present.”
“You can’t start the next chapter of your life if you keep re-reading the last one.”
“Remember, you can’t reach what’s in front of you until you let go of what’s behind you.”
“When thinking about life, remember this: no amount of guilt can solve the past and no amount of anxiety can change the future.”
“Life is too short to start your day with broken pieces of yesterday, it will definitely destroy your wonderful today and ruin your great tomorrow.”
“Inhale the future, exhale the past.”
“To Do: Live in the moment.”
“Maybe it’s not always about trying to fix something broken. Maybe it’s about starting over and creating something better.”
“Let go of your mistakes and failures. You can’t do anything about the past, but you can do something about right now.” — Joel Osteen
“You can only move on if you accept that it’s gone.” — The Goddess Rebellion
“One of the happiest moments ever is when you find the courage to let go of what you can’t change.”
“The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” — Socrates
“Time heals nothing unless you move along with it.”
“Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a brand new opportunity to rebuild what you truly want.”
“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.” — Chinese Proverb
“Don’t cry over the past, it’s gone. Don’t stress about the future, it hasn’t arrived. Live in the present and make it beautiful.”
“You cannot convince people to love you-— Cheryl Strayed
“The moving finger writes, and having written moves on– Omar Khayyam
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart-— Elizabeth Gilbert
“Those who do not know how to weep with their whole heart do not know how to laugh either.”– Golda Meir
“Stop looking for happiness in the same place you lost it.”
“If you lost it, it’s because you’re meant to find something better. Trust, let go, and make room for what’s coming.” — Mandy Hale
“Sometimes, we have to let go of what’s killing us, even if it’s killing us to let go.”
“What’s broken is broken—and I’d rather remember it as it was than mend it and see the broken places as long as I lived.”– Margaret Mitchell
“Hearts live by being wounded.”– Oscar Wilde
“I love to shop after a bad relationship. I don’t know. I buy a new outfit and it makes me feel better. It just does. Sometimes I see a really great outfit, I’ll break up with someone on purpose.”– Rita Rudner
“One makes mistakes; that is life. But it is never a mistake to have loved.”– Romain Rolland
“What we wait around a lifetime for with one person, we can find in a moment with someone else.”– Stephanie Klein
“Most importantly, you must always have faith in yourself.”—Elle Woods, Legally Blonde
“Real love moves freely in both directions. Don’t waste your time on anything else.”—Cheryl Strayed
“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.”— James Baldwin
“I’m choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. I’m making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises.”— Elizabeth Gilbert
“In your place, if there is pain, nurse it, and if there is a flame, don’t snuff it out, don’t be brutal with it. We rip out so much of ourselves to be cured of things faster than we should that we go bankrupt by the age of thirty and have less to offer each time we start with someone new. But to feel nothing so as not to feel anything—what a waste!”— Professor Perlman, Call Me By Your Name
“Everyone’s allowed to be in love with the wrong person at some point. In fact, it’s a mistake not to be.”– Harriet Evans
“If you have to force it, it’s not for you. Love should come with ease, freedom and space to expand.”— Alex Elle
“You don’t need those people. By stepping aside, they’ve done you a favor. Because what you’ve got left after the fools have departed are the old souls and the true hearts. Those are the über cool sparkle rocket mind-blowers we’re after. Those are the people worthy of your love.”— Cheryl Strayed
“He loved me. He loved me, but he doesn’t love me anymore, and it’s not the end of the world.”– Jennifer Weiner
“Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and then waiting for the rat to die.”— Anne Lamott
“You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.”― Fannie Flagg, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
“Set your life on fire, and seek those who fan the flames.” — Rumi
“You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building nests in your hair.” — Chinese Proverb
“You’re always one decision away from a totally different life.”
“Pain is the person you never want to see. But without Pain, how would you recognize Joy?”
“Love yourself enough to set boundaries. Your time and energy are precious. You get to choose how you use it. You teach people how to treat you by deciding what you will and won’t accept.”
“Every time you thought you couldn’t keep moving forward, you did. Take a moment to appreciate your strength.” — Karen Salmanson
”Sometimes the smallest step in the right direction ends up being the biggest step of your life. Tip toe if you must, but take the step.” ― Naeem Callaway
Breakup quotes can be helpful. The only way out is through, and the only way through is by grieving what was lost and preparing for what comes next. The only way out is through, and the only way through is by grieving what was lost and preparing for what comes next. Let’s face it: Breakups suck. They’re messy and painful and sad, no matter how necessary or inevitable.