41 Quotes About Being Heartbroken

Fixing a broken heart requires make it through the emotional pain and hurt that was experienced during the time of the relationship. These quotes about being heartbroken capture the nature of grief and sadness that follows a painful breakup.

“A broken heart is just the growing pains necessary so that you can love more completely when the real thing comes along.”

“A broken heart is the worst. It’s like having broken ribs. Nobody can see it, but it hurts every time you breathe.”

“Behind my smile is a broken heart, behind my laugh I’m falling apart. Behind my eyes are tears at night, behind my body is a soul trying to fight.”

“Broken heart will turn into a stronger one within hope.”

“Crying is a way your eyes speak when your mouth can’t explain how broken your heart is.”

“Every time your heart is broken, a doorway cracks open to a world full of new beginnings, new opportunities.”

“God can heal a broken heart, but He has to have all the pieces.”

“Have you ever been so sad that it physically hurts inside?”

“Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they did, but we don’t.”

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

“Heaven doesn’t ignore cries of a broken heart.”

“I don’t know why they call it heartbreak. It feels like every other part of my body is broken too.”

“I don’t want to break someone’s heart, but you can’t control that. A broken heart happens; that’s inevitable.”

“I gave you my heart, I just didn’t expect to get it back in pieces.”

“I thought you were healing me. But no, you just broke me even more.”

“I will never regret you or say I wish I’d never met you. Because once upon a time you were exactly what I needed.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“If I could show you how awful you made me feel, you would never be able to look me in the eyes again.”

“If people refuse to look at you in a new light and they can only see you for what you were, only see you for the mistakes you’ve made, if they don’t realize that you are not your mistakes, then they have to go.”

“If you start to miss me, remember: I didn’t walk away, you let me go.”

“It hurts to breathe because every breath I take proves I can’t live without you.”

“It’s hard asking someone with a broken heart to fall in love again.”

“Just because I am strong enough to handle pain doesn’t mean I deserve it.”

“Love lasts about seven years. That’s how long it takes for the cells of the body to totally replace themselves.”

“Of course! It takes a lot of strength to mend a broken heart. Channelising energies into your work helps, but also to be able to accept situations for what they are instead of questioning them helps immensely.”

“One of the cruelest things a person can do is to awaken someone’s love without the intention of truly loving them.”

“Sharp are the arrows of a broken heart.”

“So here’s the thing with broken hearts. No matter how you try, the pieces never fit the way they did before.”

“Sometimes your heart needs more time to accept what your mind already knows.”

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

“The only thing a boyfriend was good for was a shattered heart.”

“The scariest thing is that we didn’t even have to be together for you to break my heart.”

“This time I wouldn’t forget him, because I couldn’t ever forgive him – for breaking my heart twice.”

“Today my forest is dark. The trees are sad and all the butterflies have broken wings.”

“When love is lost, do not bow your head in sadness; instead keep your head up high and gaze into heaven for that is where your broken heart has been sent to heal.”

“When you love someone more than they deserve, surely they will hurt you more than you deserve.”

“You find out what you are made of when you have a broken heart. If it happens early and often, all the better.”

“You may have a broken heart, but you may find someone else.”

“You will never know true happiness until you have truly loved, and you will never understand what pain really is until you have lost it.”

Using your broken heart to find greatness is the best way to heal and rise above your pain.