Whether you’re falling in love, going through heartache, or somewhere in between, there’s a quote that speaks to exactly how you feel. These 70 relationship quotes capture the ups, downs, and everything in between when it comes to love and breakups.
Love Quotes
“You don’t love someone because they’re perfect, you love them although they’re not.” — Jodi Picoult
“Love is not about how many days, months, or years you’ve been together. It’s about how much you love each other every single day.”
“The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.” — Audrey Hepburn
“In case you ever foolishly forget: I am never not thinking of you.” — Virginia Woolf
“I saw that you were perfect, and so I loved you. Then I saw that you were not perfect and I loved you even more.” — Angelita Lim
“True love isn’t found. It’s built.”
“A great relationship is about two things: First, appreciating the similarities. Second, respecting the differences.”
“Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own.” — H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“We loved with a love that was more than love.” — Edgar Allan Poe
“I fell in love with the way you touched me without using your hands.”
Breakup Quotes
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” — Marilyn Monroe
“It hurts to let go, but sometimes it hurts more to hold on.”
“You can love someone so much… but you can never love people as much as you can miss them.” — John Green
“The hardest part about walking away is knowing you tried your best to stay.”
“Some people come into your life just to teach you how to let go.”
“Don’t cry when the sun is gone, because the tears won’t let you see the stars.” — Violeta Parra
“Sometimes we must undergo hardships, breakups, and narcissistic wounds, which shatter the flattering image that we had of ourselves, in order to discover two truths: that we are not who we thought we were; and that the loss of a cherished pleasure is not necessarily the loss of true happiness and well-being.” — Jean-Yves Leloup
“You broke my heart. But I still love you with all the little pieces.”
“It’s sad when you realize you aren’t as important to someone as you thought you were.”
“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” — Mark Twain
Quotes About Moving On and Healing
“Letting go means realizing some people are a part of your history, but not your destiny.” — Steve Maraboli
“Healing doesn’t mean the damage never existed. It means the damage no longer controls your life.”
“You can’t start the next chapter if you keep re-reading the last one.”
“One day, you’ll look back and see that all along, you were blooming.”
“Your heart will heal, just like your mind will grow stronger. You’ll be okay again — maybe not the same, but okay.”
“It’s okay to miss them. It’s okay to want them back. But it’s never okay to forget your worth.”
“Sometimes you don’t get closure. You just move on.”
“The best revenge is no revenge. Move on. Be happy.”
“You were never asking for too much. You were just asking the wrong person.”
“Some wounds never show on the body but are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.” — Laurell K. Hamilton