15 Empowering Quotes to Help You Thrive After a Breakup
Breakups can be tough, and there are countless ways to cope with the emotions that follow: talking it out, journaling, or even creating art. However, no matter how hard you try, it can be challenging to stop thinking about your ex. These inspiring quotes will help you realize that being single is not a sentence, but a gift.
Miley Cyrus
“I was so scared to be alone, and I think the way I overcame that fear was my biggest achievement this year.”
Rihanna
“When you can get back up on your feet—if you ever can—it’s an incredible accomplishment. I remember waking up one day and realizing I wasn’t lonely. I felt like I wanted to get up and go into the world. It was a great feeling.”
Carrie Bradshaw, “Sex and the City”
“Don’t forget to love yourself first.”
Robin Scherbatsky, “How I Met Your Mother”
“The future is scary, but you can’t just go back to the past because it’s familiar. Yes, it’s tempting, but it would be a mistake.”
Mindy Kaling
“I consider romantic comedies to be a subgenre of science fiction, where the world operates under different rules than my everyday world.”
Paulo Coelho
“If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.”
Elizabeth Gilbert
“It’s a good sign to have a broken heart. It means you tried for something.”
Katy Perry
“I know I live in a very modern fairy tale, but I also know that I don’t need a Prince Charming to have a happy ending. I can make it happen myself.”
Halle Berry
“A man is the cherry on top, but I’m the cake, and my cake is good enough even without the cherry.”
Emilia Clarke
“People keep asking me who I’m dating, and you know… no one. And that’s okay! Right now, I need to figure out a lot of things. I think it’s in a woman’s nature to nurture someone. Sometimes, that someone is herself.”
Susan Sarandon
“Breakups are traumatic and exhausting. The only thing that was absolutely clear to me is to think of your own life, your relationships as a living organism that is constantly growing, moving, and changing.”
Shailene Woodley
“I’ve never met anyone where I’ve thought, ‘Wow, I definitely want to spend the rest of my life with you.’ I don’t even know if people are genetically built to be with one person for their entire life.”
Cameron Diaz
“When I was going through my breakup, I told my friend, ‘Wow, this really hurts.’ And she said to me, ‘It shows your capacity to love.’ I would rather have my heart broken a thousand times than never love anyone. I have so much love to give that I will never run out of it.”
Gwen Stefani
“My life is quite complicated right now. It smacked me in the face. But now I have a new phase, and it’s amazing, but I’m very inspired. Everything feels new. I don’t know how to describe it. I cried all the way to the studio, and then I thought: what am I doing? Why am I doing this?”
Marilyn Monroe
“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go. Things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right. You believe lies so that you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself. And sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.”
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