Heartbroken? 7 inspiring quotes on why this isn’t the end of your story

A broken heart is one of the most painful things you will ever experience. The pain is real. It almost feels like the world is going to end. Life doesn’t seem the same anymore. Every breath you take reminds you of the person you lost. But the wisest voices across centuries have shared wisdom on how to deal with heartbreak. They have taught us that this chapter of your life is not the end of everything. Here are seven truths to hold onto when the hurt feels like too much.

“My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing the beauty of life once more. It's happened before, it will happen again, I'm sure. When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive--I'll find love again.” - Paulo Coelho

Only a handful of people have explored the depths of human emotions, such as Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. Though this is perhaps the last thing you want to hear, it’s the naked truth: you will find love again. Your heart needs time to recover, but it certainly will.

“Even the darkest night will end, and the sun will rise.” Victor Hugo
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Written by a man who survived exile, loss, and grief on a monumental scale, Hugo's words reveal the truth. Yes, you may be in darkness now. But the sun has never once failed to rise. What you feel at 2 am tonight is valid, but it does have an expiration date. You will smile again. Happiness will find you again.

“The best way out is always through.” Robert Frost

Frost has the most practically useful piece of grief advice ever written. You cannot fast-forward to happiness when your heart is broken. You cannot skip the hard feelings. The best way out is always through. Walk right through it.

"You've got to value yourself and know that you're worth everything. And until you value yourself enough and love yourself enough to know that, you can't really have a healthy relationship." Jennifer Lopez

You know why the relationship had to end. Jennifer Lopez here is handing you a direction. Now that the relationship has ended, it’s time to turn inwards. Rebuild your relationship with yourself. This is the time to understand what you are worth and move accordingly.

“It is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.” Alfred Lord Tennyson

These wise words by Tennyson are one of the most quoted lines, and for good reason. It says a lot about how to handle heartbreaks. The love you gave and received was real. It may be absent now, but it is proof enough that you are capable of connection. Isn’t it better to experience love and lose it than to never have it at all?

“Turn your wounds into wisdom.” Oprah Winfrey
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Your heart is bleeding. The pain seems to be growing with each passing moment. But you can always turn that into power. How? Learn from the pitfalls. Oprah has built her life from loss and hardship, again and again. So, this lesson is as real and priceless as it gets.

“The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” Rumi

The 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi knew how to process these complex emotions. The cracks you have are not flaws. You are not broken. You are open. Something extraordinary can now come through. So, let the light in.