23 Quotes That Will Make A Painful Goodbye A Little Softer

“But sometimes, the greatest test of love is letting someone go, because they deserve more than what you can give.”

— Kirsten Corley, puckermob.com

“When someone you love says goodbye you can stare long and hard at the door they closed and forget to see all the doors God has open in front of you.”

— Shannon Alder, facebook.com

“This is not a goodbye, my darling, this is a thank you. Thank you for coming into my life and giving me joy, thank you for loving me and receiving my love in return. Thank you for the memories I will cherish forever. But most of all, thank you for showing me that there will come a time when I can ev…”

— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com

“I drove her to the airport. She kissed me good-bye. She told me that she loved me more than life itself. Then she stepped through security. She never came back.”

— Gayle Forman, amazon.com

“You touched my heart you touched my soul. You changed my life and all my goals. And love is blind and that I knew when, My heart was blinded by you. I've kissed your lips and held your hand. Shared your dreams and shared your bed. I know you well, I know your smell. I've been addicted to you. Goodby…”

— James Blunt, youtube.com

“And I hope the sun shines And it's a beautiful day And something reminds you You wish you had stayed You can plan for a change in weather and time But I never planned on you changing your mind”

— Taylor Swift, amazon.com

“I guess that's what saying good-bye is always like--like jumping off an edge. The worst part is making the choice to do it. Once you're in the air, there's nothing you can do but let go.”

— Lauren Oliver, amazon.com

“and in the end, letting go was a lot like finding love. i had to learn to say goodbye to the one who gave me the courage to say hello.”

— R.M Drake, rmdrk.bigcartel.com

“You're the one that I love and I'm saying goodbye.”

— A Great Big World, Christina Aguilera, open.spotify.com

“I poured my heart out to you. I can’t sit here like a fool waiting for you to be ready.”

— Angela Moore, amazon.com

“Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained.”

— Jonathan Harnisch, amazon.com

“Letting go. Everyone talks about it like it's the easiest thing. Unfurl your fingers one by one until your hand is open.”

— Gayle Forman, amazon.com

“Conflicts between your heart and head appear like a boxing match. To walk away from someone who consumes so much of your heart, you can’t bear the thought of it. But, then in your head you remind yourself, it is for the best you leave now.”

— Kirsten Corley, puckermob.com

“I was your cure and you were my disease. I was saving you. You were killing me.”

— We Who Dare, youtube.com

“do not bother holding onto that thing that does not want you -you cannot make it stay”

— rupi, amazon.com

“She said goodbye with tears in her eyes not because she didn’t love him. But she knew love wasn’t supposed to hurt you this much.”

— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com

“I never wanted you to leave. But I stayed silent as I held open the door.”

— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com

“i've got too many things to say to you which i could perhaps never bring myself to say.”

— M. Ocean, amazon.com

“I screamed, you didn’t hear me. I walked away, you didn’t chase.”

— Samantha King, amazon.com

“I always wondered why it was so easy For people to leave. What I should have questioned was 'Why I wanted so badly for them to stay.'”

— Samantha King, amazon.com

“I left because you never asked me to stay.”

— Unknown, quotesgram.com

“We only said goodbye with words.”

— Amy Winehouse, azlyrics.com

“She kissed his cheek and said goodbye for what she knew would be a final time. And that was the beauty and tragedy of it, really: getting what you want, only to run away when it got too close.”

— Kirsten Corley, facebook.com