sad quotes : from a mix of sources โฆ sentence starters
โI was happyโฆ once.โ
โDo you think I could be saved?โ
โThereโs no reasoning with grief.โ
โI am so tired of being so scared.โ
โIf this is reality, Iโm not interested.โ
โI put all my trust in an empty dream.โ
โBut what is grief if not love persevering?โ
โI was too young to know how to love her.โ
โIโm too young for eyes this sad, this tired.โ
โYouโre all duct tape and safety pins inside.โ
โIf youโre happy in a dream, does that count?โ
โI can survive on my own. I have for this long.โ
โI donโt want to give up hopeโฆ itโs all I have left.โ
โI didnโt make the choice to give this up. You did.โ
โHow long have you carried this, all on your own?โ
โI loved herโฆ and, sometimes, she loved me, too.โ
โTears come from the heart and not from the brain.โ
โMaybe some people are just made to be shattered.โ
โThere is no way to train your heart to be invulnerable.โ
โYou said youโd always be there for me, but youโre not.โ
โI donโt trust anyone else. I can barely even trust myself.โ
โSometimes itโs better to be alone. Nobody can hurt you.โ
โYou donโt love me. You donโt. Love doesnโt hurt like this.โ
โAll that could be said hasโฆ and it hasnโt solved anything.โ
โNo one heard me screaming, then. How could they, now?โ
โTheyโve dulled your light. Even your smile is dimmer, now.โ
โYou were supposed to be my escapeโฆ not another prison.โ
โHow long am I supposed to wander before I can find home?โ
โI hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.โ
โGrief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.โ
โI have to keep moving. Eventually, someday, Iโll be safe, again.โ
โHow can you move forward when you keep regretting the past?โ
โThings change. And friends leave. Life doesnโt stop for anybody.โ
โI should have been there. I should have done something, anything.โ
โNo matter how gifted you areโฆ You, alone, cannot change the world.โ
โNothingโฆ there is nothing I can do that will make my heart less heavy.โ
โLoneliness is peaceful, but thereโll be no one to share happiness with.โ
โPlease donโt go awayโฆ No oneโs ever stuck with me for so long before.โ
โYou know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating, just the same.โ
โI just want you to be happy. Even if that happiness no longer includes me.โ
โPeople keep telling me that life goes on, but to me, thatโs the saddest part.โ
โI thought I could just apologize tomorrow. But that tomorrowโฆ never came.โ
โHow has the weight of this not crushed you? How are you still able to smile?โ
โThe one you love and the one who loves you are never, ever the same person.โ
โThe scariest and the most painful thing is to be hated by someone you truly love.โ
โHappiness is a fleeting notion. It fills you with false hope. Grief keeps you grounded.โ
โBreathing is hard. When you cry so much, it makes you realize that breathing is hard.โ
โNothing has ever hurt more than realizing, in your darkest moment, youโre truly alone.โ
โYou cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.โ
โSometimes I can hear my bones straining under the weight of all the lives Iโm not living.โ
โI know what itโs like to want to die. How it hurts to smile. How you try to fit in, but you canโt.โ
โBut, if you want to leave, you can. Iโll remember you, though. I remember everyone that leaves.โ
โYou can love someone so muchโฆ But you can never love people as much as you can miss them.โ
โWhy should I apologize for being a monster? Has anyone ever apologized for turning me into one?โ
โI have to believe that there are still good people in the world. I have to believe that kindness persists.โ
โYou have been, in every way, all that anyone could beโฆ If anybody could have saved me, it would have been you.โ
โSo, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad, and Iโm still trying to figure out how that could be.โ
โEvery human walks around with a certain kind of sadness. They may not wear it on their sleeves, but itโs there if you look deep.โ
โBut grief makes a monster out of us sometimesโฆ and sometimes you say and do things to the people you love that you canโt forgive yourself for.โ
โPeople think being alone makes you lonely, but I donโt think thatโs true. Being surrounded by the wrong people is the loneliest thing in the world.โ
โThe loneliest people are the kindest. The saddest people smile the brightest. The most damaged people are the wisest. All because they donโt wish to see anyone else suffer the way they did.โ