12 Quotes for the Brokenhearted
When we don't have the words to express what we're going through, sometimes it helps to read the advice of those who've been there before.
![Helen Oyeyemi quote Helen Oyeyemi quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-01-oyeyemi-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Martha Beck quote Martha Beck quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-02-beck-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Cheryl Strayed quote Cheryl Strayed quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-03-strayed-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Deepak Chopra Quote Deepak Chopra Quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-04-chopra-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Sharon Olds quote Sharon Olds quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-05-olds-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Dr. Geoff Warburton quote Dr. Geoff Warburton quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-06-warburton-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Eckhart Tolle quote Eckhart Tolle quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-07-tolle-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Elizabeth Gilbert quote Elizabeth Gilbert quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-08-gilbert-600x411.jpg)
![Alana Sheeran quote Alana Sheeran quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-09-sheeran-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Louise Erdrich quote Louise Erdrich quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-10-erdrich-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Erin Morgenstern quote Erin Morgenstern quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-11-morgenstern-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
![Paulo Coelho quote Paulo Coelho quote](/g/image-resizer?width=670&link=https://static.oprah.com/images/201307/orig/quotes-brokenhearted-12-coelho-600x411.jpg)
Illustration: Jen Troyer
Published 08/02/2013