Divorces can be one of the most stressful and unpleasant things someone can endure. Because of this, I have found some of the most insightful divorce quotes that shed some wisdom on what you might be going through. 🙅🏼♀️🙅🏼♂️
Below, you will find a wide range of divorce quotes that will inspire, motivate, provide reassurance, perspective, and give you the strength to move on.
Side note: If I have missed any essential divorce quotes, sayings, or proverbs, please include it in the comments and I will be sure to include it on the list! 😃
67+ Honest & Insightful Divorce Quotes
1. “A divorce is like an amputation: you survive but there’s less of you.” – Margaret Atwood
2. “When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on.” – Franklin D. Roosevelt
3. “I used to be married but I’m better now.” – Proverb
4. “Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping it will transform into a door.” – Coco Chanel
5. “An open marriage is nature’s way of telling you that you need a divorce.” – Ann Landers
6. “I went to war for what we had; you never even laced your boots.” – N.R. Shepherd
7. “Recovery begins from the darkest moment.” – John Major
8. “Moving on doesn’t mean forgetting. It means you choose happiness over hurt.” – Proverb
9. “Well, after the divorce, I went home and turned all the lights on!” – Larry David
10. “Your value doesn’t decrease based on someone’s inability to see your worth.” – Zig Ziglar
11. “Instead of wiping away your tears, wipe away the people who made you cry.” – Ali Floyd
12. “Divorces are made in heaven.” – Oscar Wilde
13. “Sometimes the hardest thing and the right thing are the same.” – The Fray
14. “Life becomes easier when you learn to accept the apology you never got.” – Robert Brault
15. “You never really know a man until you have divorced him.” – Zsa Zsa Gabor
16. “You know why divorces are so expensive? Because they’re worth it.” – Willie Nelson
17. “Accept what is, let go of what was, and have faith in what will be.” – Sonia Ricotti
18. “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” – Deb Sofield
19. “Divorce is the psychological equivalent of a triple coronary bypass.” – Mary Kay Blakely
20. “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a hello.” – Paulo Coehlo
21. “We are divorced, we are friends, and we are good parents.” – Sarah Ferguson
22. “We ruined each other by being together. We destroyed each other’s dreams.” – Kate Chisman
23. “Do not look for healing at the feet of those who broke you.” – Rupi Kaur
24. “And so rock bottom became the solid foundation on which I rebuilt my life.” – J.K. Rowling
25. “Don’t have regrets. You can learn something from every experience.” – Ellen Degeneres
26. “I used to hope that you’d bring me flowers. Now I plant my own.” – Rachel Wolchin
27. “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.” – Charles Spurgeon
28. “You can’t underestimate how traumatic divorce is for the children.” – Isla Fisher
29. “I’m a great housekeeper. I get divorced. I keep the house.” – Zsa Zsa Gabor
30. “Sometimes you don’t feel the weight of something you’ve been carrying until you feel the weight of its release.” – Unknown
31. “The ceremony took six minutes. The marriage lasted about the same amount of time though we didn’t get a divorce for almost a year.” Hedy Lamarr
32. “Be thankful for wrong relationships. They teach you, change you, strengthen you and prepare you for the right one.” – Unknown
33. “All endings are also beginnings. We just don’t know it at the time.” – Mitch Albom
34. “When people divorce, it’s always such a tragedy. At the same time, if people stay together it can be even worse.” – Monica Bellucci
35. “When two people decide to get a divorce, it isn’t a sign that they don’t understand one another, but a sign that they have, at least, begun to.” – Helen Rowland
36. “At some point, you have to realize that some people can stay in your heart but not in your life.” – Sandy Lynn
37. “In every marriage more than a week old, there are grounds for divorce. The trick is to find and continue to find grounds for marriage.” – Robert Anderson
38. “Sometimes when things are falling apart, they may actually be falling into place.” – J. Lynn
39. “When you fully trust a person without any doubt, you get one of these two results: a person for life or a lesson for life.” – Unknown
40. “In this world there is no force equal to the strength of a woman determined to rise.” – W.E.B. Du Bois
41. “Ah, yes, divorce… from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.” – Robin Williams
42. “Like a rainbow, there’s a pot of gold at the end of every divorce. Yours is empty because your ex got all the money, but at least you still have a pot to…” – Proverb
43. “Your divorce won’t be the entire story of your life. You still get to write a happy ending.” – Proverb
44. “The difference between a divorce and a legal separation is that a legal separation gives a husband time to hide his money.” – Johnny Carson
45. “Everybody is agreeing so tersely. I just had a flashback to the month before my parents finally admitted they were getting a divorce.” – Samantha Bee
46. “Relationships are like glass. Sometimes it’s better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.” – Unknown
47. “Life goes on, whether you choose to move on and take a chance in the unknown or stay behind, locked in the past, thinking of what could’ve been.” – Unknown
48. “Those who divorce aren’t necessarily the most unhappy, just those neatly able to believe their misery is caused by one other person.” – Alain de Botton
49. “Sometimes a man’s purpose in a woman’s life is to help her become a better woman…for another man.” – Emma Alexander
50. “Everything that has a beginning has an ending. Make your peace with that and all will be well.” – Jack Kornfield
51. “Sometimes walking away has nothing do with weakness, and everything to do with strength.” – Robert Tew
52. “In the end, I’m the only one that can give my children a happy mom that loves life.” – Unknown
53. “My parents were divorced and I didn’t grow up with my father, but I spent a lot of time around him, and his influence on me has been profound.” – Laura Linney
54. “Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it.” – J.K. Rowling
55. “Half of all marriages end in divorce—and then there are the really unhappy ones.” – Joan Rivers
56. “Anyone who gets divorced goes through a lot of pain, but you come out of it.” – Ryan Reynolds
57. “Divorce is okay. Breaking up is okay. Starting over is okay. Moving on is okay. Saying no is okay. Being alone is okay. What is not okay is staying somewhere where you aren’t happy, valued, or appreciated, that is not okay.” – Benjamin Buckwalter
58. “My alone feels so good, I’ll only have you if you’re sweeter than my solitude.” – Warsan Shire
59. “Some people believe holding on and hanging in there are signs of great strength. However, there are times when it takes much more strength to know when to let go and then do it.” – Ann Landers
60. “I am a divorced child, of divided, uncertain background. Within this division I – supposed fruit of their love – no longer exist. It happened nearly forty years ago, yet to me nothing is sadder than my parents’ divorce.” – Sylvia Kristel
61. “Just another of our many disagreements. He wants a no-fault divorce, whereas I would prefer to have the bastard crucified.” – J. B. Handelsman
62. “Divorce isn’t such a tragedy. A tragedy’s staying in an unhappy marriage, teaching your children the wrong things about love. Nobody ever died of divorce.” – Jennifer Weiner
63. “If you were happy with the wrong one, just think how happy you will be when the right one comes.” – Proverb
64. “Being divorced is like being hit by a Mack truck. If you live through it, you start looking very carefully to the right and to the left.” – Jean Kerr
65. “Every break up is an opportunity to trade up. It’s a chance to find someone who “gets you” and wants to keep you.” – Karen Salmansohn
66. “Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” – Roy T. Bennett
67. “Remember an arrow can only be shot by pulling it backwards; so when you feel like life is dragging you down with difficulties, it simply means that it’s going to launch you to something great. So just focus and keep aiming.” – Unknown
I hope this list of divorce quotes, sayings, and proverbs have helped you move on from a recent divorce that you might be going through. In many instances, a divorce allows you to become a stronger person and find someone who will make you happy.