Miss you quotes for that person you’re longing for
Missing someone is hard. Really, really hard, and even the most profound strength quotes can only help so much. But it’s certainly a universal feeling, and many wise, beautiful words have been written about it! Plenty of these are also love quotes, specifically about missing a romantic partner, but many others can be about missing anyone, whether that’s a family member, friend, or someone else that you just wish was a little closer! You’ll find many of these “miss you” quotes in romantic books, songs, and poems. Send some of your favorites to the person you’re missing if possible, or just read them and find some bittersweet comfort. If that special person’s left you with a broken heart, we’ve got quotes for that too, as well as uplifting quotes that’ll move you and loss quotes that help heal the heart.
“If you never left again, I would still spend the rest of my life missing you.” —Tessa Bailey, author
“How is it that he’s always in my thoughts even when I am not thinking?” —Sanober Khan, poet and author, in A Thousand Flamingos. Read these other love poems for every mood.
“You’re everywhere except right here and it hurts.” —Rupi Kaur, poet, in The Sun and Her Flowers
“Poets use countless words to describe their pain, but I only need three: I miss you.” —Caroline George, author, in Dearest Josephine.
“I felt like I was leaving a piece of my soul behind the moment you left. And every second that passes, I miss you like that, times a million.” —J.A. Huss, author
“I’ve missed you every single day we weren’t together since the moment I met you.” — Colleen Hoover, author, in Ugly Love. If you like reading, check out some Colleen Hoover books for great stories. These inspirational poems will boost your mood.
“I must admit, I miss you quite terribly. The world is too quiet without you nearby.” —Lemony Snicket, author, in The Beatrice Letters
“If I miss you any harder, my heart might come looking for you.” —Gemma Troy, artist and poet
“Life is so short, so fast the lone hours fly, we ought to be together, you and I.” —Henry Alford, clergyman and theologian. This miss you quote would make an excellent addition to our list of life is short quotes as well.
“The pain of missing you is a beautiful reminder of the joy of loving you.” —Dean Jackson, poet, in The Love in Blue Verses
“I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with her in the years we were apart.” —Nicholas Sparks, author, in Dear John. Check out 50 of the best book quotes from books.
“Although we are miles apart, the thought and touch of you lives within my heart. It is for that reason, my dear, you will always feel near, even though we are thousands of miles apart.” — Andrew Guzaldo, author and president at G&A Amusements and ACES Int’l
“We’ll meet again, but you’re a lifetime away, and I need you now.” —Karen Quan, writer and mentor
“There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” —Mahatma Gandhi, lawyer and activist. Share these gratitude quotes with the special people you’re missing as well to show how much they mean to you!
“There are friendships imprinted in our hearts that will never be diminished by time and distance.” —Dodinsky, author
“I don’t know what they are called, the spaces between seconds—but I think of you always in those intervals.” —Salvador Plascencia, writer, in The People of Paper
“You know someone is very special to you when days just don’t seem right without them.” —John Cena, pro wrestler, actor and Make-A-Wish record breaker.
“That’s how you know you love someone, I guess, when you can’t experience anything without wishing the other person were there to see it, too.” ―Kaui Hart Hemmings, author, in The Descendants. In addition to these missing someone quotes, here are more beautiful love quotes you should read.
“Missing someone, they say, is self-centered. I self-center you more than ever.” ― Saša Stanišić, writer, in How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone
“I miss you a little. A little too much, a little too often, and a little bit more every day.” —John Michael Montgomery, country singer, “I Miss You A Little”
“My world is thinning and it’s all because of one person I’m missing.” —Sanober Khan. If you’re waiting for someone you miss to come back into your life, these patience quotes will help as well!
“As long as we share the same sky and breathe the same air, we’re still together.” —Donna Lynn Hope, author
“A single person is missing for you, and the whole world is empty.” —Joan Didion, The Year of Magical Thinking
“In case you ever foolishly forget: I am never not thinking of you.” —Virginia Woolf, modernist writer, in Selected Diaries
“I miss your voice because it is a symphony; your scent because it is a treasure; your smile because it is a jewel; your hug because it is a masterpiece; and your kiss because it is a miracle.” —Matshona Dhliwayo, author, philosopher, and entrepreneur
“We only part to meet again.” —John Gay, poet and dramatist. If you’re missing someone, they’re probably pretty important in your life and would love these loyalty quotes as well.
“And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” —Gibran Khalil Gibran, poet and artist, in The Prophet
“Must I wonder if your thoughts are of me? If you are missing me, wanting me, creating heart beats and poet-less words for me?” —N’Zuri Za Austin, author, filmmaker, and producer
“How strange to dream of you even when I am wide awake.” —David Jones, poet. Definitely a swoon-worthy relationship quote!
“I just wanted you to know you were missed.” —Megan Erickson, author. Missing someone is usually the result of a significant change; these quotes about change will help you get through turbulent times.