Relationship Quotes Long Distance: 20 Pieces of Wisdom to Make it Feel Easier

Being in a long distance relationship is nowhere near easy, but many find themselves in them anyway--as it's easier than not being together at all. As the lonely nights and long days can be tougher than we think we can handle, sometimes just a few pieces of wisdom and advice can make it feel a bit easier. Here are 20 quotes to help you get through it.

1. “Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.” – Richard Bach

2. “Absence is to love as wind is to fire; it extinguishes the small and kindles the great.” – Roger de Bussy-Rabutin

3. “Distance makes the heart grow fonder.” – Thomas Haynes Bayly

4. “There are no goodbyes for us. Wherever you are, you will always be in my heart.” – Mahatma Gandhi

5. “We were together even when we were apart.” – Shannon A. Thompson

6. “The pain of parting is nothing to the joy of meeting again.” — Charles Dickens

7. “Love will travel as far as you let it. It has no limits.” — Dee King

8. “If you found that one person who is really worth the sacrifices, pain, and hardships then your efforts will not go to waste.” – Anna Agoncillo

9. “Missing someone can hurt. But when you know they are yours forever, negativity it helps avert.” – Trishna Damodar

10. “How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.” – A.A. Milne (Winnie the Pooh)

11. “And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.” – Khalil Gibran

12. “Distance means so little when someone means so much.” – Tom McNeal

13. “Once trust is built, distance cannot kill it. Time and space alone cannot destroy authentic connection.” – Vironika Tugaleva

14. “No matter where I am, no matter where I go, your heart is my northern light, I will always find my way home.” – Michael Kilby

15. “Some people can be so close to you even if physically far, they walk with you and stay near in every moment of your life.” – Senora Roy

16. “I believe in the immeasurable power of love; that true love can endure any circumstance and reach across any distance.” – Steve Maraboli

17. “I imagine a line, a white line, painted on the sand and on the ocean, from me to you.” – Jonathan Safran Foer

18. “If the only place where I could see you was in my dreams, I’d sleep forever.” – Cyruz Mendoza

19. “I fell in love with her when we were together, then fell deeper in love with in the years we were apart.” – Nicholas Sparks

20. “I think we dream so we don’t have to be apart for so long. If we’re in each other’s dreams, we can be together all the time.” – A.A. Milne