Need to support your best friend on a special day or write a heart-melting wedding speech? We got you! Soulmates come in many forms, and the following quotes by famous novelists, healthy relationship experts, and psychologists will help you honor them all.
From life coach Corey Wayne and meditation center founder Michael A. Singer to Emily Brontë and Nicholas Sparks, the following lines will set the tone for any occasion and make you the most interesting person in the room. To go beyond inspirational quotes, visit our Headway library — the online collection of bestselling non-fiction books. Get creative with reading tidbits on self-growth and emotional intelligence!
Romantic and heartfelt quotes
Romantic love inspires and makes you feel confident. Let your partner know how much you love and appreciate them with the following love quotes from the greats.
"Some souls tend to go back to who feels like home." — N. R. Hart
"Loving you feels like my commitment to eternity a long time ago" — Nicola An
A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks." — Richard Bach
"Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope."— Maya Angelou
"Your soulmate wasn't supposed to be perfect. You were meant to see the cracks in her soul and fill them with what you have, and she was meant to see yours. Together you would be complete." — Shannon L. Alder
"You are my sun, my moon, and all my stars." — E.E. Cummings
"To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides." — David Viscott
"When men and women are able to respect and accept their differences then love has a chance to blossom." — John Gray
Read more in the full summary of 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus' by John Gray on the Headway app.
9 "A bond between souls is ancient — older than the planet." — Dianna Hardy
"I belong to my beloved, and my beloved is mine." — Jamie McGuire
"Loved you yesterday, love you still, always have, always will." — Elaine Davis
"If grass can grow through cement, love can find you at every time in your life." — Cher
"I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self-respect." — F. Scott Fitzgerald
"You are part of my existence, part of myself. You have been in every line I have ever read." — Charles Dickens
"I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone." — J.R.R. Tolkien
"You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you." — Jane Austen
"I want to do with you what spring does with the cherry trees." — Pablo Neruda
"Desire doesn't just give rise to sex; desire is borne of sex as well." — Ian Kerner
Examine the art of pleasure with the summary of 'He Comes Next' by Ian Kerner on the Headway app.
Soulmate quotes for best friends
Romantic feelings are not the only source of emotional fulfillment. In fact, a platonic relationship can be just as rewarding. Remind your buddy of their place in your heart with the following lines.
19 "But how will I know who my Soulmate is?...By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for Love." — Paulo Coelho
"Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: 'What! You too? I thought I was the only one.'" – C.S. Lewis
"Maybe our girlfriends are our soulmates and guys are just people to have fun with." — Candace Bushnell
"What's a soulmate? It's like a best friend, but more. It's the one person in the world that knows you better than anyone else." — Dawson Leery
"People end up using their relationships to hide their thorns. If you care for each other, you are expected to adjust your behavior to avoid bumping into each other's soft spots." — Michael A. Singer, 'The Untethered Soul'
Learn more in the full summary of 'The Untethered Soul' by Michael A. Singer on the Headway app.
24 "While finding true love was one of the most splendid things that could happen to you in life, finding a friend was equally splendid." — Félix J. Palma
"True friends are never apart, maybe in distance but never in heart." — Helen Keller
"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you." — Elbert Hubbard
"A friend is what the heart needs all the time." — Henry Van Dyke
"Friendship is one mind in two bodies." — Mencius
"Some souls just understand each other upon meeting." — N.R. Hart
"True friendship comes when the silence between two people is comfortable." — David Tyson
"Some people arrive and make such a beautiful impact on your life, you can barely remember what life was like without them." — Anna Taylor
"In the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter, for in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed." — Khalil Gibran
"A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face." — Maya Angelou
"There is nothing I would not do for those who are really my friends." — Jane Austen
"Life is an awful, ugly place to not have a best friend." ― Sarah Dessen
"Let her come to you at her own pace and just go with the flow..."— Corey Wayne, 'How To Be A 3% Man, Winning The Heart Of The Woman Of Your Dreams'
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Realistic and honest relationship quotes
Unconditional love requires honesty and openness, even if the truth hurts. Learn to express your feelings with the best relationship advice experts and love gurus.
37 "I am grateful to have been loved and to be loved now and to be able to love, because that liberates... Love liberates. It doesn't bind." — Maya Angelou
"True love is not a strong, fiery, impetuous passion. It is, on the contrary, an element calm and deep." — Ellen G. White
"Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning." — Paulo Coelho
"You have to go into the relationship not with what you can get out of it, but with what you can put into it." — Corey Wayne, 'How To Be A 3% Man, Winning The Heart Of The Woman Of Your Dreams'
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41 "True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself." — Honore de Balzac
"I hope that real love and truth are stronger in the end than any evil or misfortune in the world." — Charles Dickens
"True love is selfless. It is prepared to sacrifice." — Sadhu Vaswani
"You are my heart, my life, my one and only thought." — Arthur Conan Doyle
"The course of true love never did run smooth." — William Shakespeare
"True love doesn't happen right away; it's an ever-growing process." — Ricardo Montalban
"To love or have loved, that is enough. Ask nothing further." — Victor Hugo
"True love brings up everything – you're allowing a mirror to be held up to you daily." — Jennifer Aniston
"People confuse ego, lust, insecurity with true love." — Simon Cowell
"Love is born into every human being; it calls back the halves of our original nature together; it tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature." — Plato
"True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does." — Torquato Tasso
"You come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by seeing an imperfect person perfectly." — Sam Keen
"True love is quiescent, except in the nascent moments of true humility." — Bryant H. McGill
"Love brings up our unresolved feelings. One day we are feeling loved, and the next day we are suddenly afraid to trust love." — John Gray
Get more facts in the full summary of 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus' by John Gray on the Headway app.
Funny soulmate love quotes
If love at first sight truly exists, it may feel overwhelming. To cheer yourself up and think positively, scroll through the following mood-enhancing self-love quotes and "thinking of you" messages.
55 "Before you find your soul mate, you must first discover your soul." — Charles F. Glassman
"I think I fall in love a little bit with anyone who shows me their soul." — Emery Allen
"One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well." — Virginia Woolf
"There are no accidental meetings between souls." — Sheila Burke
"If at any given point in time the heart happens to open, we fall in love. If at any given point in time it happens to close, the love stops." — Michael A. Singer, 'The Untethered Soul'
Explore more in the full summary of 'The Untethered Soul' by Michael A. Singer on the Headway app.
60 "Be with me always — take any form — drive me mad! only do not leave me in this abyss, where I cannot find you!" — Emily Brontë
"There is nothing better than a friend, unless it is a friend with chocolate." ― Linda Grayson
"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror." — Elizabeth Gilbert
"Love is a temporary insanity, curable by marriage." — Ambrose Bierce
"Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience." — Oscar Wilde
"Love is being stupid together." — Paul Valéry
"I love you more than coffee, but please don't make me prove it." — Elizabeth Evans
"Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love." — Albert Einstein
"Love is a lot like a backache: it doesn't show up on X-rays, but you know it's there." — George Burns
"If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?" — Lily Tomlin
"Love is sharing your popcorn." — Charles M. Schulz
"Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow Internet to see who they really are." — Will Ferrell
"Foreplay is a state of mind, not just a physical prelude." — Ian Kerner
Learn more about intimacy in the summary of 'He Comes Next' by Ian Kerner on the Headway app.
Deep connection quotes
True love goes far beyond "I love you" notes. It's a perfect match on spiritual and emotional levels. Explore the depth of your feelings with inspirational quotes by renowned authors and public figures.
73 "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same." — Emily Brontë
"Say 'I love you' to those you love. The eternal silence is long enough to be silent in, and that awaits us all." — George Eliot
"True love is finding your soulmate in your best friend." — Faye Hall
"A soulmate is the one person whose love is powerful enough to motivate you to meet your soul." — Kenny Loggins
"Mental chemistry creates interest, Emotional chemistry generates affection, Physical chemistry generates desire, and Spiritual chemistry creates love. A soulmate includes all four... and I will not settle for anything less!" — John Gray
Learn more about the psychology of relationships in the full summary of 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus' by John Gray on the Headway app.
78 "To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow — this is a human offering that can border on miraculous." — Elizabeth Gilbert
"Our soulmate is the one who makes life come to life." — Richard Bach
"Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies." — Aristotle
"The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you." — Rumi
"Eventually soulmates meet, for they have the same hiding place." — Robert Brault
"When we stop looking for someone to complete us, we find completion in ourselves." — Vironika Tugaleva
"Sometimes soul bonds are stronger than blood bonds. Have faith in that." — Dianna Hardy
"Love is the cause of unity in all things." — Aristotle
"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."— Plato
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." — Lao Tzu
"The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and the acceptance of love." — Marianne Williamson
"Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives." — Louise L. Hay
"Fantasy is the engine of desire: explore his unique love map." — Ian Kerner
Read the full summary of 'He Comes Next' by Ian Kerner on the Headway app.
Soulmate quotes for weddings and vows
Every love story is unique and unforgettable. And if you're lucky enough, you'll walk through life's journey with your soulmate hand in hand — like twin flames. To cherish and celebrate your feelings, add pin-worthy quotes to your wedding vows for a deeply emotional message.
91 "True love means that you care for another person's happiness more than your own, no matter how painful the choices you face might be." — Nicholas Sparks
"I swear I couldn't love you more than I do right now, and yet I know I will tomorrow." — Leo Christopher
"To love someone is to identify with them." — Aristotle
"You want to love because you truly love, not because you need to avoid your inner problems." — Michael A. Singer, 'The Untethered Soul'
Find out more in the full summary of 'The Untethered Soul' by Michael A. Singer on the Headway app.
95 "Wrap your mind around my thoughts as I wrap my soul around your heart." — Munia Khan
"I love being married. It's so great to find one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life." — Rita Rudner
"My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met." — Rodney Dangerfield
"Love is blind but marriage is a real eye-opener." — Pauline Thomason
"Love is the answer, but while you're waiting for the answer, sex raises some pretty good questions." — Woody Allen
"Love is like war: easy to begin but very hard to stop." — H.L. Mencken
"Love is an electric blanket with somebody else in control of the switch." — Cathy Carlyle
"I love you no matter what you do, but do you have to do so much of it?" — Jean Illsley Clarke
"The heart is the hub of all sacred places. Go there and roam." — Bhagavan Das
"Love is how you earn your wings." — Karen Goldman
"When you see the beloved all around you, everyone is family and everywhere is love." — Ram Dass
"I love you. There is no limit to what I can give to you, no time I need." — Sarah J. Maas
"Nobody has ever measured, not even poets, how much the heart can hold." — Zelda Fitzgerald
"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep." — William Shakespeare
"Love in a way that the other person feels free." — Corey Wayne, 'How To Be A 3% Man, Winning The Heart Of The Woman Of Your Dreams'
Get into details with the summary of 'How To Be A 3% Man, Winning The Heart Of The Woman Of Your Dreams' by Corey Wayne on the Headway app.
Find the right words to express love with Headway book summaries
As you can see, finding a true soulmate is both fulfilling and rewarding. Whether it's a close friend or the love of your life, they need to feel your support and devotion. Seek relationship advice in friendship guides and dating book summaries from the Headway library to build deep, soulful connections with your kindred spirit.
John Gray's 'Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus,' Ian Kerner's 'He Comes Next,' and other non-fiction bestsellers are just one click away! Choose your favorite book summary and start your self-growth journey today.
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