If you’re feeling down, these emo quotes will speak to your soul.
Emo poetry and lyrics have always been a way for people to express their most painful and intimate thoughts and feelings. And sometimes, when we’re feeling low, the right emo quote can really resonate with us.
Below are some of the best emo quotes of all time. These quotes will make you feel understood, connected, and maybe even a little less alone.
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1.) “Poetry is just so emo.” he said. “Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul.”
2.) “Sorry if I’m slow. Opening up to people is not a skill of mine.”
3.) “Life is but a dream for the dead.”
4.) “I envy people who are genuinely happy. I can’t even be glad even if I tried.”
5.) “She can paint a pretty picture but this story has a twist. The paintbrush is a razor and the canvas is her wrist.”
6.) “My inner world seems largely to consist of three rotating emotions: embarrassment, rage, and tension. Sometimes I feel excited, but I think that’s just positive tension.”
7.) “I’d forgotten how much feelings hurt.”
8.) “Love is being able to walk arm in arm even when you don’t see eye to eye.”
9.) “That bad memories just haunt me every time. That’s why I randomly break down and hurt myself.”
10.) “Feel, he told himself, feel, feel, feel. Even if what you feel is pain, only let yourself feel.”
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11.) “I’m not sure which is worse: intense feeling, or the absence of it.”
12.) “We know too much, and feel too little.”
13.) “The best feelings are those that have no words to describe them.”
14.) “It’s good that no one asks me if I’m okay. I guess being seen as strong isn’t really a bad thing.”
15.) “Pardon me, but you really hurt my feelings.”
16.) “We know too much, and feel too little.”
17.) “She will chase you around for a while; but there’s gonna be one day when she’s gonna stop and she’s gonna get over you. And at that moment, you’re going to wish you had let her catch you.”
18.) “The truth is I will never be good enough for everyone, so I’d rather be on my own.”
19.) “The best feelings are those that have no words to describe them.”
20.) “Until it happens to you, you won’t know how it feels.”
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21.) “Forget the risk. Take the fall. If it’s meant to be, it’s worth it all.”
22.) “Love is when hurting him would hurt you more.”
23.) “A smile is all it takes to show everyone that you’re okay, when deep inside, you’re dying every day.”
24.) “My inner world seems largely to consist of three rotating emotions: embarrassment, rage, and tension. Sometimes I feel excited, but I think that’s just positive tension.”
25.) “It is a thousand pities never to say what one feels.”
26.) “Love is giving someone the power to destroy you but trusting them not to.”
27.) “I can feel myself slowly falling apart, but I just let it be until it kills me.”
28.) “It is a thousand pities never to say what one feels.”
29.) “Each person’s heart breaks in its own way. Every cure will be different, but there are some things we all need. Before anything else, we need to feel safe.”
30.) “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways…”
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31.) “The saddest and most frustrating part about being stressed is that no one really understands how hard it is except for you.”
32.) “I want to act as if I don’t care, but I do. I care about everyone and everything, and it makes me feel so weak every time.”
33.) “A sky so full of feeling it cannot bring itself to rain.”
34.) “The more I try to explain myself, the less I understand myself.”
35.) “Though lovers be lost, love shall not; And death shall have no dominion.”
36.) “I feel so exhausted. I want peace. I want to sleep and dream nice things and never wake up.”
37.) “I usually know almost exactly how I feel. The problem is, I just can’t tell anyone.”
38.) “The heart grows brutal from feeding on fantasies.”
39.) “You know it’s love when you want to keep holding hands even after you’re sweaty.”
40.) “The person who is laughing and smiling the most is also the person who cries himself to sleep every night.”
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41.) “It’s not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.”
42.) “I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.”
43.) “There is something about her eyes. Eyes don’t breathe. I know that much. But hers looked breathless.”
44.) “My head screamed no. My heart whispered yes. Reality told me not to, but hope told me to give it a shot.”
45.) “Don’t just assume that just because I smile, I’m perfectly fine. I’m sad, and every day feels like complete torture.”
46.) “My feelings? Oh, don’t worry about those, no one else does.”
47.) “I am furious, nails digging into my palms, tears stinging my eyes. I feel a flash of intense anger. I feel as though something has been taken away from me.”
48.) “You’re not in love with me, not really, you just love the way I always made you feel. Like you were the centre of my world. Because you were. I would have done anything for you.”
49.) “Sarcasm―The witty will have fun, but the stupid won’t get it.”
50.) “I know what it feels like to lose myself, so I try my best to be there for the people I love because I don’t want to lose them.”
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51.) “My favorite place in the world is wherever you happen to be.”
52.) “I wish I could care what you do or where you go but I can’t. My dear, I don’t give a damn.”
53.) “Hell is empty and all the devils are here.”
54.) “The most painful part about trusting someone is being stabbed from behind while you were vulnerably enjoying their company.”
55.) “I stare at accidents in a sick attempt to feel at all.”
56.) “Being an option is bad. But at least I’m treated as a nobody.”
57.) “Do you remember? When the fights seemed to go on and on, and always ended with us in bed, tearing at each other like maybe that could change everything.”
58.) “I was sleeping the other night, alone, thanks to the exterminator.”
59.) “I don’t deserve all the good things in this world; I just take them all for granted.”
60.) “If you could see through my soul, you’ll be surprised why I haven’t killed myself yet.”
Final thoughts
In conclusion, these are some of the best emo quotes of all time. They perfectly capture the essence of being emo and will help you to express your feelings in a way that words often cannot. If you’re feeling down, read through these quotes and allow them to lift your spirits. And if you know someone who is struggling, share these quotes with them as a sign of solidarity and support.